Patents by Inventor Regis Eugene Henri Servant

Regis Eugene Henri Servant has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230077003
    Abstract: Device for distributing oil from a rolling bearing (8) for an aircraft turbine engine, comprising: —a rolling bearing (8), —a body (5) for distributing oil, which body is configured to be mounted on a turbine engine shaft (4), said body comprising: i) a first outer cylindrical surface (5a) for mounting the inner ring (12) of the bearing, ii) a ring-shaped scoop (11) for recovering oil, iii) a ring-shaped track (26) of a dynamic seal (22), iv) a circuit (7) for lubricating the bearing and cooling the track, said circuit being formed in the body, characterised in that the ring-shaped scoop is the first scoop (11a) which supplies a first portion (7x) of the circuit with a view to cooling the track, and in that the body comprises a second ring-shaped scoop (11b) for recovering oil, which scoop supplies a second portion (7y) of the circuit with a view to lubricating the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Christoph Marcel Lucien PERDRIGEON, Regis Eugene Henri SERVANT, Guillaume Francois Jean BAZIN
  • Patent number: 11598220
    Abstract: A control ring for controlling discharge gates for an aircraft turbine engine extends around a casing of the turbine engine and includes a connector for connecting to the gates. The control ring includes metal sectors and composite material sectors. The metal sectors may be connected to one another by the composite material sectors and the connector may be carried by the metal sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Rémi Roland Robert Mercier
  • Publication number: 20220340290
    Abstract: The invention concerns an aircraft turbine engine (1), comprising a gas generator comprising at least one annular gas flow duct (2), the duct (2) being defined by two annular housings, respectively an external housing (3b) and an internal housing (3a), extending one around the other and connected together by at least one tubular arm (5) for the passage of a lubricating oil line (7). According to the invention, the line (7) comprises a first fixed section (14) secured to the external housing (3b), a second fixed section (16) secured to a piece of equipment (4) of the turbomachine capable of moving or vibrating during operation relative to the housings (3a, 3b). and an intermediate section (18) connecting the first and second sections (14, 16), this intermediate section (18) having a generally elongate shape and comprising longitudinal ends engaged and capable of swiveling and/or sliding in ends of the first and second sections (14, 16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Regis Eugene Henri SERVANT, Didier Gabriel Bertrand DESOMBRE, Christophe Paul JACQUEMARD
  • Publication number: 20220325753
    Abstract: Devices for distributing oil from a rolling bearing for an aircraft turbine engine include a rolling bearing including two rings, respectively an inner ring and an outer ring, an oil distribution ring configured to be mounted on a turbine engine shaft, said distribution ring including a first outer cylindrical surface for mounting the inner ring of the bearing, an oil recovery scoop supplying a lubricating circuit of the bearing, and an annular track of a dynamic seal. The distribution ring and the track are formed by a single-piece body, and the lubricating circuit is formed in said body and extends into the distribution ring and the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Christophe Marcel Lucien Perdrigeon, Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Guillaume François Jean Bazin
  • Patent number: 11454135
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for centring and guiding in rotation a rotating part rotating about a turbomachine axis, comprising a rolling bearing comprising an outer ring, a bearing support surrounding the outer ring, an annular attachment flange mounted on the bearing support and a flexible portion connecting the outer ring to the attachment flange and comprising first arms extending from the attachment flange in a first direction with a first radial component towards the inside, second arms extending from the outer ring of the rolling bearing in a second direction with a second radial component opposite the first radial component, towards the outside, and an annular base that the first arms and the second arms join; the first arms alternating circumferentially with the second arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Didier Gabriel Bertrand Desombre
  • Publication number: 20220289362
    Abstract: The invention relates to a module of a turbomachine of longitudinal axis X, the module comprising: ?—a rotary casing (31) that rotates about the longitudinal axis and bears a propeller (2; 20, 21, 22) which is provided with a plurality of blades (32); ?—a fixed casing (48) comprising a cylindrical wall (49) extending between an inner wall (40) and an outer wall (41) of the rotary casing (31); and, ?—a system (30) for changing the pitch of the blades of the propeller, mounted around the fixed casing and comprising: a control means (55) comprising a movable body (57) that is able to move axially on said fixed casing, at least one load transfer bearing (56) comprising an inner ring (65) that is connected to the movable body (57), and an outer ring (66); and a connection mechanism (61) for connecting the outer ring (66) to the blades of the propeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Clement COTTET, Thierry Georges Paul PAPIN, Regis Eugene Henri SERVANT
  • Patent number: 11428199
    Abstract: A turbomachine module with a longitudinal axis, the module comprising: a rotary casing rotatable around the longitudinal axis and arranged to carry a propeller provided with a plurality of blades; a system for changing the pitch of the blades of the propeller comprising: a control, and a mechanism for varying the pitch of the blades of the propeller connecting these blades to the control, wherein the control comprises a rotary actuator comprising a control body and a reference body which is integral with the rotary casing, and wherein the mechanism for varying the pitch comprises a synchronization ring which is driven in rotation around the longitudinal axis by the control body and which is guided in rotation on the rotary casing, the synchronization ring being connected to the blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Clément Cottet, Thierry Georges Paul Papin
  • Patent number: 11396821
    Abstract: A turbine engine including: a rotor supporting a blade and guided by means of bearings; a control system for controlling the blade, which is solidly connected to the rotor and which includes an actuator driven by energy, the control system being disposed axially upstream of the bearings; and a device for transferring the energy, disposed axially between the bearings and including a stationary member and a moving member. The rotor includes a support ring supporting the blade and a shaft having a frustoconical portion and a cylindrical portion on which the bearings and the moving member are mounted, the frustoconical portion extending about the cylindrical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sébastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Gilles Alain Marie Charier, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri Patsouris
  • Publication number: 20220135207
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbomachine module (1), comprising: —a rotating housing (7-8) supporting a propeller provided with a plurality of blades (5), —a system for varying the pitch of the propeller blades (5), the system comprising a control means, and a mechanism for varying the pitch of the propeller blades, characterised in that the system is supported by the rotary housing (7-8), in that the control means comprise an annular row of rotary actuators (16), and in that the mechanism for varying the pitch of the blades comprises a synchronisation ring (11) that is driven to rotate by rotary output shafts (17) of the actuators (16), the synchronisation ring (11) being guided in rotation relative to the rotary housing (7-8) by guide means and meshed by a first toothing (13) with pinions (14) of the blades (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Clement COTTET, Thierry Georges Paul PAPIN, Regis Eugene Henri SERVANT
  • Publication number: 20220010688
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for centring and guiding in rotation a rotating part rotating about a turbomachine axis, comprising a rolling bearing comprising an outer ring, a bearing support surrounding the outer ring, an annular attachment flange mounted on the bearing support and a flexible portion connecting the outer ring to the attachment flange and comprising first arms extending from the attachment flange in a first direction with a first radial component towards the inside, second arms extending from the outer ring of the rolling bearing in a second direction with a second radial component opposite the first radial component, towards the outside, and an annular base that the first arms and the second arms join; the first arms alternating circumferentially with the second arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Régis Eugène Henri SERVANT, Didier Gabriel Bertrand DESOMBRE
  • Publication number: 20220003123
    Abstract: A turbine engine including: a rotor supporting a blade and guided by means of bearings; a control system for controlling the blade, which is solidly connected to the rotor and which includes an actuator driven by energy, the control system being disposed axially upstream of the bearings; and a device for transferring the energy, disposed axially between the bearings and including a stationary member and a moving member. The rotor includes a support ring supporting the blade and a shaft having a frustoconical portion and a cylindrical portion on which the bearings and the moving member are mounted, the frustoconical portion extending about the cylindrical portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sébastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Gilles Alain Marie Charier, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri Patsouris
  • Publication number: 20210381388
    Abstract: A turbine engine including: a rotor having at least one variable-pitch blade which is guided to rotate on bearings relative to a fixed structure; a system for controlling the pitch of the at least one blade, the control system being rigidly secured to the rotor and including a first actuator driven by energy, and the control system further being disposed axially upstream of the bearings; a device for transferring the energy, which is disposed axially between the bearings, the transfer device including a stationary element and a mobile element; wherein the rotor is annular and delimits an inner space which is open towards the upstream side and inside of which the control system is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sébastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Gilles Alain Marie Charier, Emmanuel Pierre Dimitri Patsouris
  • Patent number: 10940938
    Abstract: A system for changing the pitch of blades of at least one turbomachine rotor is provided. The system generally includes a control means acting on a connecting mechanism connected to the blades of the rotor and having a body mobile in translation along a longitudinal axis with respect to a fixed body, load-transfer bearing mounted on the mobile body cooperating with the connecting mechanism, and means for lubricating the bearing having a lubricant duct and extending radially above the fixed and mobile bodies. The duct generally includes first and second telescopic tubular parts that slide coaxially with respect to one another, the first part connected to the fixed body and the second part connected to the mobile body, and means for spraying lubricant into the bearing mounted on the mobile body and lubricant supply conduit mounted on the mobile body to connect the duct to the spraying means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Anthony Lafitte, Eddy Keomorakott Souryavongsa, Sébastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Arnaud Martin
  • Publication number: 20210017949
    Abstract: A turbomachine module with a longitudinal axis, the module comprising: a rotary casing rotatable around the longitudinal axis and arranged to carry a propeller provided with a plurality of blades; a system for changing the pitch of the blades of the propeller comprising: a control, and a mechanism for varying the pitch of the blades of the propeller connecting these blades to the control, wherein the control comprises a rotary actuator comprising a control body and a reference body which is integral with the rotary casing, and wherein the mechanism for varying the pitch comprises a synchronization ring which is driven in rotation around the longitudinal axis by the control body and which is guided in rotation on the rotary casing, the synchronization ring being connected to the blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Clément Cottet, Thierry Georges Paul Papin
  • Patent number: 10766603
    Abstract: A system changes the pitch of blades of a turbine engine propeller having a plurality of blades. The system includes a plurality of links, each link being connected to one of the propeller blades at a first interface, and a control means acting on the link and having a body movable in translation along a longitudinal axis. A load transfer module is arranged between the links and the control means and is connected to the links at a plurality of second interfaces. A first adjustment element is configured to adjust an axial position of the second interfaces along the axis to provide adjustment of the pitch of all of the blades simultaneously. A plurality of second adjustment elements are configured to adjust an axial distance between each first interface and the corresponding second interface to allow the pitch of each blade to be adjusted individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sébastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Dominique Gerhardt Mayhew, Eddy Keomorakott Souryavongsa, Xavier Bertrand Miqueu
  • Publication number: 20200172228
    Abstract: A system for changing the pitch of blades of at least one turbomachine rotor is provided. The system generally includes a control means acting on a connecting mechanism connected to the blades of the rotor and having a body mobile in translation along a longitudinal axis with respect to a fixed body, load-transfer bearing mounted on the mobile body cooperating with the connecting mechanism, and means for lubricating the bearing having a lubricant duct and extending radially above the fixed and mobile bodies. The duct generally includes first and second telescopic tubular parts that slide coaxially with respect to one another, the first part connected to the fixed body and the second part connected to the mobile body, and means for spraying lubricant into the bearing mounted on the mobile body and lubricant supply conduit mounted on the mobile body to connect the duct to the spraying means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Anthony Lafitte, Eddy Keomorakott Souryavongsa, Sébastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Arnaud Martin
  • Patent number: 10648406
    Abstract: A controller for controlling a system for changing the pitch of blades of a turbine engine propeller, the controller includes a fixed member (28) and a member (29) which is movable in translation along a longitudinal axis (X) relative to the fixed member (28), and an anti-rotation device (33) configured so as to prevent the rotation of the movable member (29) relative to the fixed member (28) about the axis (X). The anti-rotation device includes a longitudinal structural crossmember (35) which is mounted by a first and a second end (36, 37) on the fixed member, and support and guide unit (57) integrally in translation the movable member along the axis (X), the crossmember extending radially outside the movable member and the fixed member relative to a radial axis (Y) which is perpendicular to the axis (X) and being guided through the support and guide unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sébastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Eddy Keomorakott Souryavongsa, Regis Eugéne Henri Servant, Adrien Jacques Philippe Fabre, Stephane Ibarzo
  • Patent number: 10549843
    Abstract: A system is configured to change the pitch of blades of at least one turbine engine propeller provided with multiple blades. The system includes a control means acting on a connecting mechanism connected to the blades of the propeller. The control means includes a stationary body and a movable body translatable along a longitudinal axis (X) relative to the stationary body and defining two chambers. A fluid supply means is configured to be connected to a fluid supply source and to supply the chambers. The fluid supply means includes at least one channel. The channel is arranged and extends along an axis (Q) parallel to the longitudinal axis in an overthickness of a wall of the stationary body, the overthickness extending radially inside relative to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sébastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Adrien Jacques Philippe Fabre, Paul Antoine Foresto, Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Stéphane Ibarzo
  • Publication number: 20190383160
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a ring for controlling discharge gates for an aircraft turbine engine. The control ring extends around a casing of the turbine engine and includes a connector for connecting to the gates, characterized in that it comprises metal sectors and composite material sectors. The metal sectors may be connected to one another by the composite material sectors and the connector may be carried by the metal sectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Régis Eugène Henri Servant, Rémi Roland Robert Mercier
  • Patent number: 10487736
    Abstract: A rotating inlet cowl for a turbomachine, comprises a cone, a shell and a plug. The plug comprises an external wall with an external surface that will form an aerodynamic profile in continuity with an external surface of an external wall of the cone, when the external wall closes off a cavity that is formed between the external wall of the cone and the shell. The plug comprises an internal wall of the support and an attachment device. The attachment device is configured to pass through the support and to rigidly fix the support wall to an internal wall of the cone and the internal wall of the cone to the shell simultaneously, through an orifice in the external wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Régis Eugène Henri Servant