Patents by Inventor Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard
Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard 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).
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Patent number: 12071856Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (25) for a turbomachine turbine comprising a casing (18) including an annular wall (26) extending about an axis, and means of cooling the casing (18), the said means of cooling comprising a collector housing (22) and at least one tube (23) extending circumferentially around the annular wall (26) of the casing (18) and connected to the housing (22), with the tube (23) comprising cooling-air ejection orifices.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Simon Nicolas Morliere, Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Nicolas Jean-Marc Marcel Beauquin, Alain Dominique Gendraud, Olivier Renon
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Patent number: 11879347Abstract: A turbomachine turbine casing that extend around an axis and includes an annular wall and a cooling device. The annular wall is provided with a casing hook which extends in radial protrusion from an inside of the annular wall. The casing hook allows a mounting, on the turbomachine turbine casing, of ring segments disposed circumferentially end to end around the axis. The cooling device includes a collector duct intended to convey cooling air, the collector duct extending circumferentially around the annular wall. The collector duct has a cooling air inlet and a cooling air outlet. The collector duct and the annular wall have a common portion, which delimits the collector duct and from which the corresponding casing hook extends.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Benoit Guillaume Silet, Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Fabien Stéphane Garnier, Thibaud Louis Zaia
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Patent number: 11753958Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for cooling, using air jets, an external casing of a turbomachine, comprising a housing for supplying air to cooling tubes of said casing, the housing being provided with an attachment device on the external casing. According to the invention, said attachment device comprises two upstream ball joint retention devices which each connect the housing to the external casing.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Simon Nicolas Morliere, Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Nicolas Jean-Marc Marcel Beauquin
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Patent number: 11555405Abstract: A device for holding (101) at least one cooling tube (120) of a turbomachine casing (10) cooling system (100), the holding device including a fixing frame (104), a holding member (160) being configured to hold two cooling tubes (120), and a connection assembly (140) between the holding member (160) and a fixing frame (104), extending on either side of the frame, the connection assembly (160) comprising a connection part (150) extending through an opening (108) of the fixing frame from an outer portion (141) to the inner portion (142) of the connection assembly, the inner portion (142) being disposed between two cooling tubes (120) and secured to the holding member (160) while the outer portion (141) comprises a resilient return member (170) urged in compression towards the fixing frame by the connection part (150).Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Simon Nicolas Morliere, Nicolas Jean-Marc Marcel Beauquin, Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Gaëlle Inès Méganne Moreaux
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Publication number: 20220389874Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for a turbine engine, comprising a radially inner shaft (3) and a radially outer shaft (7), said shafts (7, 8) being coaxial and extending along an axis (X), means (11, 15) for coupling said inner and outer shafts (7, 8) in rotation, means (22) for axially holding the inner shaft (8) relative to the outer shaft (7), means for centring the inner shaft (8) relative to the outer shaft (7), characterised in that the centring means comprise a shim (14) for radial centring and for axial positioning, this shim being frustoconical and interposed between a frustoconical centring surface (13) of the inner shaft (8) and a corresponding frustoconical centring surface (10) of the outer shaft (7).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Patrick Jean Laurent SULTANA, Stéphane Pierre Guillaume BLANCHARD, Antoine Hervé DOS SANTOS
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Publication number: 20220290579Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (25) for a turbomachine turbine comprising a casing (18) including an annular wall (26) extending about an axis, and means of cooling the casing (18), the said means of cooling comprising a collector housing (22) and at least one tube (23) extending circumferentially around the annular wall (26) of the casing (18) and connected to the housing (22), with the tube (23) comprising cooling-air ejection orifices.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Simon Nicolas MORLIERE, Stéphane Pierre Guillaume BLANCHARD, Nicolas Jean-Marc Marcel BEAUQUIN, Alain Dominique GENDRAUD, Olivier RENON
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Publication number: 20220228504Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for cooling, using air jets, an external casing of a turbomachine, comprising a housing for supplying air to cooling tubes of said casing, the housing being provided with an attachment device on the external casing. According to the invention, said attachment device comprises two upstream ball joint retention devices which each connect the housing to the external casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Safran Aircraft EnginesInventors: Simon Nicolas MORLIERE, Stéphane Pierre Guillaume BLANCHARD, Nicolas Jean-Marc Marcel BEAUQUIN
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Patent number: 11378014Abstract: A turbomachine includes a low-pressure shaft that drives a fan shaft in rotation by a coupling assembly including a first shaft on which are formed plural first axial grooves, a second shaft on which are formed plural second axial grooves, and a coupling device including rolling elements and an annular cage positioned between the first shaft and the second shaft. The rolling elements are positioned between one of the first axial grooves and one of the second axial grooves to couple in rotation the first and the second shaft. Each first and second groove has a first and a second substantially planar surface inclined with respect to one another and extending along the axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Helene Myriam Condat, Nicolas Xavier Trappier, Laurent Paul François Perrot
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Patent number: 11299989Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (1) for a turbine of a turbomachine, comprising: a first rotor disk (20a), a second rotor disk (20b), a part forming a mobile ring (28), comprising a system for preventing rotation of the mobile ring (28) relative to the rotor disks (20a, 20b), said system comprising: a rotor disk securing flange (222) having a plurality of teeth (224) that are distributed circumferentially about the turbomachine longitudinal axis (X-X), and a mobile ring securing flange (282) having a plurality of lugs (284) that are distributed circumferentially about the turbomachine longitudinal axis (X-X), the engagement of the rotor disk securing flange (222) with the mobile ring securing flange (282) ensuring, by means of the teeth (224) and the lugs (284), that the mobile ring (28) does not rotate relative to the rotor disks (20a, 20b).Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Nicolas Xavier Trappier, Quentin De Richaud
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Publication number: 20210189972Abstract: The invention relates to a turbomachine comprising a low-pressure shaft (27) configured to drive a fan shaft (32) in rotation by means of a coupling assembly comprising a first shaft (1) on which are formed a plurality of first axial grooves (7), a second shaft (2) on which are formed a plurality of second axial grooves (12), and a coupling device (4) including a plurality of rolling elements (13) and an annular cage (14) positioned between the first shaft (1) and the second shaft (2), the rolling elements (13) being positioned between one of the first axial grooves (7) and one of the second axial grooves (12) to couple in rotation the first and the second shaft (1, 2), each first and second groove (7, 12) having a first (16) and a second (17) substantially planar surface inclined with respect to one another and extending along the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Stéphane Pierre Guillaume BLANCHARD, Helene Myriam CONDAT, Nicolas Xavier TRAPPIER, Laurent Paul François PERROT
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Publication number: 20210054743Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (1) for a turbine of a turbomachine, comprising: a first rotor disk (20a), a second rotor disk (20b), a part forming a mobile ring (28), comprising a system for preventing rotation of the mobile ring (28) relative to the rotor disks (20a, 20b), said system comprising: a rotor disk securing flange (222) having a plurality of teeth (224) that are distributed circumferentially about the turbomachine longitudinal axis (X-X), and a mobile ring securing flange (282) having a plurality of lugs (284) that are distributed circumferentially about the turbomachine longitudinal axis (X-X), the engagement of the rotor disk securing flange (222) with the mobile ring securing flange (282) ensuring, by means of the teeth (224) and the lugs (284), that the mobile ring (28) does not rotate relative to the rotor disks (20a, 20b).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Safran Aircraft EnginesInventors: Stéphane Pierre Guillaume BLANCHARD, Nicolas Xavier TRAPPIER, Quentin DE RICHAUD
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Patent number: 10920609Abstract: A turbine assembly for a turbine engine, includes a rotor disk having a plurality of CMC material blades, a stationary nozzle made of CMC material having a plurality of vanes with outer platforms forming a nozzle ring, a turbine ring made as a single piece of CMC material, and a casing of material presenting a coefficient of thermal expansion that is strictly greater than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the ceramic matrix composite material forming the blades of the rotor disk, the nozzle, and the turbine ring, the casing extending around the nozzle ring and the turbine ring, at least the nozzle ring or the turbine ring being connected to the casing via at least one sliding connection having a degree of freedom to move radially.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Hélène Myriam Condat, Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Sylvain Yves Jean Duval
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Patent number: 10767505Abstract: A tubular shaft (8) of a turbomachine, including at the inner periphery of same, a bath (11), substantially perpendicular to splines (9), the bath (11) includes cavities (17) distributed over a circumference centred on an axis of rotation (LL) of the shaft (8).Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Youki Olivier Ito-Lardeau, Pierrick Raphael Americo Bauduin, Stephane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Bertrand Guillaume Robin Pellaton
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Publication number: 20200182058Abstract: A device for holding (101) at least one cooling tube (120) of a turbomachine casing (10) cooling system (100), the holding device including a fixing frame (104), a holding member (160) being configured to hold two cooling tubes (120), and a connection assembly (140) between the holding member (160) and a fixing frame (104), extending on either side of the frame, the connection assembly (160) comprising a connection part (150) extending through an opening (108) of the fixing frame from an outer portion (141) to the inner portion (142) of the connection assembly, the inner portion (142) being disposed between two cooling tubes (120) and secured to the holding member (160) while the outer portion (141) comprises a resilient return member (170) urged in compression towards the fixing frame by the connection part (150).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Simon Nicolas MORLIERE, Nicolas Jean-Marc Marcel BEAUQUIN, Stéphane Pierre Guillaume BLANCHARD, Gaëlle Inès Méganne MOREAUX
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Patent number: 10598031Abstract: A turbine rotor is fitted to a turbomachine and includes disks each containing a coupling portion with recesses each holding a root of a blade, and coupled to one another by a first annular ferrule attached to one of them close to the recesses, and second rotationally coupled ferrules, which are respectively coupled radially to the disks, which each consists of at least two semi-annular sectors, and which form with the associated disk a space which communicates with the recesses of the coupling portion of this latter disk. In addition, each first ferrule includes through-holes enabling air to enter this space, and then the recesses, intended to cool the coupling portion which couples its disk and the blade roots.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCTAFT ENGINESInventors: Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Joao Antonio Amorim, Maxime Aurélien Rotenberg, Nicolas Xavier Trappier
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Patent number: 10385706Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary assembly for a turbomachine, comprising: a disk (16) having an external periphery exhibiting an alternation of slots (22) and of teeth (20), vanes (14) extending radially from the disk (16), the roots (24) of which are engaged axially and retained radially in the slots (22) of the disk, upstream and/or downstream of the disk, an annular sealing flange (52) of cavities (36) formed radially between, respectively, the roots of the vanes and the bottoms of the slots of the disk, said flange comprising an external part (56) arranged axially facing the upstream and/or downstream ends, respectively, of the teeth of the disk and of the roots of the vanes.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Safran Aircraft EnginesInventors: Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Youki Olivier Ito-Lardeau
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Patent number: 10301972Abstract: A turbine comprising an intermediate casing axially inserted between an upstream high pressure turbine casing and a downstream low pressure turbine casing and comprising an outer annular shroud from which an annular flange radially extends, characterized in that the downstream end of the high pressure turbine casing and the upstream end of the low pressure turbine casing are attached on the radial annular flange of the intermediate casing.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Safran Aircraft EnginesInventors: Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Hélène Myriam Condat
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Publication number: 20180306057Abstract: A turbine assembly for a turbine engine, includes a rotor disk having a plurality of CMC material blades, a stationary nozzle made of CMC material having a plurality of vanes with outer platforms forming a nozzle ring, a turbine ring made as a single piece of CMC material, and a casing of material presenting a coefficient of thermal expansion that is strictly greater than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the ceramic matrix composite material forming the blades of the rotor disk, the nozzle, and the turbine ring, the casing extending around the nozzle ring and the turbine ring, at least the nozzle ring or the turbine ring being connected to the casing via at least one sliding connection having a degree of freedom to move radially.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Hélène Myriam CONDAT, Stéphane Pierre Guillaume BLANCHARD, Sylvain Yves Jean DUVAL
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Publication number: 20180066540Abstract: A turbine comprising an intermediate casing axially inserted between an upstream high pressure turbine casing and a downstream low pressure turbine casing and comprising an outer annular shroud from which an annular flange radially extends, characterized in that the downstream end of the high pressure turbine casing and the upstream end of the low pressure turbine casing are attached on the radial annular flange of the intermediate casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: Safran Aircraft EnginesInventors: Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Hélène Myriam Condat
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Publication number: 20180066528Abstract: A turbine rotor is fitted to a turbomachine and includes disks each containing a coupling portion with recesses each holding a root of a blade, and coupled to one another by a first annular ferrule attached to one of them close to the recesses, and second rotationally coupled ferrules, which are respectively coupled radially to the disks, which each consists of at least two semi-annular sectors, and which form with the associated disk a space which communicates with the recesses of the coupling portion of this latter disk. In addition, each first ferrule includes through-holes enabling air to enter this space, and then the recesses, intended to cool the coupling portion which couples its disk and the blade roots.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Stéphane Pierre Guillaume BLANCHARD, Joao Antonio AMORIM, Maxime Aurélien ROTENBERG, Nicolas Xavier TRAPPIER