Patents by Inventor Thibault RUF
Thibault RUF 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: 11131196Abstract: A leading-edge shield for a turbomachine blade includes a pressure-side wing and a suction-side wing. Both the pressure-side wing and suction-side wing extend heightwise from a bottom edge to a top edge and lengthwise from the leading edge to a respective rear edge. They are connected together via the leading edge. The rear edge of the suction-side wing presents at least one shaped segment that is shaped in such a manner that the length of the suction-side wing within this segment is shorter than the length of the suction-side wing at each end of this segment.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Frédéric Jean-Bernard Pouzadoux, Alain Jacques Michel Bassot, Jérémy Guivarc'h, Jean-Louis Romero, Thibault Ruf
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Patent number: 11105210Abstract: The invention provides a blade (16) comprising a blade body (30) made of organic matrix composite material reinforced by fibers and a leading edge shield (32) made of a material that withstands point impacts better than the composite material of the blade body. The leading edge shield (32) is assembled on the blade body (30) and the blade (16) includes bonding reinforcement (46) adhesively bonded on the leading edge shield (32) and on the blade body (16). The invention also provides a turbojet including a fan including such blades, and also a method of fabricating such a blade.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Jérémy Guivarc'h, Gilles Pierre-Marie Notarianni, Frédéric Jean-Bernard Pouzadoux, Thibault Ruf
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Patent number: 11015460Abstract: The invention relates to comprising a blade body (9) made of composite material having a polymer matrix reinforced by fibers and a leading edge shield (10) made of material having greater ability to withstand point impacts than the composite material of the blade body. The leading edge shield (10) is assembled on the blade body (9) by means of a first adhesive (16) and a second adhesive (17), both adhesives (16, 17) being deposited between the blade body (9) and the leading edge shield (10). Both adhesives (16, 17) form respective continuous films between the blade body (9) and the leading edge shield (10).Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Safran Aircraft EnginesInventors: Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Alain Jacques Michel Bassot, Jérémy Guivarc'h, Jean-Noël Mahieu, Thibault Ruf
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Patent number: 10934851Abstract: The invention relates to the field of turbomachine blades, and more specifically to a leading-edge shield (32) for a turbomachine blade (16), said leading-edge shield (32) having a pressure-side wing (34) and a suction-side wing (36), each extending along a height and along a length, the wings being connected together over their height, the pressure-side wing (34) presenting a greater length than the suction-side wing (36) over a first segment (S1) of the leading-edge shield (32), and an equal or smaller length than the suction-side wing (36) over a second segment (S2) of the leading-edge shield (32).Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Jérémy Guivarc'h, Alain Jacques Michel Bassot, Gérald Diogo, Jean-Louis Romero, Thibault Ruf
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Patent number: 10883374Abstract: A blade including a blade body made of organic matrix composite material and a leading edge shield made of a material that withstands point impacts better than the composite material of the blade body. The blade includes a blade tip. The leading edge shield is assembled on the blade body and includes a pressure-side fin and a suction-side fin. The pressure-side fin includes a pressure-side tab and the suction-side fin includes a suction-side tab, the pressure-side tab and the suction-side tab are folded one on the other and being secured to each other so as to form a partial covering of the blade tip. A turbojet includes a fan including such blades, and also a method of fabricating such a blade.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Gilles Pierre-Marie Notarianni, Jeremy Guivarc'H, Frederic Jean-Bernard Pouzadoux, Dominique Raulin, Thibault Ruf
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Patent number: 10844725Abstract: A leading edge shield for a turbomachine blade extends heightwise from a bottom end to a top end, presents an outside face overlying a leading edge and an inside face for fastening to a blade body, and includes a pressure side wing, a suction side wing, and a central section joining together the pressure side wing and the suction side wing. Between the outside face and the inside face, the central section presents thickness that is greater than the thicknesses of the pressure side and suction side wings. The thickness of the central section increases with a gradient that is stable or increasing over a first segment from the bottom end of the leading-edge shield, but it presents a gradient that decreases beyond said first segment.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Frédéric Jean-Bernard Pouzadoux, Alain Jacques Michel Bassot, Jérémy Guivarc'h, Gilles Pierre-Marie Notarianni, Thibault Ruf
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Publication number: 20200270997Abstract: A leading edge shield for a turbomachine blade extends heightwise from a bottom end to a top end, presents an outside face overlying a leading edge and an inside face for fastening to a blade body, and includes a pressure side wing, a suction side wing, and a central section joining together the pressure side wing and the suction side wing. Between the outside face and the inside face, the central section presents thickness that is greater than the thicknesses of the pressure side and suction side wings. The thickness of the central section increases with a gradient that is stable or increasing over a first segment from the bottom end of the leading-edge shield, but it presents a gradient that decreases beyond said first segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Frédéric Jean-Bernard POUZADOUX, ALAIN JACQUES MICHEL BASSOT, Jérémy GUIVARC'H, GILLES PIERRE-MARIE NOTARIANNI, THIBAULT RUF
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Patent number: 10619486Abstract: A leading-edge shield (32) for a turbomachine blade (16) includes a pressure-side wing (34) and a suction-side wing (36). Each of the wings (34, 36) extends along a height (H) from a bottom edge (50) to a top edge (51) and along a length, from the leading edge to a respective rear edge, and are connected together over the leading edge. At least one of the wings from among the suction-side wing (36) and the pressure-side wing (34) presents a segment (S1), adjacent to the top edge (51) and extending over at least 10% of the height (H), wherein the rear edge (42) slopes towards the top edge (51).Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Safran Aircraft EnginesInventors: Frédéric Jean-Bernard Pouzadoux, Alain Jacques Michel Bassot, Jérémy Guivarc'h, Jean-Louis Romero, Thibault Ruf
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Patent number: 10240463Abstract: A blade made of organic matrix composite material for a gas turbine aeroengine, includes an airfoil extending transversely between a leading edge and a trailing edge; and a metal strip positioned on the leading edge of the airfoil, the metal strip having two flanges extending on either side of the leading edge over portions of the side faces of the airfoil forming a pressure side face and a suction side face so that the strip fits closely to the profile of the leading edge, the metal strip being fastened to the leading edge of the airfoil by at least one stitching thread; wherein the stitching thread has at least one external thread segment extending substantially transversely between a hole formed through a flange of the strip and a passage formed in a portion of the airfoil that has at least one face that is not covered by the metal strip.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Gilles Pierre-Marie Notarianni, Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Jérémy Guivarc'h, Thibault Ruf
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Publication number: 20190024512Abstract: The invention relates to the field of turbomachine blades, and more specifically to a leading-edge shield (32) for a turbomachine blade (16), said leading-edge shield (32) having a pressure-side wing (34) and a suction-side wing (36), each extending along a height and along a length, the wings being connected together over their height, the pressure-side wing (34) presenting a greater length than the suction-side wing (36) over a first segment (S1) of the leading-edge shield (32), and an equal or smaller length than the suction-side wing (36) over a second segment (S2) of the leading-edge shield (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Jérémy GUIVARC'H, Alain Jacques Michel BASSOT, Gérald DIOGO, Jean-Louis ROMERO, Thibault RUF
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Publication number: 20190010807Abstract: A leading-edge shield (32) for a turbomachine blade (16) includes a pressure-side wing (34) and a suction-side wing (36). Each of the wings (34, 36) extends along a height (H) from a bottom edge (50) to a top edge (51) and along a length, from the leading edge to a respective rear edge, and are connected together over the leading edge. At least one of the wings from among the suction-side wing (36) and the pressure-side wing (34) presents a segment (S1), adjacent to the top edge (51) and extending over at least 10% of the height (H), wherein the rear edge (42) slopes towards the top edge (51).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Frédéric Jean-Bernard POUZADOUX, Alain Jacques Michel BASSOT, Jérémy GUIVARC'H, Jean-Louis ROMERO, Thibault RUF
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Publication number: 20190003312Abstract: The invention relates to the field of turbomachine blades, and more specifically to a leading-edge shield (32) for a turbomachine blade (16), said leading-edge shield (32) including a pressure-side wing (34) and a suction-side wing (36). Each pressure-side wing (34) and suction-side wing (36) extends heightwise from a bottom edge (50) to a top edge (51) and lengthwise from the leading edge (18) to a rear edge (40, 42), and they are connected together via the leading edge (18), and wherein the rear edge (42) of the suction-side wing (36) presents at least one shaped segment (S1, S2) that is shaped in such a manner that the length of the suction-side wing (36) within this segment is shorter than the length (l2, l3, l21, l22, l31, l32) of the suction-side wing (36) at each end of this segment (S1, S2).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Frédéric Jean-Bernard POUZADOUX, Alain Jacques Michel BASSOT, Jérémy GUIVARC'H, Jean-Louis ROMERO, Thibault RUF
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Publication number: 20180274375Abstract: A blade including a blade body made of organic matrix composite material and a leading edge shield made of a material that withstands point impacts better than the composite material of the blade body. The blade includes a blade tip. The leading edge shield is assembled on the blade body and includes a pressure-side fin and a suction-side fin. The pressure-side fin includes a pressure-side tab and the suction-side fin includes a suction-side tab, the pressure-side tab and the suction-side tab are folded one on the other and being secured to each other so as to form a partial covering of the blade tip. A turbojet includes a fan including such blades, and also a method of fabricating such a blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Gilles Pierre-Marie NOTARIANNI, Jeremy GUIVARC'H, Frederic Jean-Bernard POUZADOUX, Dominique RAULIN, Thibault RUF
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Publication number: 20180274374Abstract: The invention provides a blade (16) comprising a blade body (30) made of organic matrix composite material reinforced by fibers and a leading edge shield (32) made of a material that withstands point impacts better than the composite material of the blade body. The leading edge shield (32) is assembled on the blade body (30) and the blade (16) includes bonding reinforcement (46) adhesively bonded on the leading edge shield (32) and on the blade body (16). The invention also provides a turbojet including a fan including such blades, and also a method of fabricating such a blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Matthieu Arnaud GIMAT, Jérémy GUIVARC'H, Gilles Pierre-Marie NOTARIANNI, Frédéric Jean-Bernard POUZADOUX, Thibault RUF
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Publication number: 20180230825Abstract: The invention relates to comprising a blade body (9) made of composite material having a polymer matrix reinforced by fibers and a leading edge shield (10) made of material having greater ability to withstand point impacts than the composite material of the blade body. The leading edge shield (10) is assembled on the blade body (9) by means of a first adhesive (16) and a second adhesive (17), both adhesives (16, 17) being deposited between the blade body (9) and the leading edge shield (10). Both adhesives (16, 17) form respective continuous films between the blade body (9) and the leading edge shield (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Safran Aircraft EnginesInventors: Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Alain Jacques Michel BASSOT, Jérémy GUIVARC'H, Jean-Noël MAHIEU, Thibault RUF
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Publication number: 20160312616Abstract: A blade made of organic matrix composite material for a gas turbine aeroengine, includes an airfoil extending transversely between a leading edge and a trailing edge; and a metal strip positioned on the leading edge of the airfoil, the metal strip having two flanges extending on either side of the leading edge over portions of the side faces of the airfoil forming a pressure side face and a suction side face so that the strip fits closely to the profile of the leading edge, the metal strip being fastened to the leading edge of the airfoil by at least one stitching thread; wherein the stitching thread has at least one external thread segment extending substantially transversely between a hole formed through a flange of the strip and a passage formed in a portion of the airfoil that has at least one face that is not covered by the metal strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Gilles Pierre-Marie NOTARIANNI, Matthieu Arnaud GIMAT, Jérémy GUIVARC'H, Thibault RUF