Patents by Inventor Thomas Deforet

Thomas Deforet 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: 20200369395
    Abstract: A forward engine attachment system for an engine of an aircraft, the forward engine attachment system including a jet engine pylon including, in the region of the forward part thereof, a front part having an attachment wall, and a forward engine attachment with a connecting rod system on either side of a median plane, wherein each connecting rod system is fixed in articulated manner by at least one first link point to the attachment wall and is designed to be fixed in an articulated manner by at least one second link point to a forward part of the engine. Such a forward engine attachment system thus includes a direct coupling between the jet engine pylon and the engine, allowing the production of an assembly that is less heavy and is easier to produce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Deforet, Rémi Lansiaux, Olivier Dubois, Jacky Puech
  • Publication number: 20200369394
    Abstract: A front engine attachment system for an engine of an aircraft, the front engine attachment system having an engine pylon having, in its front part, a frontal part having an attachment wall with a front face, and a front engine attachment having a beam, which is fastened to the front face and to which a link rod is fastened on either side of a median plane. Each link rod is fastened to the beam in an articulated manner by at least one first connection point and is configured to be fastened to the engine in an articulated manner by at least one second connection point. The beam is made up of front, intermediate and rear plates. The rear plate is pressed against the front face. The front plate is disposed in front of the rear plate. The intermediate plate is disposed between the front plate and the rear plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas DEFORET, Rémi LANSIAUX, Olivier DUBOIS, Anthony MERTES, Jacky PUECH
  • Publication number: 20200369396
    Abstract: A rear engine attachment system for an aircraft engine. The attachment system has an engine pylon with a lower spar having a lower surface, and a rear engine attachment having a beam fixed against the lower surface and to which a pair of rods is fixed. Each rod is fixed to the beam by at least one first connection point and to the engine by at least one second connection point. The beam includes front and rear fittings, and an intermediate fitting with a shoe and an intermediate clevis. The shoe presses against the lower surface. The front fitting presses against the intermediate fitting at the front and the rear fitting presses against the intermediate fitting at the rear. The fixing to the lower spar is ensured by bolts, each passing through the front base or the rear base, the shoe and the lower spar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Christophe LABARTHE, Michael BERJOT, Thomas DEFORET
  • Publication number: 20200346771
    Abstract: A linking device connecting an aircraft engine and a primary structure of an aircraft pylon, comprising a support connected to the primary structure, a spreader, extending between first and second ends that has a central part connected to the support by a principal link comprising a principal rotation axis, at least one system for limiting the deflection of the spreader comprising an extension secured to the spreader and also upper and lower stops, secured to a fitting secured to the support, between which the extension is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas DEFORET, Rémi LANSIAUX, Olivier DUBOIS, Anthony MERTES, David ALRIC, Stéphane NOGUES
  • Patent number: 10800549
    Abstract: A method for assembling a primary structure of an aircraft pylon, includes a step of fixing an angle bracket to each of the first and second lateral panels such as to obtain an L form for each of the first and second lateral panels prior to a placement of said L forms each placed against two sides of each transverse frame. This assembly technique makes it possible to reduce the mounting clearances such that it is unnecessary to fit shims, resulting in a reduction of mounting time and manufacturing costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: Airbus Operations S.A.S., AIRBUS OPERATIONS LTD
    Inventors: Stéphane Dostes, Thierry Theron, Audrey Benaben, Thomas Deforet, Julien Moulis, Joel Dedieu, Robert Whiffen, François Martinel
  • Patent number: 10759542
    Abstract: A rear engine attachment includes a beam attached to the reactor strut, a rudder mounted by a pivot connection on the beam about a main rotational axis, and two thrust rods each exhibiting a first end attached to the rudder and a second end attached to a front section of an engine, the two thrust rods and the rudder attached to the beam together defining a primary thrust path between the engine and the reactor strut to bear the engine thrust. For each thrust rod, the rear engine attachment exhibits a waiting fail-safe system activated in the event of a failure of the primary thrust path. The rear engine attachment includes, for each thrust rod, a break detector integral with the rudder which is provided to come into contact with the beam in the event of a failure of the primary thrust path. The attachment allows a quick inspection to be made to determine whether there has been a failure of the primary thrust path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Jean Pierre Couffignal, Jérôme Cassagne, Didier Rovatti, Thomas Deforet, Benoit Orteu, Michael Belin, Miren Egana-Abarrategui
  • Patent number: 10746100
    Abstract: A heat exchange device to be positioned in an aircraft pylon and including a heat exchanger and an obturator to adopt a closed state where it prevents flow of air from flowing through the heat exchanger, and more- or less-permissive states where it allows flow of air to flow with a higher or lower flow rate. The obturator includes slats each including a pivot axis, the pivot axes of the various slats being mutually parallel and intersecting the direction of the flow of air, the slats being simultaneously mobile in rotation about their pivot axis between a closed position in which the slats are contiguous, which corresponds to the closed state of the obturator, and an open position in which the slats are spread apart, which corresponds to the permissive state of the obturator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Stéphane Combes, Jean Geliot, Thomas Deforet, Adeline Soulie, Benoit Orteu
  • Publication number: 20200231294
    Abstract: A method for assembling an aircraft pylon having a primary structure and at least one internal system at least partially positioned within the primary structure, wherein the internal system is positioned inside the primary structure before the last lateral panel of the primary structure is attached. The absence of one of the lateral panels facilitates the installation of the internal systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicants: Airbus Operations S.A.S., AIRBUS OPERATIONS LTD
    Inventors: François Martinel, Joel Dedieu, Thierry Theron, Julien Moulis, Thomas Deforet, Audrey Benaben, Robert Whiffen
  • Publication number: 20200216185
    Abstract: An aircraft engine attachment connecting an attachment body and a primary structure of an aircraft pylon, the engine attachment comprising a shear pin immobilized in translation by a first immobilization system that comprises a shoulder and a removable stop that are integral with the primary structure, between which a flange of the shear pin is immobilized, and a second immobilization system that comprises a stop plate, connected by at least one removable link to the primary structure, which closes the first hole, at least in part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jacky PUECH, Thomas DEFORET, Julien CAYSSIALS
  • Publication number: 20200216184
    Abstract: An aircraft engine attachment connecting an attachment body and a primary structure of an aircraft pylon, the engine attachment comprising a shear pin immobilized in translation by a first immobilization system that comprises a shoulder and a removable stop that are integral with the primary structure, between which a flange of the shear pin is immobilized, and a second immobilization system that comprises, first, a groove positioned in an extension of the shear pin and, second, a fork connected to the primary structure via at least one removable link and interacting during operation with the groove in such a manner as to immobilize the shear pin in translation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jacky PUECH, Thomas DEFORET, Julien CAYSSIALS
  • Patent number: 10647441
    Abstract: A rear engine attachment for an engine of an aircraft which comprises a pylon having a bottom face, the rear engine attachment comprising a first fitting configured to be fixed against the bottom face and having a wall, a second fitting configured to be secured to a structural casing of the engine, two front links and two rear links, which are fixed by one and the same main link point to the wall and by two link points on either side of the second fitting. Such a motorization assembly allows for a reduction of the bulk, in particular at the rear engine attachment, which helps in improving the overall performance of the motorization assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Stéphane Combes, Jean Geliot, Thomas Deforet, Adeline Soulie, Benoit Orteu
  • Patent number: 10577114
    Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft engine mounting comprising an articulation axis supported by two plain bearings and a blocking device blocking the translation of the articulation axis in a direction which comprises a blocking screw that is screwed, in operation, into a first, tapped internal portion of a tubular extension secured to one of the two plain bearings, a first blocking system comprising an internal elastic stop ring housed in a groove formed in the tubular extension, and a second blocking system comprising a blocking screw which passes through first orifices passing through the second section of the blocking screw and second orifices passing through the tubular extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Jean Geliot, Thomas Deforet, Adeline Soulie
  • Publication number: 20200031482
    Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft comprising a pylon having a mounting plate having a front face and a rear face and through which there passes, between the front face and the rear face, at least one central bore, a front engine mount comprising a spar with a rear face bearing against the mounting plate front face and which, for each central bore, has a complementary central bore aligned with the central bore, and for each central bore, a mounting system. The mounting system comprises a shear pin inserted into the central bore and the complementary central bore from the rear face with a flange bearing against the rear face, a support with a central hole, the diameter of which is greater than the flange diameter and fixed to the rear face, and a cap fixed to the support closing off the central hole and bearing against the shear pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas DEFORET, Jacky PUECH
  • Publication number: 20200017227
    Abstract: A mounting pylon comprising a structure that comprises two C-shaped semi-structures and comprising an upper spar, a lower spar and a lateral flank, an upper panel, a lower panel, a reacting attachment point, two bars attached between the reacting attachment point and a jet engine, and a front wing attachment point attached to a wing box. The lateral flank comprises joists that are aligned between the front wing attachment point and the reacting attachment point, and where the angles between two successive joists are equal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas DEFORET, Benoit ORTEU, Olivier GLEIZE
  • Publication number: 20190315477
    Abstract: An engine attachment configured to link an engine and an aircraft pylon comprising a first end fitting having two mutually parallel wings, a joining piece positioned between the first end fitting wings and linked to the first end fitting by a link system, fixing elements, linking the first end fitting and the pylon, including first and second fixing elements positioned between the first end fitting wings which are inclined by an angle of between 10 and 45° to be able to be put in place and removed in the presence of the joining piece linked to the first end fitting by the link system. The inclined fixing elements absorb lateral loads. The joining piece and the first end fitting are linked by the link system before the engine is fixed to the pylon. The engine is fixed to the pylon by putting the fixing elements in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Jean GELIOT, Thomas DEFORET, Adeline SOULIE, Olivier DUBOIS
  • Publication number: 20190241272
    Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft engine mounting comprising an articulation axis supported by two plain bearings and a blocking device blocking the translation of the articulation axis in a direction which comprises a blocking screw that is screwed, in operation, into a first, tapped internal portion of a tubular extension secured to one of the two plain bearings, a first blocking system comprising an internal elastic stop ring housed in a groove formed in the tubular extension, and a second blocking system comprising a blocking screw which passes through first orifices passing through the second section of the blocking screw and second orifices passing through the tubular extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Jean GELIOT, Thomas DEFORET, Adeline SOULIE
  • Publication number: 20190161198
    Abstract: A swivel axis for an aircraft engine attachment, comprising a tubular main axis which has, at a first end, a head and, at a second end, a threaded portion onto which is screwed a first nut. A fail-safe axis is configured to be mounted to swivel inside the main axis. The fail-safe axis has, at a first end, a head and, at a second end, a threaded portion onto which is screwed a second nut. The fail-safe axis is linked by an axial link to the first nut. Since the fail-safe axis is linked to the first nut, it is necessarily inserted into the main axis when the first nut is screwed onto the main axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Stéphane COMBES, Jean GELIOT, Thomas DEFORET, Adeline SOULIE, Benoit ORTEU
  • Publication number: 20190152615
    Abstract: A rear engine attachment for an engine of an aircraft which comprises a pylon having a bottom face, the rear engine attachment comprising a first fitting configured to be fixed against the bottom face and having a wall, a second fitting configured to be secured to a structural casing of the engine, two front links and two rear links, which are fixed by one and the same main link point to the wall and by two link points on either side of the second fitting. Such a motorization assembly allows for a reduction of the bulk, in particular at the rear engine attachment, which helps in improving the overall performance of the motorization assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Stéphane COMBES, Jean GELIOT, Thomas DEFORET, Adeline SOULIE, Benoit ORTEU
  • Publication number: 20190135445
    Abstract: An engine attachment system comprising an engine pylon with a top wall, a bottom wall and two lateral walls, and a front engine attachment with a beam which bears two connecting rods for fixing the engine. The engine attachment system also comprises an intermediate piece with a bottom wall and four lateral walls, wherein the beam is fixed against an outer face of the bottom wall, wherein the intermediate piece is fitted at a front-end face of the engine pylon in such a way that an inner face of the bottom wall comes against the front-end face of the engine pylon, and in such a way that the lateral walls of the intermediate piece are superposed with the walls of the engine pylon. In such an engine attachment system, the front engine attachment is thus located on the front-end face of the engine pylon, allowing a space saving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Stéphane COMBES, Jean GELIOT, Thomas DEFORET, Adeline SOULIE, Benoit ORTEU
  • Publication number: 20190112074
    Abstract: A method for assembling a primary structure of an aircraft pylon, includes a step of fixing an angle bracket to each of the first and second lateral panels such as to obtain an L form for each of the first and second lateral panels prior to a placement of said L forms each placed against two sides of each transverse frame. This assembly technique makes it possible to reduce the mounting clearances such that it is unnecessary to fit shims, resulting in a reduction of mounting time and manufacturing costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicants: Airbus Operations S.A.S., AIRBUS OPERATIONS LTD
    Inventors: Stéphane Dostes, Thierry Theron, Audrey Benaben, Thomas Deforet, Julien Moulis, Joel Dedieu, Robert Whiffen, François Martinel