Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Brochard

Wolfgang Brochard 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: 20240109270
    Abstract: A cellular sandwich panel containing boron nitride powder and a manufacturing method. The sandwich panel has a first skin and a second skin between which is positioned a cellular core with cells opening out on both sides respectively in the first skin and the second skin, the cells being separated from one another by side walls. The side walls of the core comprise an aramid-, carbon- or glass-fibre-based reinforcement, a polymeric reinforcing resin and boron nitride powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Wolfgang BROCHARD, Jonathan BLANC
  • Patent number: 11746705
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an acoustic element of a sound absorption structure including at least one cylindrical, conical or truncated conical chamber obtained from a flat preform shaped and then assembled in order to obtain the cylindrical, conical or truncated conical shape of the chamber. This manufacturing method makes it possible to obtain an acoustic element that has thin walls and is made from a material suited to its environment. An acoustic element obtained using the manufacturing method, a sound absorption structure comprising at least one such acoustic element and an aircraft powerplant comprising at least one such structure are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventors: Wolfgang Brochard, Laurent Cazeaux, Claire Maffre
  • Publication number: 20230265694
    Abstract: A locking mechanism situated in an inner zone and comprising at least one component that is adjustable in a longitudinal direction and that is linked to a support by a link having a rod secured to the adjustable component. The link includes a guideway link, linking the rod and the support, and an adjustment system. The adjustment system comprises a pivoting control pivoting on itself and having a first end accessible from an outer zone, an intermediate piece configured to pivot on itself, an angle transmission converting a pivoting movement of the pivoting control into a pivoting movement of the intermediate piece, and a helical link converting a pivoting movement of the intermediate piece into a translational movement of the rod. The locking mechanism allows for adjustment from the outer zone. An aircraft comprising at least one such locking mechanism is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Wolfgang BROCHARD, Laurent CAZEAUX, Benjamin VIGNOBOUL
  • Patent number: 11679889
    Abstract: A nacelle of an aircraft propulsion assembly includes a front section and a main section. The nacelle also includes a junction flange between the front section and the main section including a plurality of deformable damper elements distributed along the inner peripheral edge of a stiffening frame of the nacelle. The damper element allows significant stresses to be absorbed between the engine flange and the stiffening frame. This configuration is particularly adapted to large nacelles. An aircraft propulsion assembly including such a nacelle is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventors: Clément Breton, Julien Sentier, Frédéric Vinches, Alain Porte, Wolfgang Brochard
  • Publication number: 20230103118
    Abstract: A door for a thrust reversal system, an aircraft with such a door, and a method for manufacturing a door of a thrust reversal system. The door comprises a wall formed from long fibers embedded in a thermoplastic resin matrix and a network of ribs overmolded on one of the faces of the wall. A propulsion assembly of an aircraft comprises a thrust reversal system having a plurality of such doors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Wolfgang BROCHARD, Laurent CAZEAUX, Florian RAVISE
  • Publication number: 20230040055
    Abstract: An assembly for a nacelle, which includes a fixed cowl, a movable cowl that is movable between a closed position and an open position, and including an upper edge and a lower edge and, between the two edges, a reinforcing rib. The fixed cowl includes, an upper reinforcing rib and a lower reinforcing rib, a hinge including a fixed part attached to the upper reinforcing rib of the fixed cowl, a movable part attached to the reinforcing rib of the movable cowl, and at least two locks, each one including a first part secured to the lower reinforcing rib and a second part secured to the reinforcing rib of the movable cowl. An assembly of this kind serves to provide access to the inside of the nacelle while ensuring that the cowls remain sufficiently rigid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Umberto GASTALDI, Wolfgang BROCHARD, Olivier PAUTIS
  • Patent number: 11511875
    Abstract: An acoustic absorption structure includes: at least one acoustic element which has at least one cavity delimited by at least one enclosure comprising at least one first drainage orifice passing through the enclosure, and a rotational indexing system making it possible to position the acoustic element so that at least one first drainage orifice is positioned in proximity to or at a lowest point of the cavity. An aircraft propulsion assembly including such an acoustic absorption structure is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventors: Wolfgang Brochard, Laurent Cazeaux, Claire Maffre
  • Patent number: 11401886
    Abstract: A turbofan having a nacelle including a slider translationally mobile to open a window between a duct and the exterior, a plurality of blades, each rotationally mobile on the slider, and a maneuvering system moving each blade and comprising for each blade, a shaft rotationally mobile on the slider and onto which the blade is fixed, an arm having a first end fixed to the shaft, an arc coaxial with the longitudinal axis, mounted rotationally mobile on the slider about the longitudinal axis, a rectilinear rod fixed by its base to the arc, the rectilinear rod inserted into a through-bore of a stock, wherein the stock is mounted translationally free relative to the rectilinear rod, and the stock is mounted rotationally free on the arm at its second end about a rocking axis parallel to the rotational axis, and an actuation system producing arc rotation in two opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Pascal Gardes, Wolfgang Brochard, Antoine Boudou
  • Patent number: 11208193
    Abstract: An acoustic panel (1) includes a plate (2) made of an acoustic absorbing material (3), as well as a resistive skin (4) and a backing skin (6) arranged respectively on both sides of the plate (2), the acoustic panel (1) including acoustic elements (8) able to carry out an acoustic absorption, each of them being arranged in a housing (7) provided in the plate (2) with an opening (9) in front of the resistive skin (4). The combination of the plate (2) and the acoustic elements (8) allows to combine the sound attenuation properties of these two types of elements and to increase the frequency range of sounds that can be attenuated by the acoustic panel (1), without increasing the dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Florian Ravise, Wolfgang Brochard
  • Publication number: 20210215122
    Abstract: An output cone of an aircraft propulsive assembly extending in a general direction called longitudinal direction and including a front part and a rear part. The longitudinal assembly of the front part and rear part forms an acoustic treatment system with at least two degrees of freedom. Such a system allows for the treatment of several frequency ranges or of one wide frequency range by the treatment of several overlapping ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Wolfgang Brochard, Florent Mercat, Bastian Sabathier
  • Publication number: 20210163143
    Abstract: An aft engine pylon fairing including a framework including lateral panels, transverse reinforcing ribs, and a heat shield linked to the framework. The heat shield has a multilayer structure comprising an insulating core configured both to constitute a thermal barrier and to damp acoustic waves, an outer skin configured to guide an aerodynamic flow and contribute to the acoustic damping, and an inner skin configured to ensure the mechanical strength of the shield. The shield multilayer structure allows the aft engine pylon fairing to contribute to the attenuation of the noise nuisances of the engine, and, also, to improve the thermal insulation conferred by the shield by allowing the use, for the insulating core of the shield, of materials having a better thermal resistance but a low mechanical rigidity, the mechanical strength being essentially ensured by the inner skin of the multilayer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Florent MERCAT, Jonathan BLANC, Wolfgang BROCHARD
  • Patent number: 10829233
    Abstract: For fitting of a front engine attachment of an engine assembly for an aircraft, a shearing pin is oriented in a longitudinal direction and is integral with a front closure rib of the strut housing and projects forward, a main attachment body is arranged axially opposite the intermediate casing hub, at the rear of the latter, the main attachment body having an orifice for accommodation of the shearing pin, an arrangement for securing the main attachment body on the engine, and an arrangement for axial retention of the main attachment body relative to the rib, the axial retention arrangement comprising first screws, the heads of which cooperate with the rib, as well as barrel nuts which cooperate with the screws, and are accommodated in the main attachment body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventor: Wolfgang Brochard
  • Publication number: 20200325848
    Abstract: A turbofan having a nacelle including a slider translationally mobile to open a window between a duct and the exterior, a plurality of blades, each rotationally mobile on the slider, and a maneuvering system moving each blade and comprising for each blade, a shaft rotationally mobile on the slider and onto which the blade is fixed, an arm having a first end fixed to the shaft, an arc coaxial with the longitudinal axis, mounted rotationally mobile on the slider about the longitudinal axis, a rectilinear rod fixed by its base to the arc, the rectilinear rod inserted into a through-bore of a stock, wherein the stock is mounted translationally free relative to the rectilinear rod, and the stock is mounted rotationally free on the arm at its second end about a rocking axis parallel to the rotational axis, and an actuation system producing arc rotation in two opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Pascal GARDES, Wolfgang BROCHARD
  • Patent number: 10730602
    Abstract: An internal shield inside the rear fuselage of an aircraft having a propulsion system formed by two engines mounted on each side of it. The internal shield is located in a suitable place inside the rear fuselage for covering the possible trajectories of fragments detached from one of the engines in a failure event that would impact critical elements of the opposite engine. The internal shield comprises an ensemble of fluid containers belonging to aircraft sub-systems, such as, particularly, the potable water and waste water sub-systems, with enough fluid for providing the energy absorption capability required for stopping the fragments. An aircraft having the internal shield is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.L., AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S.
    Inventors: Javier Toral Vazquez, Esteban Martino Gonzalez, Diego Folch Cortes, Pablo Goya Abaurrea, Vasilis Votsios, Michel Fouinnetau, Sylvain Roumegas, Wolfgang Brochard
  • Publication number: 20200165975
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an acoustic element of a sound absorption structure including at least one cylindrical, conical or truncated conical chamber obtained from a flat preform shaped and then assembled in order to obtain the cylindrical, conical or truncated conical shape of the chamber. This manufacturing method makes it possible to obtain an acoustic element that has thin walls and is made from a material suited to its environment. An acoustic element obtained using the manufacturing method, a sound absorption structure comprising at least one such acoustic element and an aircraft powerplant comprising at least one such structure are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Brochard, Laurent Cazeaux, Claire Maffre
  • Publication number: 20200164997
    Abstract: An acoustic absorption structure includes: at least one acoustic element which has at least one cavity delimited by at least one enclosure comprising at least one first drainage orifice passing through the enclosure, and a rotational indexing system making it possible to position the acoustic element so that at least one first drainage orifice is positioned in proximity to or at a lowest point of the cavity. An aircraft propulsion assembly including such an acoustic absorption structure is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Brochard, Laurent Cazeaux, Claire Maffre
  • Publication number: 20200002016
    Abstract: A nacelle of an aircraft propulsion assembly includes a front section and a main section. The nacelle also includes a junction flange between the front section and the main section including a plurality of deformable damper elements distributed along the inner peripheral edge of a stiffening frame of the nacelle. The damper element allows significant stresses to be absorbed between the engine flange and the stiffening frame. This configuration is particularly adapted to large nacelles. An aircraft propulsion assembly including such a nacelle is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Clément Breton, Julien Sentier, Frédéric Vinches, Alain Porte, Wolfgang Brochard
  • Patent number: 10464683
    Abstract: To reduce flexural deformations of an engine, an engine assembly comprises a device for attaching the engine onto a structure of an aircraft, the attachment device including a primary structure, an attachment device for attaching the engine onto the primary structure of the attachment pylon, and a nacelle including thrust reversal cowls, each equipped with an inner structure arranged around a case portion of the engine. The assembly includes flexible devices for transmitting forces, arranged between the case portion and the inner structures of the cowls, each device including an elastically deformable device configured so that in the closed position of the cowl, with the engine at a standstill, it adopts a partial elastic deformation state allowing the device to apply a prestress force on the case portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Olivier Pautis, Wolfgang Brochard
  • Publication number: 20190161157
    Abstract: An acoustic panel (1) includes a plate (2) made of an acoustic absorbing material (3), as well as a resistive skin (4) and a backing skin (6) arranged respectively on both sides of the plate (2), the acoustic panel (1) including acoustic elements (8) able to carry out an acoustic absorption, each of them being arranged in a housing (7) provided in the plate (2) with an opening (9) in front of the resistive skin (4). The combination of the plate (2) and the acoustic elements (8) allows to combine the sound attenuation properties of these two types of elements and to increase the frequency range of sounds that can be attenuated by the acoustic panel (1), without increasing the dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Florian RAVISE, Wolfgang BROCHARD
  • Patent number: 10246196
    Abstract: In order to reduce the width of the attachment between the rear portion of an aircraft engine and its attachment pylon, an engine assembly attachment include an assembly of rear engine attachments comprising a first connecting rod laid out in a longitudinal and median vertical plane, a second connecting rod substantially laid out tangentially to the inter-turbine case, and a rear engine attachment for transversely spreading the loads, axially shifted rearwards relatively to the first and second connecting rods, and comprising a shear pin oriented along a vertical direction of the engine assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Olivier Pautis, Wolfgang Brochard