IP Library Granted Patent US 7,140,175
Granted Patent B2
US 7,140,175 · App. 11/013,436 · Granted Nov 28, 2006

Throttle control device in particular for turbine aero engine test bench

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Patent No.
US 7,140,175
App. No.
11/013,436
Granted
Nov 28, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention concerns a throttle control device for an aircraft turbine engine. It comprises a control assembly acting on the native command of the turbine engine (MT 1 –MT 3 ) as a function of a manual input defined by a pilot control element ( 1 ). The pilot control element gives a lever angular position signal (CL, 10 JS). The control assembly comprises: an automatic device ( 4 ) for converting the lever angular position signal into a transformed angular position signal following a selected command law, and an interface ( 70 ) for converting the transformed angular position signal into two sinusoidal signals of the resolver type, thus allowing control by the same device of different turbine machines such as turbine machines which have native command by sinusoidal type signals.

Claims (21)

1. A throttle control device for an aircraft turbine engine comprising a control assembly able to act on the native command of the turbine engine as a function of a manual input defined by a pilot control element, in which the pilot control element is designed to give a lever angular position signal in the form of a voltage, wherein the control assembly comprises:

an automatic device able to convert the lever angular position signal into a transformed angular position signal, as a function of a selected command law, and

at least one interface able to convert the transformed angular position signal into two sinusoidal signals which allows control of different turbine engines by a same device.

2. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising an actuator module able to receive as input the transformed angular position signal and supply as output a native command for turbine engines with hydromechanical control, the automatic device being adapted to control the actuator module comprising an engine and a reducing gear.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the actuator module is able to act electromechanically on a lever of a regulator of a turbine engine with hydromechanical control and the automatic device is adapted to control the actuator module lever.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the interface is able, from an excitation signal transmitted by a regulator of a turbine engine, to convert a transformed angular position signal into two sinusoidal signals sent to the regulator of the turbine engine which has native command by sinusoidal type signals.

5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the transformed angular position signal comprises either a linear signal or two trigonometric signals.

6. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the automatic device is able to supply at least two transformed angular position signals at the interface the interface being adapted to supply at least four sinusoidal signals transmitted to the regulator of a turbine engine of redundant type.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the transformed angular position signal comprises a voltage signal for the regulator by voltage of turbine engines.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the pilot control element comprises a lever or a mini-joystick.

9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the pilot control element comprises an emergency stop command device.

10. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising an operator interface able to offer an operator:

selection and addition of the selected command law, and

input and modification of pilot control element parameters.

11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the pilot control element parameters comprise a deflection of the pilot control element, position of lever stops, a desired angular position value, an acceleration per angular unit and a deceleration per angular unit.

12. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said voltage is a continuous voltage.

13. The device according to claim 12 , wherein said at least one interface comprises a resolver.

14. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said different turbine engines have native command by sinusoidal type signals.

15. The device according to claim 9 , wherein said emergency stop command device comprises a push button.

16. A test bench for a turbomachine comprising a throttle device according to claim 1 .

17. A turbomachine comprising a throttle device according to claim 1 .

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE COVER SHEET TO REMOVE APPLICATION NOS. 10250419, 10786507, 10786409, 12416418, 12531115, 12996294, 12094637 12416422 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 046479 FRAME 0807. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Aug 24, 2018
From: SNECMA
To: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Reel/Frame 046939/0336 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 23, 2018
From: SNECMA
To: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Reel/Frame 046479/0807 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 20, 2008
From: SNECMA MOTEURS
To: SNECMA
Reel/Frame 020609/0569 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2004
From: VERNIAU, JEAN-LUC
To: SNECMA MOTEURS
Reel/Frame 016146/0851 →