IP Library Granted Patent US 7,686,585
Granted Patent B2
US 7,686,585 · App. 11/494,582 · Granted Mar 30, 2010

Locking of the blades in a fan rotor

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Patent No.
US 7,686,585
App. No.
11/494,582
Granted
Mar 30, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fan rotor is provided. Each blade of the fan rotor is held by a bolt. Each blade includes a blade root engaged in a groove of the rim and held by a bolt. The bolt includes a concave plate with its curve directed upstream.

Claims (21)

1. A turbojet fan rotor, comprising:

a plurality of fan blades, attached to a rim, each blade comprising a blade root engaged in a groove of said rim and held in said rim by a bolt engaged in notches machined on both sides of the groove, in the vicinity of the upstream end of the groove, so as to prevent displacement of said blade root in the axial direction,

wherein said bolt comprises a concave plate that includes a curve directed upstream, and

wherein said notches are inclined upstream and shaped to accommodate the edges of said curved plate.

2. The rotor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each curved plate edge has a round shape and wherein the notches have a corresponding round shape.

3. The rotor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bolt further comprises a downstream damping reinforcement, all in one block with said plate and protruding into the corresponding groove.

4. The rotor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bolt further comprises an extension extending radially towards the interior, provided with an opening for passage of a wedge, said wedge being engaged at the bottom of said groove under the blade root.

5. An aircraft turbojet fan wherein said aircraft turbojet fan comprises a rotor including:

a plurality of fan blades, attached to a rim, each blade comprising a blade root engaged in a groove of said rim and held in said rim by a bolt engaged in notches machined on both sides of the corresponding groove, in the vicinity of the upstream end of the latter, so as to prevent displacement of said blade root in the axial direction,

wherein said bolt comprises a concave plate with its curve directed upstream, and

wherein said notches are inclined upstream and shaped to accommodate the edges of said curved plate.

6. The aircraft turbojet fan as claimed in claim 5 , wherein each curved plate edge has a round shape and wherein the notches have a corresponding round shape.

7. The aircraft turbojet fan as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the bolt further comprises a downstream damping reinforcement, all in one block with said plate and protruding into the corresponding groove.

8. The aircraft turbojet fan as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the bolt further comprises an extension extending radially towards the interior, provided with an opening for passage of a wedge, said wedge being engaged at the bottom of said groove under the blade root.

9. An aircraft turbojet wherein said aircraft turbojet comprises a fan having a rotor including:

a plurality of fan blades, attached to a rim, each blade comprising a blade root engaged in a groove of said rim and held in said rim by a bolt engaged in notches machined on both sides of the corresponding groove, in the vicinity of the upstream end of the latter, so as to prevent displacement of said blade root in the axial direction,

wherein said bolt comprises a concave plate with its curve directed upstream, and

wherein said notches are inclined upstream and shaped to accommodate the edges of said curved plate.

10. The aircraft turbojet as claimed in claim 9 , wherein each curved plate edge has a round shape and wherein the notches have a corresponding round shape.

11. The aircraft turbojet as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the bolt further comprises a downstream damping reinforcement, all in one block with said plate and protruding into the corresponding groove.

12. The aircraft turbojet as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the bolt further comprises an extension extending radially towards the interior, provided with an opening for passage of a wedge, said wedge being engaged at the bottom of said groove under the blade root.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2006
From: BUISSON, HERVE, MARC, PHILIPPE; GOGA, JEAN-LUC, CHRISTIAN, YVON; LEFEBVRE, ERIC, JACQUES
To: SNECMA
Reel/Frame 018139/0259 →