IP Library Granted Patent US 8,690,520
Granted Patent B2
US 8,690,520 · App. 13/121,706 · Granted Apr 8, 2014

System for controlling variable geometry equipment of a gas turbine engine especially comprising a guiding track connection

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Patent No.
US 8,690,520
App. No.
13/121,706
Granted
Apr 8, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for controlling at least two sets of variable geometry equipment of a gas turbine engine including at least one first body and a second body, the first set of equipment being a stage of variable stator vanes of a compressor of the first body moving between a closed position during idling and an open position at high speed, and the second set of equipment being at least one bleed valve of a compressor of the second body moving between an open position during idling and a closed position at high speed. An actuator actuates the two sets of equipment.

Claims (13)

1. A system for controlling at least two variable geometry equipment items of a gas turbine engine, the engine including at least one first body rotating at a first speed and a second body rotating at a second speed, the first equipment item being a variable-angle stator vane stage of a compressor of the first body moving between a closed position when idling and an open position at high speed, the second equipment item being at least one discharge valve of a compressor of the second body moving between an open position when idling and a closed position at high speed, the system comprising:

an actuator that actuates both equipment items, and that comprises a disk that rotates about an axis linked to the equipment items by a mechanical transmission means comprising a pin that travels along a guiding track, a profile of the track defining actuation laws of the two equipment items when the disk is driven in rotation about its axis by the actuator.

2. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the first body is a high-pressure body and the second body is a low-pressure body.

3. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the actuator is controlled according to a speed of rotation of one of the bodies of the engine.

4. The control system as claimed in claim 2 , in which the actuator is controlled by the speed of rotation of the high-pressure body.

5. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the mechanical transmission means comprises rods for actuating the equipment items, the guiding track being formed on the rotating disk and the pins being firmly attached to the rods for actuating the equipment items.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5 , in which the rods for actuating the equipment items are mobile in translation.

7. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the rotating disk is mounted on the casing of the compressor of the first body.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the actuator is an electric motor.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the actuator is a hydraulic or pneumatic motor.

10. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the actuation laws for the equipment items each comprise an actuation band, the actuation band of one of the equipment items being included within the actuation band of the other equipment item.

11. The control system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the actuation laws for the equipment items each comprise an actuation band, the actuation band of the second equipment item being entirely outside of the operating band of the first equipment item.

12. A gas turbine engine comprising a control system as claimed in claim 1 .

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 Apr 4, 2011
From: COLOTTE, BAPTISTE BENOIT; GAULLY, BRUNO ROBERT
To: SNECMA
Reel/Frame 026068/0668 →