IP Library Granted Patent US 8,783,010
Granted Patent B2
US 8,783,010 · App. 13/662,926 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Cascade type thrust reverser having a pivoting door

Inventors: Denis Guillois (Limours, FR); Laurent Albert Blin (Sainte Adresse, FR); Löic Chapelain (Thiais, FR)
Assignee: Aircelle
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Patent No.
US 8,783,010
App. No.
13/662,926
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thrust reverser with doors having at least one stationary structure is provided, on which at least one door is mounted pivoting between a closed position in which the door closes the reverser and makes up an outer cowling part, and an open position in which the door opens a passage in the stationary structure and can at least partially block a flow of air generated by a turbojet engine so as to reorient the door. The stationary structure includes at least two sets of cascade vanes that can be covered by the door when in the closed position.

Claims (7)

1. A thrust reverser with doors having at least one stationary structure, on which at least one door is mounted pivoting between a closed position in which the at least one door closes the reverser and makes up an outer cowling part, and an open position in which the at least one door opens a side opening of the stationary structure and at least partially blocks a flow of air generated by a turbofan engine so as to reorient the air flow, wherein the stationary structure comprises at least two sets of cascade vanes being covered by longitudinal slots formed along opposed edges of the at least one door when in the closed position and being laterally arranged at each side of the door.

2. The thrust reverser according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one door is equipped with at least one deflector insert at an upstream end thereof.

3. The thrust reverser according to claim 2 , wherein the deflector insert is arranged in a plane substantially perpendicular to a plane of the at least one door.

4. The thrust reverser according to claim 2 , wherein the deflector insert is mounted to be retractable in the closed position of the at least one door so as not to penetrate a tunnel of the turbofan engine.

5. The thrust reverser according to claim 1 , wherein the thrust reverser further includes two reverser doors, arranged on either side of a longitudinal axis of a nacelle.

6. The thrust reverser according to claim 1 , wherein the thrust reverser comprises a single reverser door.

7. A turbofan engine nacelle, wherein it is equipped with at least one thrust reverser system according to claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2016
From: AIRCELLE
To: SAFRAN NACELLES
Reel/Frame 040700/0226 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2013
From: BLIN, CELINE; STRUB, GUILLAUME; PEYRON, VINCENT
To: AIRCELLE
Reel/Frame 030394/0173 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2013
From: GUILLOIS, DENIS; BLIN, LAURENT ALBERT; CHAPELAIN, LOIC
To: AIRCELLE
Reel/Frame 029974/0456 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 10 53244 · Apr 28, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTFR2011050597 · Mar 22, 2011
Related Publication 20130056554A1 · Mar 7, 2013