IP Library Granted Patent US 10,001,027
Granted Patent B2
US 10,001,027 · App. 14/876,585 · Granted Jun 19, 2018

Turbine engine comprising a device for braking the fan rotor

Inventors: Julien Fabien Patrick Becoulet (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Alexandre Jean-Marie Tan-Kim (Savigny le Temple, FR)
Assignee: SNECMA
F01D21/04F01D5/02F01D5/12F01D5/30F01D9/02F01D21/006F01D21/045F01D5/025F02K3/06F05D2220/30F05D2220/36F05D2240/24F05D2260/902F05D2260/941Y02T50/671
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Patent No.
US 10,001,027
App. No.
14/876,585
Granted
Jun 19, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a turbine engine comprising a fixed structure ( 7 ), a fan ( 1 ) rotor ( 3 ), having an axis (XX) of rotation, and emergency braking means ( 12, 13 ) of the rotor ( 3 ), in particular in the event of the loss of a blade of the fan ( 1 ), characterized in that said emergency braking means ( 12, 13 ) comprise a first ( 18 ) and a second ( 22 ) member supported by the fixed structure ( 7 ), said members ( 18, 22 ) respectively being configured so as to interact frictionally with a first ( 20 ) element which is complementary to the rotor ( 3 ), by forming a stop of the rotor ( 3 ) towards the rear along the axis (XX), and a second ( 24 ) element which is complementary to the rotor ( 3 ), by forming a stop of the rotor ( 3 ) towards the front along the axis (XX), when the emergency braking means ( 12, 13 ) are active.

Claims (12)

1. A turbine engine comprising a fixed structure, a fan rotor, having an axis of rotation, and an emergency brake of the fan rotor, said emergency brake comprising a first element, and a second element, a first member and a second member supported by the fixed structure, said first and second members respectively being configured so as to interact frictionally with the first element which is complementary to the fan rotor, by forming a stop of the fan rotor facing towards a rear of the turbine engine along the axis of rotation, and the second element which is complementary to the fan rotor, by forming a stop of the fan rotor facing towards a front of the turbine engine along the axis of rotation when the emergency brake is active, wherein the turbine engine further comprises a releasing means which is configured to release said first member so said first member moves in translation relative to the fixed structure along the axis of rotation, in a direction opposite to that for which it forms a stop, when the emergency brake is activated.

2. The turbine engine according to claim 1 , wherein the first member is arranged in front of the second member along the axis of rotation.

3. The turbine engine according to claim 2 , comprising at least a first bearing, which is mounted between the fan rotor and a support part, said releasing means comprising a fixing means for fixing said support part to the fixed structure which are arranged so as to break in the event of the loss of a blade of the fan, so as to form a device for decoupling the fan rotor.

4. The turbine engine according to claim 3 , wherein said releasing means comprises a part which is rigidly connected to said first member and is connected to the fixed structure by the fixing means, and wherein a limiter limits the axial movement of said part when said fixing means is broken.

5. The turbine engine according to claim 4 , which is arranged in such a way that said fixing means blocks said part from rotating about the axis of rotation when said fixing means is broken.

6. The turbine engine according to claim 1 , further comprising a biasing means which is configured to bias said first member against the first element when said fixing means is broken.

7. The turbine engine according to claim 6 , wherein the biasing means comprises a spring between said support part of said first member and the fixed structure.

8. The turbine engine according to claim 6 , wherein only the first member is biased by said biasing means, the second member being mounted so as to be rigidly connected to the fixed structure.

9. The turbine engine according to claim 1 , having a normal operating configuration, in particular before the loss of a fan blade, wherein the emergency brake is inactive and is configured in such a way that the gap along the axis of rotation between the first member and first element is larger than the gap between the second member and second element.

10. The turbine engine according to claim 1 , wherein the fan rotor is centered and guided by at least a second bearing which is mounted between the fixed structure and the fan rotor, said second bearing being located between said first and second members.

11. The turbine engine according to claim 1 , wherein the fan rotor comprises a drive shaft which supports at least one of said first and second elements.

12. The turbine engine according to claim 1 , wherein in a first phase when the emergency brake is active, the first and a second members move apart from one another.

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 Oct 6, 2015
From: BECOULET, JULIEN FABIEN PATRICK; TAN-KIM, ALEXANDRE JEAN-MARIE
To: SNECMA
Reel/Frame 036740/0723 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 14 59595 · Oct 7, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160097298A1 · Apr 7, 2016