IP Library Granted Patent US 9,863,252
Granted Patent B2
US 9,863,252 · App. 14/942,106 · Granted Jan 9, 2018

Single-piece blisk for turbomachine fan comprising an upstream and/or downstream recess making its blades more flexible

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Patent No.
US 9,863,252
App. No.
14/942,106
Granted
Jan 9, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a single-piece fan blisk ( 14 ) for a turbojet, this blisk ( 14 ) comprising a hub ( 16 ) with a general shape of revolution about a rotation axis (AX) and comprising an external peripheral face ( 18 ) of revolution extending radially towards the rotation axis at an upstream face ( 19 ) and a downstream face both of which are in the form of rings. This hub ( 16 ) supports radially oriented blades ( 17 ) at its external peripheral face ( 18 ), each comprising a base through which it is connected to this external peripheral face ( 18 ), each blade ( 17 ) having a leading edge ( 22 ) and a trailing edge ( 23 ) that are radially oriented. The spacing between the upstream face ( 19 ) and the downstream face of the hub ( 16 ) along the rotation axis (AX) is less than the distance separating the leading edge ( 22 ) from the trailing edge ( 23 ) of each blade.

Claims (8)

1. Single-piece fan blisk ( 14 ) for a turbofan such as a turbojet, this single-piece blisk ( 14 ) comprising a hub ( 16 ) with a general shape of revolution about a rotation axis (AX), this hub ( 16 ) comprising an external peripheral face ( 18 ) extending radially towards the rotation axis (AX) at an upstream face ( 19 ) and a downstream face ( 21 ) both of which are in the form of rings, this hub ( 16 ) supporting blades ( 17 ) each comprising a base through which it is connected to an external peripheral face ( 18 ) and a leading edge ( 22 ) and a trailing edge ( 23 ) that are radially oriented, in which the spacing between the upstream face ( 19 ) and the downstream face ( 21 ) (AX) is less than the distance separating the leading edge ( 22 ) from the trailing edge ( 23 ) of each blade along the rotation axis, wherein:

the upstream face ( 19 ) of the hub ( 16 ) is located along the rotation axis (AX) between the leading edges ( 22 ) of the blades and the trailing edges ( 23 ) of the blades, each blade ( 17 ) comprising a first prolongation on the side of its leading edge ( 22 ) towards the rotation axis (AX) through which it is connected to the upstream face ( 19 );

and/or in that the downstream face ( 21 ) of the hub ( 16 ) is located along the rotation axis (AX) between the leading edges ( 22 ) of the blades and the trailing edges ( 23 ) of the blades, each blade ( 17 ) comprising a second prolongation (P) on the side of its trailing edge ( 23 ) towards the rotation axis (AX) through which it is connected to the downstream face ( 21 ).

2. Blisk according to claim 1 , in which the ratio (L 1 /L 2 ) of the length (L 1 ) separating the leading edge ( 22 ) of the blade from the upstream face ( 19 ) of the hub ( 16 ) divided by the length (L 2 ) separating the leading edge ( 22 ) from the trailing edge ( 23 ) of the blade, is between two tenths and four tenths.

3. Blisk according to claim 1 , in which the ratio (L 1 ′/L 2 ) of the length (L 1 ′) separating the trailing edge ( 23 ) of the blade from the downstream face ( 21 ) of the hub ( 16 ) divided by the length (L 2 ) separating the leading edge ( 22 ) from the trailing edge ( 23 ) of the blade, is between two tenths and four tenths.

4. Blisk according to claim 1 , in which the ratio of the sum of the length (L 1 ) separating the leading edge ( 22 ) of the blade from the upstream face ( 19 ) of the hub and the length (L 1 ′) separating the trailing edge ( 23 ) of the blade from the downstream face ( 21 ) of the hub, divided by the length (L 2 ) separating the leading edge ( 22 ) from the trailing edge ( 23 ) of the blade, is between two tenths and four tenths.

5. Turbofan fan comprising a disk according to claim 1 .

6. Turbojet type aircraft engine, comprising a single-piece blisk according to 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 Nov 16, 2015
From: MERLOT, DAMIEN; IDE, ETIENNE; JOLY, PHILIPPE GÉRARD EDMOND
To: SNECMA
Reel/Frame 037048/0932 →