IP Library Granted Patent US 10,688,421
Granted Patent B2
US 10,688,421 · App. 15/229,586 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

Strainer for turbine engine oil

Inventors: Jean-Louis Jacquerie (Antheit, BE); Tom Henkes (Eupen, BE); Laurent Tossens (Liège, BE); Nicolas Fellin (Marchin, BE); Mathieu Chenoux (Arlon, BE)
Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
B01D35/005B01D29/13B01D35/023B01D35/06F01D25/20F02C7/06F16L55/24B01D2201/04B01D2201/184F05D2220/323F05D2260/98
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Patent No.
US 10,688,421
App. No.
15/229,586
Granted
Jun 23, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A strainer for filtration in an oil circuit of a turbine engine, in particular a multi-flow turbojet engine, is housed in a bore of a lubrication assembly. The oil serves to lubricate and cool mechanisms of the turbine engine. The strainer includes a filtering portion as an angular tube portion and a holding structure for the filtering portion. The structure forms a thickening and exhibits rings and structural posts. A magnet is added in a socket formed by the structure. The structure and the filtering portion are integral and are produced by additive manufacturing, which simplifies production. The application likewise relates to a method of producing the strainer.

Claims (24)

1. A turbine engine strainer, comprising:

an axis;

a single filtering portion having a shape of an angular portion of a cylinder extending angularly of less than 180 degrees around the axis and configured to filter a fluid; and

a structure for holding the filtering portion, the structure comprising:

a fixing base with a lower ring;

a holding disc partitioning the strainer; and

an upper wall;

wherein the fixing base, the lower ring, the holding disc and the upper wall each prevent fluid from flowing parallel to the axis, and

wherein the structure and the filtering portion are integral and are produced by additive manufacturing.

2. The turbine engine strainer of claim 1 , further comprising:

a magnet housed in the structure, the magnet and the structure being made of different materials.

3. The turbine engine strainer of claim 1 , wherein the structure comprises:

at least one window grated by the single filtering portion.

4. The turbine engine strainer of claim 1 , wherein the structure comprises:

exactly two parallel posts for holding the single filtering portion, the posts extending from the fixing base to the upper wall,

wherein the filtering portion extends angularly from one of the two axial posts to the other of the two axial posts, and not beyond.

5. The turbine engine strainer of claim 1 , wherein the holding disc partitions the filtering portion into two parts, of which one part extends from the lower ring to the holding disc and the other part extends from the holding disc to the upper wall.

6. The turbine engine strainer of claim 1 , wherein the fixing base is configured to be fixed to a support of a turbine engine, the fixing base forming one end of the strainer and forming an impervious plate.

7. The turbine engine strainer of claim 1 , wherein the structure comprises:

a socket with a housing parallel to the single filtering portion.

8. The turbine engine strainer of claim 1 , wherein the filtering portion comprises:

a mesh with a pore width of at most 800 μm.

9. The turbine engine strainer of claim 1 , wherein the structure comprises:

a plurality of perimeter grooves spread over the strainer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2016
From: JACQUERIE, JEAN-LOUIS; CHENOUX, MATHIEU; FELLIN, NICHOLAS; TOSSENS, LAURENT; HENKES, TOM
To: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
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Priority Claims (1)
BE 2015/5500 · Aug 6, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170036144A1 · Feb 9, 2017