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Granted Patent B2
US 12,259,038 · App. 17/832,899 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Mechanical part for an aircraft turbomachine

Inventor: Juan-Luis Marcos Izquierdo (Moissy-Cramayel, FR)
Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
F16H57/0486F16H57/0423F16H57/045F02C7/36F05D2260/40311F05D2300/611
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Patent No.
US 12,259,038
App. No.
17/832,899
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mechanical part for an aircraft turbomachine is made of metal and includes at least one profiled surface configured to ensure an oil flow during operation. The surface has a hydrophobic and/or lipophobic coating or a surface texturing rendering the surface hydrophobic and/or lipophobic.

Claims (22)

1. A mechanical part for an aircraft turbomachine is made of metal and comprises at least one original non-roughened curved surface configured to ensure an oil flow during operation,

wherein the part is an oil deflector or collector for a mechanical reduction gear, said original non-roughened curved surface is configured to be arranged facing a planet gear of the reduction gear,

wherein said original non-roughened curved surface:

either comprises a coating that is more hydrophobic and/or lipophobic than said original non-roughened curved surface,

or comprises a surface texturing rendering said original non-roughened curved surface more hydrophobic and/or lipophobic, and

wherein said coating covers said original non-roughened curved surface that is not roughened before coating, or said surface texturing is performed on said original non-roughened curved surface that is not roughened before texturing.

2. The mechanical part of claim 1 , wherein said original non-roughened curved surface is concave.

3. The mechanical part of claim 1 , wherein said coating or said texturing extends over only a portion of said original non-roughened curved surface.

4. The mechanical part according to claim 1 , wherein said coating or said texturing extends over the entirety of said original non-roughened curved surface.

5. The mechanical part according to claim 1 , further comprising two opposing side surfaces which are originally non-roughened and curved and which are configured to ensure an oil flow during operation, each of the two opposing side surfaces comprising said coating or said texturing.

6. The mechanical part according to claim 1 , wherein said coating is made of polymer.

7. The mechanical part according to claim 6 , wherein said coating is made of PTFE.

8. The mechanical part according to claim 1 , wherein said texturing comprises a surface repetition of hollowed or bumpy patterns of micrometric dimensions.

9. The mechanical part according to claim 8 , wherein said texturing is made by laser.

10. The mechanical part according to claim 1 , further comprising an internal oil circulation cavity.

11. A mechanical reduction gear for an aircraft turbomachine, comprising a sun gear, a ring gear extending around the sun gear, planet gears meshed with the sun gear and the ring gear, and the mechanical part according to claim 1 , said mechanical part having said surface arranged facing said planet gear so as to form said oil deflector.

12. A turbomachine comprising the mechanical part according to claim 1 .

13. The turbomachine according to claim 12 , wherein the turbomachine is part of an aircraft.

14. A mechanical part for an aircraft turbomachine is made of metal and comprises at least one original non-roughened curved surface configured to ensure an oil flow during operation, wherein the part is an oil deflector or collector for a mechanical reduction gear, said original non-roughened curved surface is configured to be arranged facing a planet gear of the reduction gear, and wherein said original non-roughened curved surface:

either is coated with a coating that is more hydrophobic and/or lipophobic than said original non-roughened curved surface,

or is textured and is non-coated after texturing so as to render said original non-roughened curved surface more hydrophobic and/or lipophobic than said original non-roughened curved surface,

wherein said coating covers said original non-roughened curved surface that is not roughened before coating, or said surface texturing is performed on said original non-roughened curved surface that is not roughened before texturing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2022
From: MARCOS IZQUIERDO, JUAN-LUIS
To: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
Reel/Frame 060730/0971 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 2105968 · Jun 7, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220390005A1 · Dec 8, 2022
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