IP Library Granted Patent US 12,565,322
Granted Patent B2
US 12,565,322 · App. 18/796,631 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Propulsion system for an aircraft comprising a turbojet, a pylon and engine attachment

Inventors: Frédéric Journade (Toulouse, FR); Olivier Pautis (Toulouse, FR); Jérôme Colmagro (Toulouse, FR); Germain Gueneau (Toulouse, FR); Pierre-Antoine Combes (Toulouse, FR); Marc De Nicola (Toulouse, FR); Fabrice Grimal (Toulouse, FR)
Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
B64D27/406B64D27/404
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Patent No.
US 12,565,322
App. No.
18/796,631
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A propulsion system comprising a turbojet with a fan casing and a central casing, a pylon with an upper spar, a front wall and on either side of a vertical median plane, a fitting rigidly fixed to the rigid structure, a cylindrical pin as one with the fan casing and inserted in a hole of the upper spar, a shackle with at the vertical median plane, an upper articulation between the shackle and the front wall and on either side of the vertical median plane, a lower articulation between the shackle and the central casing, and two reaction rods disposed on either side of the median plane, where each rod is articulated, at a front end, on the central casing, and, at rear end, on the fitting.

Claims (20)

1 . A propulsion system of an aircraft, the propulsion system comprising:

a turbojet extending around a longitudinal axis and having a vertical median plane passing through the longitudinal axis and further having a fan casing and a central casing at a rear of the fan casing,

a pylon comprising a rigid structure with an upper spar, a front wall, and, on each side of the vertical median plane, a fitting rigidly fixed to the rigid structure,

a cylindrical pin on the fan casing, the cylindrical pin having an axis which is vertical, wherein the cylindrical pin is inserted in a hole of the upper spar,

a shackle with, at the vertical median plane, an upper articulation between the shackle and the front wall and, on each side of the vertical median plane, a lower articulation between the shackle and the central casing, and

two reaction rods disposed on either side of the median plane, where each reaction rod comprises a front articulation, at a front end, on the central casing, and, a rear articulation, at a rear end, on one of the fittings of the pylon.

2 . The propulsion system according to claim 1 , wherein the front articulation of the front end of each rod, an articulation of the cylindrical pin, and each upper articulation of the shackle are located at a same single plane oriented from a front to a rear and from a top to a bottom.

3 . An aircraft comprising:

a wing, and

the propulsion system according to claim 1 , wherein the rigid structure is fastened beneath the wing.

4 . A propulsion system of an aircraft, the propulsion system comprising:

a turbojet extending around a longitudinal axis and having a vertical median plane passing through the longitudinal axis and further having a fan casing and a central casing at a rear of the fan casing, and

a pylon comprising a rigid structure with an upper spar, a front wall, and, on each side of the vertical median plane, a fitting rigidly fixed to the rigid structure,

a cylindrical pin on the fan casing, the cylindrical pin having an axis which is vertical, wherein the cylindrical pin is inserted in a hole of the upper spar,

a shackle with, at the vertical median plane, a lower articulation between the shackle and the central casing and, on each side of the vertical median plane, an upper articulation between the shackle and the front wall, and

two reaction rods disposed on either side of the median plane, where each reaction rod comprises a front articulation, at a front end, on the central casing, and, a rear articulation, at a rear end, on one of the fittings of the pylon.

5 . The propulsion system according to claim 4 , wherein the articulation of the front end of each rod, an articulation of the cylindrical pin, and each upper articulation of the shackle are located at a same single plane oriented from a front to a rear and from a top to a bottom.

6 . An aircraft comprising:

a wing, and

the propulsion system according to claim 4 , wherein the rigid structure is fastened beneath the wing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 26, 2024
From: JOURNADE, FRÉDÉRIC; PAUTIS, OLIVIER; COLMAGRO, JÉRÔME; GUENEAU, GERMAIN; COMBES, PIERRE-ANTOINE; DE NICOLA, MARC; GRIMAL, FABRICE
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
Reel/Frame 069682/0343 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 24189081 · Jul 17, 2024 · regional
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63518460 · Aug 9, 2023
Related Publication 20250051020A1 · Feb 13, 2025
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