IP Library Granted Patent US 12,644,392
Granted Patent B2
US 12,644,392 · App. 18/848,425 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Aircraft turbomachine comprising a bearing support having an improved design

Inventors: Alexandre Debat (Moissy Cramayel, FR); Antoine Bernard Christophe (Moissy Cramayel, FR); Olivier Robert (Moissy Cramayel, FR); Sébastien Mathieu Combebias (Moissy Cramayel, FR)
Assignee: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
F01D25/164F01D25/18F05D2220/323F05D2240/54F05D2260/96
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Patent No.
US 12,644,392
App. No.
18/848,425
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An assembly for aircraft turbomachine, including a stator part, a first bearing, a second bearing and a support part in an oil enclosure delimited by an outer enclosure delimiting portion integral with the stator part, the support part including a first axial end portion forming an outer ring of the first bearing, or supporting such a ring; a second axial end portion forming an outer ring of the second bearing or supporting such a ring, a compression damping oil film being arranged between the second portion and the stator part; an intermediate ring, arranged axially between the first and second portions, and forming a flexible connection as well as an oil-spray protection element.

Claims (35)

1 . An assembly for an aircraft turbomachine, comprising:

a stator part,

a second bearing, and

a support part, the second bearing and the support part being arranged in an oil enclosure delimited radially outwards by an outer enclosure delimiting portion integral with the stator part, the support part comprising:

a first axial end portion;

a fastening portion of the support part on the stator part, the fastening portion being connected to the first axial end portion;

a second axial end portion opposite the first axial end portion, and forming or supporting an outer ring of the second bearing, a compression damping oil film being arranged between an outer surface of the second axial end portion and a corresponding surface of the stator part; and

an intermediate ring, arranged axially between the first and second axial end portions, and forming a flexible connection between the same two axial end portions,

wherein the intermediate ring further forms an oil spray protection element configured to prevent oil spraying from the interior of this intermediate ring against the outer enclosure delimiting portion,

wherein the oil spray protection element includes orifices, a smallest dimension of each orifice being less than 5 mm, and solid portions delimiting said orifices, and

wherein a ratio between a cumulative surface area of the orifices, and a total surface area of the protection element, is between 0.2 and 0.5.

2 . The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the orifices of the oil spray protection element are successive orifices in a circumferential direction of the ring and in an axial direction of the ring, said orifices being arranged in annular rows of successive axial orifices.

3 . The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the orifices of the oil spray protection element are circular, oval or oblong in shape.

4 . The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the orifices of the oil spray protection element are successive orifices only in a circumferential direction of the ring, each orifice having a shape of a slot extending from one axial end of the intermediate ring to the other.

5 . The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening portion of the support part on the stator part includes a fastening flange, or a plurality of fastening lugs distributed circumferentially around the first axial end portion of the support part.

6 . The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the outer enclosure delimiting portion, integrated with the stator part, has an oil recovery orifice at a bottom part.

7 . An aircraft turbomachine comprising at least one assembly according to claim 1 .

8 . The aircraft turbomachine according to claim 7 , wherein the aircraft turbomachine comprises a first drive shaft guided by a first bearing, and a second drive shaft guided by the second bearing, the first and second shafts being concentric.

9 . An assembly for an aircraft turbomachine, comprising:

a stator part,

a second bearing, and

a support part, the second bearing and the support part being arranged in an oil enclosure delimited radially outwards by an outer enclosure delimiting portion integral with the stator part, the support part comprising:

a first axial end portion;

a fastening portion of the support part on the stator part, the fastening portion being connected to the first axial end portion;

a second axial end portion opposite the first axial end portion, and forming or supporting an outer ring of the second bearing, a compression damping oil film being arranged between an outer surface of the second axial end portion and a corresponding surface of the stator part; and

an intermediate ring, arranged axially between the first and second axial end portions, and forming a flexible connection between the first and second axial end portions,

wherein the intermediate ring further forms an oil spray protection element configured to prevent oil spraying from an interior of the intermediate ring against the outer enclosure delimiting portion, and

wherein the oil spray protection element has successive orifices in a circumferential direction of the ring and in an axial direction of the ring, said orifices being arranged in annular rows of successive axial orifices.

10 . The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein a smallest dimension of each orifice is less than 5 mm.

11 . The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the orifices of the protective element are circular, oval or oblong in shape.

12 . The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the oil spray protection element includes solid portions delimiting said orifices, and wherein a ratio between a cumulative surface area of the orifices, and a total surface area of the oil spray protection element, is between 0.2 and 0.5.

13 . The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the fastening portion of the support part on the stator part includes a fastening flange, or a plurality of fastening lugs distributed circumferentially around the first axial end portion of the support part.

14 . The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the outer enclosure delimiting portion, integrated with the stator part, has an oil recovery orifice at a bottom part.

15 . An aircraft turbomachine comprising at least one assembly according to claim 9 .

16 . The aircraft turbomachine according to claim 15 , wherein the aircraft turbomachine comprises a first drive shaft guided by a first bearing, and a second drive shaft guided by the second bearing, the first and second shafts being concentric.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2024
From: DEBAT, ALEXANDRE; CHRISTOPHE, ANTOINE BERNARD; ROBERT, OLIVIER; COMBEBIAS, SÉBASTIEN MATHIEU
To: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
Reel/Frame 068626/0417 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 2203032 · Apr 4, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250215810A1 · Jul 3, 2025
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