Oil jet for turbine engine with housing including sealing membrane

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10598044-B2
Application number	US-201615563036-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2016
Priority date	Apr 2, 2015
Publication date	Mar 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020

Abstract

An oil jet for a turbine engine, comprising a body including a circulation pipe intended for the flow of a pressurized fluid. The jet's body comprises a first part and a second part between which a resiliently deformable membrane is inserted, said membrane being capable of deforming between a sealed position in which it prevents the circulation of the fluid in the pipe and a position in which it allows the circulation of fluid in the pipe. The second part includes bearing means configured to exert a force on the membrane positioned in the opposite direction to the circulation of fluid so as to preload the membrane when in blocked position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An oil jet for a turbine engine, the oil jet comprising:
a body including a circulation pipe for a flow of a pressurized fluid, wherein the body includes a first part and a second part between which a resiliently deformable membrane is inserted, wherein the deformable membrane deforms between a sealed position in which it prevents circulation of the fluid in the circulation pipe and a position in which it allows circulation of fluid in the circulation pipe, the second part including bearing means configured to exert a force on the deformable membrane positioned in a direction that is opposite to the circulation of fluid so as to preload the deformable membrane in the sealed position, said bearing means comprising a convex bulge resting on a central portion of the deformable membrane, the convex bulge having a substantially hemispherical outer surface.

2. The oil jet of claim 1 , wherein the convex bulge is connected by at least two arms, extending substantially transversely to a direction of flow of the fluid, to an inner wall of the second part so as to define at least one recess for passage of the fluid between the convex bulge and the inner wall.

3. The oil jet of claim 2 , wherein the deformable membrane covers a downstream end of the first part, the downstream end of the first part being inserted into an upstream end of the second part, said downstream end of the first part including studs projecting downstream that are positioned opposite an edge of the deformable membrane in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of the fluid.

4. The oil jet of claim 3 , further comprising at least three studs distributed over the downstream end of the first part.

5. The oil jet of claim 1 , wherein the deformable membrane is a sheet.

6. An assembly comprising a turbine engine casing, including a housing accommodating the oil jet according to claim 1 , wherein the first part is applied against a bottom wall of the housing and a clamping nut is applied against the second part so as to clamp the second part against the first part.

7. The assembly of claim 6 , wherein the clamping nut is screwed to an inner face of the housing and one end of which is applied to the second part.

8. A turbine engine comprising at least one oil jet according to claim 1 .

9. The oil jet of claim 5 , wherein the deformable membrane is a steel sheet having a thickness of less than 0.5 mm.

10. The oil jet of claim 9 , wherein the steel sheet has a thickness between 0.15 and 0.3 mm.

11. A turbine engine comprising the assembly of claim 6 .

Assignees

• Safran Trans Systems

Inventors

• Bauduin Lionel
• Guillemont Maxence
• Viel Julien

Classifications

• F01D9/065 Primary

  Fluid supply or removal conduits traversing the working fluid flow, e.g. for lubrication-, cooling-, or sealing fluids (see also F01D25/16, F01D25/24 and F01D25/26) · CPC title

• F02C7/26

  Starting; Ignition · CPC title

• F16K17/0453

  the member being a diaphragm · CPC title

• F02C7/06

  Arrangements of bearings (bearings F16C); Lubricating ({of turbo machines F01D25/18; of machines or} engines in general F01M) · CPC title

• F02C7/20

  Mounting or supporting of plant; Accommodating heat expansion or creep · CPC title