Turbofan comprising a series of rotatable blades for blocking off the bypass flow duct
US-2019284952-A1 · Sep 19, 2019 · US
Turbofan engine comprising a set of rotatable blades for blocking off the bypass flow duct
US11486335B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11486335-B2 |
| Application number | US-202117516251-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Publication date | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2022 |
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A turbofan engine having a duct for a bypass flow and blades. Each blade is mobile between a stowed position and a deployed position. Each blade includes a rigid core a second, free end, and a sheath into which the core and the second end slide. Each sheath includes a first part which surrounds at least one part of the core and the second end, and an aileron which extends beyond the core facing the first part of the adjacent blade. The sheath is made of a flexible material such that the bypass flow causes the sheath to come into contact with the first part of the adjacent blade. A turbofan engine of this kind makes it possible to create blades whose production costs are low but whose aerodynamic behavior is effective.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A turbofan engine comprising: a motor, and a nacelle surrounding the motor, wherein a duct in which a bypass flow flows is delimited between the nacelle and the motor, said nacelle comprising a plurality of blades, each blade being mounted mobile in rotation between a stowed position in which the blade is not in the duct and a deployed position in which the blade is across the duct, each blade comprising a rigid core having a first end that is mounted mobile in rotation and a second, free end, and a sheath comprising a first part which surrounds at least one part of the core and the second free end, and an aileron which extends beyond the core facing the first part of an adjacent blade, the sheath being made of a flexible material such that, in the deployed position, the bypass flow causes the aileron to come into contact with the first part of the adjacent blade. 2. The turbofan engine according to claim 1 , wherein, at a distance from the first part, the aileron has a tapered edge. 3. The turbofan engine according to claim 1 , wherein the first part and the aileron are monolithic. 4. The turbofan engine according to claim 1 , wherein the first part and the aileron are two distinct parts that are fixed to one another. 5. The turbofan engine according to claim 1 , wherein the blade comprises an insert accommodated in a hollow created in the aileron. 6. The turbofan engine according to claim 5 , wherein the insert is connected to the core by a rigid connecting element. 7. An aircraft having at least one turbofan according to claim 1 .
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- What does patent US11486335B2 cover?
- A turbofan engine having a duct for a bypass flow and blades. Each blade is mobile between a stowed position and a deployed position. Each blade includes a rigid core a second, free end, and a sheath into which the core and the second end slide. Each sheath includes a first part which surrounds at least one part of the core and the second end, and an aileron which extends beyond the core facing…
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- Airbus Operations Sas
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F02K1/72. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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