Device for holding a cooling tube for a turbomachine casing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11555405-B2
Application number	US-201916704031-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2019
Priority date	Dec 6, 2018
Publication date	Jan 17, 2023
Grant date	Jan 17, 2023

Abstract

A device for holding (101) at least one cooling tube (120) of a turbomachine casing (10) cooling system (100), the holding device including a fixing frame (104), a holding member (160) being configured to hold two cooling tubes (120), and a connection assembly (140) between the holding member (160) and a fixing frame (104), extending on either side of the frame, the connection assembly (160) comprising a connection part (150) extending through an opening (108) of the fixing frame from an outer portion (141) to the inner portion (142) of the connection assembly, the inner portion (142) being disposed between two cooling tubes (120) and secured to the holding member (160) while the outer portion (141) comprises a resilient return member (170) urged in compression towards the fixing frame by the connection part (150).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A holding device for holding at least one cooling tube of a turbomachine casing cooling system, the holding device extending along an axis defining an axial direction around which the casing extends, and the holding device including a fixing frame adapted to be secured to the casing by being disposed in a radially outer manner with respect to the casing, a holding member configured to hold the cooling tube, and a connection assembly which connects the holding member and the fixing frame, wherein the connection assembly extends on either side of the fixing frame, defining with respect to the fixing frame an outer portion of the connection assembly radially external to the fixing frame and an inner portion of the connection assembly radially internal to the fixing frame, on the casing side, the connection assembly comprising a connection part extending through an opening of the fixing frame from the outer portion to the inner portion, the inner portion radially internal to the fixing frame being secured to the holding member while the outer portion comprises a resilient return member urged in compression towards the fixing frame by the connection part, wherein the holding member is configured to hold two axially adjacent cooling tubes, and the inner portion of the connection assembly is configured to be disposed between two axially adjacent cooling tubes.

2. The holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the opening of the fixing frame has a section greater than the section of the portion of the connection assembly passing through this opening, so as to authorize a displacement between the connection assembly and the frame, the opening of the fixing frame having an oblong shape, the opening of the fixing frame having in a circumferential direction a dimension at least 1.5 times greater than a dimension in the axial direction.

3. The holding device according to claim 1 , comprising a bushing extending in the outer portion of the connection assembly, the bushing forming an abutment in a radially inner direction for the connection part, and forming an abutment in a radially outer direction for the resilient return member, wherein the connection part has at an radially outer end a head defined by an enlarged section, and the bushing has a shoulder forming an abutment in the radially inner direction for the head of the connection part, and wherein the bushing has a flange and the resilient return member is disposed between this flange and the fixing frame.

4. The holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the connection part is a bolt comprising a threaded body, and the inner portion comprises a threaded accommodation member disposed on a side radially internal to the holding member, and wherein the threaded body of the bolt is screwed.

5. The holding device according to claim 1 , comprising an outer bearing member in the outer portion of the connection assembly, disposed against the outer face of the fixing frame, on which bears the resilient return member.

6. The holding device according to claim 1 , comprising an inner bearing member in the inner portion of the connection assembly, disposed against the inner face of the fixing frame and separating the holding member and said inner face of the fixing frame.

7. The holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member is partially covering the periphery of the cooling tubes and extends around part of the circumference of a cooling tube in a half-ring shape.

8. The holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member extends around part of the circumference of a cooling tube and leaves free another part of the circumference of the cooling tube intended to face the casing.

9. The holding device according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member has a generally flat central portion and two half-ring shaped portions intended to conform to and cover, at least partially, the annular shape of the two adjacent cooling tubes.

10. The holding device according to claim 9 , wherein a hole of the holding member traversed by the connection part is arranged in the central portion that joins the two half-ring shaped portions.

11. A turbomachine casing cooling system, including:
a plurality of cooling tubes,
the holding device according to claim 1 , the holding member holding two axially adjacent cooling tubes.

12. A turbomachine for an aircraft comprising a casing extending around an axial direction of the turbomachine, and a cooling system according to claim 11 , the fixing frame being secured to the casing in a radially outer manner with respect to the casing, the plurality of cooling tubes being disposed in a radially outer manner with respect to the casing between the casing and the fixing frame.

Assignees

• Safran Aircraft Engines

Inventors

• Morliere Simon Nicolas
• Beauquin Nicolas Jean-Marc Marcel
• Blanchard Stéphane Pierre Guillaume
• Moreaux Gaëlle Inès Méganne

Classifications

• F01D9/065

  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

• F01D11/24 Primary

  by selectively cooling-heating stator or rotor components · CPC title

• F05D2260/38

  by a spring, i.e. spring loaded or biased towards a certain position · CPC title

• F02C7/00

  Features, components parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart form groups F02C1/00 - F02C6/00; Air intakes for jet-propulsion plants (controlling F02C9/00) · CPC title

• F16L3/02

  partly surrounding the pipes, cables or protective tubing (bands or chains F16L3/14) · CPC title