Fastening of an exhaust cone in a turbomachine nozzle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11959437-B2
Application number	US-202118251798-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2021
Priority date	Nov 5, 2020
Publication date	Apr 16, 2024
Grant date	Apr 16, 2024

Abstract

An assembly for a turbomachine nozzle having a longitudinal axis (X) includes an exhaust cone with an annular outer wall for guiding a primary air flow and an annular chamber placed radially inside said annular outer wall. The annular chamber includes an annular inner wall placed radially inside the annular outer wall of the exhaust cone. An exhaust case is placed upstream of the ejection cone. A connecting member is interposed longitudinally between the exhaust case and the exhaust cone and fastened to the exhaust case and to the annular inner wall. The assembly further includes elastic means configured to deform radially and prestressed radially between the annular outer wall and the connecting member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An assembly for a turbomachine with a longitudinal axis (X) comprising:
an exhaust cone comprising an outer annular wall for the flow of a primary air flow and an annular box arranged radially inside said outer annular wall, the annular box comprising an inner annular wall arranged radially inside the outer annular wall of the exhaust cone,
an exhaust case arranged upstream of the exhaust cone, and
a connecting member interposed longitudinally between the exhaust case and the exhaust cone, the connecting member being fastened to the exhaust case and to the inner annular wall,
said assembly further comprising at least one elastic means radially deformable and radially prestressed between the outer annular wall and the connecting member,
wherein the connecting member comprises an annular flange connected to a corresponding flange of the exhaust case and a plurality of fastening lugs distributed circumferentially around the longitudinal axis and connected to the inner annular wall.

2. The assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising means for limiting a radial displacement of the outer annular wall, said radial displacement limiting means being interposed between the outer annular wall and the connecting member, wherein said radial displacement limiting means form a radial stop of the outer annular wall against the connecting member.

3. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic means are fastened to the outer annular wall and are in radial contact against the connecting member or fastened to the connecting member and are in radial contact against the outer annular wall.

4. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the radial displacement limiting means are fastened to the outer annular wall and are in radial contact against the connecting member or fastened to the connecting member and are in radial contact against the outer annular wall.

5. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein at least one elastic means is superimposed with a radial displacement limiting means.

6. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein at least one elastic means is circumferentially spaced apart from one of the radial displacement limiting means.

7. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein at least one elastic means is a leaf spring, the leaf springs being distributed circumferentially around the longitudinal axis.

8. The assembly according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of said leaf springs comprises a first flexible leaf extending in a first direction of the circumferential direction around the longitudinal axis and a second flexible leaf extending in a second direction of the circumferential direction around the longitudinal axis (X) opposite to the first direction.

9. The assembly according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of said leaf springs comprises one single leaf extending radially along the longitudinal axis (X).

10. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of said leaf springs forms a radial displacement limiting means.

11. The assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a first annular seal surrounding the junction between the connecting member and the inner annular wall, said first annular seal being configured to limit the circulation of the primary air flow towards a cavity of the exhaust cone.

12. The assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a second annular seal connected to the connecting member and extending radially towards the outer annular wall, said second annular seal being configured to prevent the primary air flow from passing through the outer annular wall.

13. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic means are formed by an annular seal fastened to the connecting member and comprising a radially deformable part bearing against the outer annular wall.

14. The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein each displacement limiting means is formed by a buffer, wherein the buffers being are distributed circumferentially around the longitudinal axis (X) and are held at a predetermined distance with the connecting member in the radial direction.

15. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a downstream portion of the outer annular wall is fastened to a downstream portion of the inner annular wall.

16. A turbomachine nozzle comprising an assembly according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Safran Nacelles
• Safran Ceram

Inventors

• Joret Jean-Philippe
• Devanlay Vincent
• Bravin Fabien
• Vandellos Thomas

Classifications

• F02K1/04 Primary

  Mounting of an exhaust cone in the jet pipe · CPC title

• F02K1/80

  Couplings or connections · CPC title

• F05D2300/6033

  Ceramic matrix composites [CMC] · CPC title

• F05D2230/642

  using maintaining alignment while permitting differential dilatation · CPC title

• F05D2260/38

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