Propulsive assembly for aircraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11975859-B2
Application number	US-202117383559-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 23, 2021
Priority date	Jul 27, 2020
Publication date	May 7, 2024
Grant date	May 7, 2024

Abstract

A propulsive assembly for aircraft comprising an engine, a nacelle arranged around the engine and a pylon supporting the engine, the nacelle including two engine cowls and reversing cowls, each cowl having an internal skin, characterized in that at least one of the cowls of the nacelle comprises at least one box arranged in a space situated between the internal skin of the cowl and the engine, the box delimiting a volume of inert material, the inert material being flame retardant foam. This box partially blocks a zone of the engine where a fire is likely to begin, which makes it possible to limit the volume of a fire zone of the engine, and thus reduce the quantity of extinguishing agent which is necessary to extinguish a fire in the zone of the engine concerned.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A propulsive assembly for aircraft comprising:
an engine,
a nacelle arranged around the engine on a common longitudinal axis, and
a pylon supporting the engine,
the nacelle including two engine cowls of generally “C”-shaped cross section articulated on the pylon and that can be linked to one another in a closed position, and reversing cowls following the engine cowls along the longitudinal axis, each of the engine cowls and each of the reversing cowls having an internal skin,
the nacelle further including a fan casing located radially inwardly from the two engine cowls with respect to the longitudinal axis,
the nacelle further including an engine casing located radially inwardly from the reversing cowls with respect to the longitudinal axis,

wherein at least one of the engine cowls of the nacelle comprises at least one box arranged in a space situated between the internal skin of the at least one of the engine cowls and the fan casing, the at least one box delimiting a volume of inert material, the inert material being flame retardant foam, the at least one box disposed within an axial extent of the fan casing,
wherein a gap extends between the at least one box and the fan casing.

2. The propulsive assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one box is a steel box, and comprises edges which are fixed removably onto the internal skin of the at least one of the engine cowls of the nacelle.

3. The propulsive assembly according to claim 2 , wherein a link between the edges of the at least one box and the internal skin of the at least one of the engine cowls of the nacelle is tight.

4. The propulsive assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one box and the at least one of the engine cowls of the nacelle are single-piece parts.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Sas

Inventors

• Cayssials Julien
• Soulie Adeline
• Guichot Arnaud
• Brachet Nicolas

Classifications

• B64D27/402

  comprising box like supporting frames, e.g. pylons or arrangements for embracing the power plant · CPC title

• B64D29/06 Primary

  Attaching of nacelles, fairings or cowlings · CPC title

• B64D29/02 Primary

  associated with wings · CPC title

• B64D27/12 Primary

  within, or attached to, wings · CPC title

• B64D27/40

  Arrangements for mounting power plants in aircraft · CPC title