Assembly for a turbomachine comprising lubricant evacuation means, and turbomachine equipped with such an assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12509996-B2
Application number	US-202418420229-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2024
Priority date	Jan 30, 2023
Publication date	Dec 30, 2025
Grant date	Dec 30, 2025

Abstract

The invention relates to a turbomachine assembly (1) extending around a longitudinal axis and comprising a speed reduction gear (16) having an external ring gear (23) and a gutter (41) for recovering a lubricant ejected by centrifugal effect, the gutter (41) being arranged around the external ring gear and comprising an area (43) for collecting the lubricant received by ejection.According to the invention, the gutter (41) is secured in terms of rotation to the external ring gear and in that the assembly comprises a device (50) for evacuating the lubricant to the outside of the collection area (43), the evacuation device being intended to be connected to a stator of the turbomachine and extending at least partly into the collection area, the evacuation device being configured so as to evacuate the lubricant located in the collection area to an oil evacuation area located outside the gutter.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A turbomachine assembly extending about a longitudinal axis (X) and comprising:
a speed reduction gear comprising a sun gear pinion, planet gear pinions, and an external ring gear, the planet gear pinions being in mesh on one hand with the sun gear pinion and on another hand with the external ring gear, and a recovering gutter for recovering a lubricant ejected by centrifugal effect from the speed reduction gear during operation, the gutter being arranged around the external ring gear and comprising an area for collecting the lubricant received by ejection, wherein the gutter is secured in rotation to the external ring gear, and wherein the turbomachine assembly comprises an evacuation device for evacuating the lubricant towards an outside of the collection area, the evacuation device being connected to a stator of the turbomachine assembly and extending at least partly into the collection area of the gutter, the evacuation device being configured to evacuate the lubricant situated in the collection area towards a lubricant evacuation area situated outside the gutter.

2 . The turbomachine assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the external ring gear is movable in rotation about the longitudinal axis (X).

3 . The turbomachine assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each planet gear pinion comprises the same toothing meshing with the sun gear pinion and the external ring gear.

4 . The turbomachine assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each planet gear pinion comprises a first toothing of a first mean diameter meshing with the sun gear pinion and a second toothing of a second mean diameter, different from the first mean diameter, meshing with the external ring gear.

5 . The turbomachine assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the external ring gear comprises a radial attachment flange to which a radial leg of the gutter is attached, the radial attachment flange comprising means for ejecting the lubricant outside the speed reduction gear.

6 . The turbomachine assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the external ring gear is formed by two half-ring gears, which respectively comprise a first half-flange and a second half-flange, the first half-flange and the second half-flange forming the radial attachment flange and being attached against each other by attachment members.

7 . The turbomachine assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the collection area of the gutter is axially offset from the radial attachment flange with respect to a median plane (P) of the external ring gear perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X).

8 . The turbomachine assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the collection area of the gutter is delimited by a retention wall having a U-shaped, C-shaped, or semi-circular axial cross-section, the retention wall being connected to the radial leg via a guide wall, which is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis (X).

9 . The turbomachine assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the guide wall of the gutter has an inflection point at a junction with the retention wall.

10 . The turbomachine assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the collection area of the gutter faces the radial attachment flange.

11 . The turbomachine assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the evacuation device comprises a first end arranged in the collection area and a second end arranged outside the collection area.

12 . The turbomachine assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the evacuation device comprises at least one pipe comprising a plurality of segments extending in different directions from one another, the at least one pipe comprising an inlet which opens into the collection area of the gutter to evacuate the lubricant located in the collection area towards a lubricant evacuation area located outside the gutter.

13 . The turbomachine assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the evacuation device comprises at least one deflector, a first segment of which is arranged in the collection area of the gutter, the first segment having a deflecting surface configured to evacuate the lubricant located in the collection area towards a lubricant evacuation area located outside the gutter.

14 . The turbomachine assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the evacuation device comprises an end arranged in the collection area, the end is beveled to evacuate the lubricant located in the collection area towards a lubricant evacuation area located outside the gutter.

15 . A turbomachine comprising the turbomachine assembly according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Safran Trans Systems

Inventors

• Mouly Guillaume Pierre
• Beck Guillaume Julien
• Morelli Boris Pierre Marcel
• Pennacino Antoine Jacques Marie
• Serey Jean-Pierre

Classifications

• F05D2260/98

  Lubrication · CPC title

• F05D2260/40311

  of the epicyclical, planetary or differential type · CPC title

• F01D25/18 Primary

  Lubricating arrangements (of machines or engines in general F01M) · CPC title

• F01D15/12 Primary

  Combinations with mechanical gearing (driven by multiple engines F01D13/00) · CPC title

• F02C7/06

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