Turbojet engine nacelle with variable ventilation outlet cross section

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9670798-B2
Application number	US-201313870369-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2013
Priority date	Oct 25, 2010
Publication date	Jun 6, 2017
Grant date	Jun 6, 2017

Abstract

A turbojet engine nacelle includes a rear section having an internal structure. The internal structure surrounds a rear part of an engine compartment and delimits, with an ejection jet pipe, an outlet cross section for the ventilation of the engine compartment. The engine nacelle includes a moving element associated with a corresponding controller. The moving element is able to move between a withdrawn position in which the outlet cross section for ventilation is at a maximum and an engaged position in which the moving element partially reduces the outlet cross section for ventilation by comparison with the retracted position. The controller is capable of moving the moving element between the retracted and engaged positions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A turbojet engine nacelle comprising a rear section having an inner structure surrounding a rear part of an engine compartment and having a ventilation compartment, the inner structure configured to delimit, with a jet nozzle, a ventilation outlet cross-section of the ventilation compartment, wherein the turbojet engine nacelle comprises at least one moving element associated with at least one corresponding control device, said moving element being disposed within the ventilation compartment and movable between a retracted position in which the ventilation outlet cross-section is maximal, and an engaged position in which the moving element at least partially reduces the ventilation outlet cross-section relative to the retracted position, said control device comprising an actuator being operable to move the moving element between the retracted and engaged positions, and said moving element being biased in the retracted position by a biasing member, the actuator being spaced apart from the biasing member.

2. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the moving element can be moved into at least one intermediate position between its retracted and engaged positions.

3. The nacelle according to claim 2 , wherein the moving element can be moved continuously between its retracted and engaged positions.

4. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the moving element is rotatably mounted around a pivot axis.

5. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the moving element is movably mounted on an exhaust shroud at the jet nozzle.

6. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the moving element is made in several sectors and extends over at least part of a periphery of the ventilation outlet cross-section.

7. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the moving element is made in a single sector that is at least partially peripheral.

8. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the actuator of the movable element comprises at least one electric driving device.

9. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the actuator of the moving element comprises at least one of a pneumatic and hydraulic driving device.

10. The nacelle according to claim 1 , wherein the actuator is a push-piece and the biasing member is a return spring.

Assignees

• Aircelle Sa

Inventors

• Vauchel Guy Bernard
• Lemains Laurence

Classifications

• F02K1/72

  the aft end of the fan housing being movable to uncover openings in the fan housing for the reversed flow · CPC title

• F02K1/46

  Nozzles having means for adding air to the jet or for augmenting the mixing region between the jet and the ambient air, e.g. for silencing (F02K1/28, F02K1/36, F02K1/38 take precedence) · CPC title

• F01D25/24 Primary

  Casings (modified for heating or cooling F01D25/14); Casing parts, e.g. diaphragms, casing fastenings (casings for rotary machines or engines in general F16M {; special arrangements in stators dealing with breaking-off of part of rotor F01D21/045}) · CPC title

• F02K1/383

  with retractable elements · CPC title

• B64D33/04

  of exhaust outlets or jet pipes · CPC title