Device for supplying oil under pressure to a linear actuator of a turbine engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9708053-B2
Application number	US-201414536954-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2014
Priority date	Nov 20, 2013
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

A device for supplying oil under pressure to a linear actuator of a turbine engine, in which the actuator includes an internal fixed portion and an external movable portion and a regulating device for regulating and supplying oil to chambers of the actuator, is provided. The regulating device is mounted radially outside the movable portion of the actuator, and the fixed portion of the actuator includes on its upstream end portion oil passage channels of which the outlets open radially outwards. The device further includes an oil distribution ring which is mounted on the upstream end portion of the fixed portion and which includes internal conduits of which the inlets communicate with the outlets of the channels of the fixed portion and the outlets open axially downstream and are connected to the regulating device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for supplying oil under pressure to a linear actuator of a turbine engine, the actuator comprising an internal fixed portion and an external movable portion and a regulator which regulates and supplies oil to at least one chamber of the actuator in order to displace the movable portion on the fixed portion,
wherein the regulator is mounted radially outside the movable portion of the actuator, and an upstream end portion of the fixed portion of the actuator comprises oil passage channels, and outlets of the oil passage channels open radially outwards,
the device further comprises an oil distribution ring which is mounted on the upstream end portion of the fixed portion and which comprises internal conduits, inlets of the internal conduits communicate with the outlets of the oil passage channels of the fixed portion, and outlets of the internal conduits open axially downstream and are connected to the regulator.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the oil distribution ring comprises at least two radially external lugs in each of which one of the internal conduits is formed, each internal conduit being substantially L-shaped and comprising a downstream axial portion connected to an upstream radial portion communicating at a radially inner end thereof with one of the outlets of one of the oil passage channels of the fixed portion.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the oil passage channels of the fixed portion are substantially L-shaped and each comprise a downstream radial portion aligned with the upstream radial portion of one of the conduits of the oil distribution ring, and connected to an upstream axial portion which opens at an upstream end of the upstream axial portion onto an upstream radial face of an internal annular flange of the fixed portion.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the upstream end portion of the fixed portion comprises an external screw thread of a nut for clamping the oil distribution ring on the fixed portion.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a shape of the upstream end portion of the fixed portion is complementary to a shape of the oil distribution ring in order to lock the oil distribution ring in rotation with respect to the fixed portion.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a seal is mounted between the oil distribution ring and the upstream end portion of the fixed portion.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the regulator is mounted between the movable portion and a cylindrical support sleeve of a bearing, which is connected to the movable portion.

8. The device according to claim 7 , wherein the upstream end portion of the fixed portion comprises lubricating oil passage channels, outlets of the lubricating oil passage channels open radially outwards,
wherein the oil distribution ring comprises internal passages, inlets of the internal passages open radially inwards and communicate with the outlets of the lubricating oil passage channels, and outlets of the internal passages open axially downstream for the supply of oil to the bearing.

9. A system for orientation of the pitch of the blades of a turbine engine propeller, comprising:
a control mechanism with an actuator connected to a first side of a fixed structural cylindrical housing of the turbine engine,
a movement transfer bearing connected to the movable portion of the actuator,
a transmission device between the bearing and the blades in order to drive the rotation of the blades following the translation of the bearing, and
an oil supply which supplies oil under pressure situated on a second side of the housing,
wherein the oil supply is connected to the actuator by the device according to claim 1 .

10. An aircraft turbine engine comprising a device according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Snecma

Inventors

• Curlier Augustin
• Charier Gilles Alain

Classifications

• B64C11/306

  specially adapted for contrarotating propellers · CPC title

• B64C11/38 Primary

  fluid, e.g. hydraulic · CPC title

• F16H57/046

  Oil-mist or spray lubrication · CPC title

• F01D7/00

  Rotors with blades adjustable in operation; Control thereof (for reversing F01D1/30) · CPC title

• F05D2260/70

  Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades · CPC title