Aircraft engine intake arrangement comprising a mechanical decoupler
US11371432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2300/20
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mechanical decoupler (15) at the inlet to a turbomachine is positioned on the outside of an intake casing, where radiating arms (27) meet an external casing (13) so as to partially unload a low-pressure shaft when a significant out-of-balance appears. Because it is positioned a long way from the bearing, the decoupler (15) can be designed with a greater degree of freedom at a location where there is more space available and where layout constraints are less of an issue. More specifically, it is housed in a cavity (30) of the external casing (13) which opens onto the flow path (5).
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