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Patent No.:

US 10883512 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 09, 2016

Fan rotatably connected to a drive shaft by means of a meltable element

Applicant:

Safran Electrical & Power, Blagnac, FR;

Inventors:

Fabien Del Rio, Blagnac, FR;

Frederic Garcia, Blagnac, FR;

Francois Gauharou, Blagnac, FR;

Rene Salvador, Blagnac, FR;

Assignee:

SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & POWER, Blagnac, FR;

Attorney:

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Primary Examiner:

David E Sosnowski

Assistant Examiner:

Danielle M Christensen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/26 (2006.01); F16D 9/08 (2006.01); F16D 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/263 (2013.01); F16D 9/08 (2013.01); F05D 2260/311 (2013.01); F16D 1/0894 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to a fan, in particular for an aircraft cooling unit, comprising a wheel () and a shaft line () for driving the wheel about an axis (A), said wheel including a hub () supporting an annular row of blades (), and means () for connection to said shaft line that are housed inside said hub. The fan is characterized in that the connection means include at least one meltable safety element () designed to be broken and to rotationally disengage at least a portion of the connection means from the shaft line when a torque for driving the wheel that is transmitted by the shaft line exceeds a specific threshold.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Del Rio, Fabien. (2021). Fan rotatably connected to a drive shaft by means of a meltable element (U.S. Patent No. 10883512). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10883512

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