# US 12,110,843 B2 · Thrust reverser comprising movable grids and cowls assembled by recessing

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- Number: US 12,110,843 B2
- Document ID: US12110843B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/264,328
- Filed: 2022-02-02
- Published: 2024-03-21
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2021-02-05
- Assignees: Safran Nacelles
- Applicants: Safran Nacelles
- Inventors: Patrick André Boileau; Fabien Jourdan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12110843B2

## CPC

- F02K 1/72: the aft end of the fan housing being movable to uncover openings in the fan housing for the reversed flow
- F02K 1/766: {with blocking systems or locking devices; Arrangement of locking devices for thrust reversers}
- F02K 1/80: Couplings or connections
- F05D 2230/72: Maintenance
- F05D 2260/36: by a form fit connection, e.g. by interlocking
- F05D 2260/38: by a spring, i.e. spring loaded or biased towards a certain position
- Y02T 50/60: Efficient propulsion technologies, e.g. for aircraft
- F02K: JET-PROPULSION PLANTS (features of jet-propulsion plants common to gas-turbine plants, air intakes or fuel supply control of air-breathing jet-propulsion plants F02C7/00, F02C9/00)
- F05D: INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

## Abstract

A thrust reverser with movable grids, includes structure for connecting, by recessing, a front frame of an outer cowl and a rear frame of the grids. The reverser includes loading structure configured to exert a stress pressing against the connecting structure, under the action of a circumferential pull of the front frame of the outer cowl or of a tightening band supported by the front frame.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A thrust reverser for an aircraft propulsion unit, comprising a fixed portion, two cowls and deflection grids, each of the cowls being connected to the fixed portion according to a pivot connection so as to be able to be displaced between a closed position and an open position intended for the maintenance of the propulsion unit, the reverser comprising connecting means comprising one or several tabs formed by the cowls or respectively by the grids and at least one groove formed by the grids or respectively by the cowls, the connecting means being configured such that the tab(s) fit into the at least one groove when the cowls are displaced from the open position to the closed position such that, in the closed position, the cowls and the grids form a coupling which is movable relative to the fixed portion in translation along a longitudinal axis between an advanced position allowing the propulsion unit to generate a thrust and a retracted position allowing the propulsion unit to generate a counter-thrust, the coupling comprising tension members connected to the grids and being configured so as to exert a stress pressing the tab(s) into the at least one groove.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The reverser according to claim 1, wherein the tension members are configured to cooperate with the cowls and/or with one or more force transmission parts.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The reverser according to claim 1, wherein the cowls comprise a frame forming the tab(s), or respectively the at least one groove, the tension members being configured to cooperate with the frame of the cowls or with one or more force transmission parts carried by the frame of the cowls.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The reverser according to claim 1, wherein the tension members comprise at least one lock and/or at least one compass comprising at least two connecting rods hinged to each other, one of the connecting rods being connected to the grids, the other connecting rod being connected to one of the cowls.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The reverser according to claim 1, wherein a compass comprising at least two connecting rods hinged to each other is configured to take a first configuration when the cowls are in the closed position and a second configuration when the cowls are in the open position, the reverser comprising a blocking member allowing blocking the compass in the first configuration and a control mechanism allowing unblocking the compass to be able to place the compass in the second configuration.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The reverser according to claim 1, comprising one or more tightening bands forming one or more force transmission parts configured to cooperate with the tension members, each of the tightening bands extending radially outside the connecting means and circumferentially about the longitudinal axis, each of the tightening bands comprising two circumferential ends which are each configured to be connected to the grids by a respective one of the tension members such that the tension members can exert a circumferential stress on the tightening bands.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The reverser according to claim 6, wherein the tension members comprise at least one lock and/or at least one compass comprising at least two connecting rods hinged to each other, one of the connecting rods being connected to the grids, the other connecting rod being connected to one of the cowls, and wherein at least one of the circumferential ends of at least one of said tightening bands is connected to said lock.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The reverser according to claim 6, wherein the tension members comprise at least one lock and/or at least one compass comprising at least two connecting rods hinged to each other, one of the connecting rods being connected to the grids, the other connecting rod being connected to one of the cowls, and wherein at least one of the circumferential ends of at least one of said tightening bands is connected to said compass so as to preserve the connection between this tightening band and the grids when the cowls are displaced between the open and closed positions.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The reverser according to claim 6, wherein the tightening bands comprise primary tightening bands and secondary tightening bands configured such that the pressing stress is exerted by the primary tightening bands when these are operational and by the secondary tightening bands in the case of breakage or failure of the primary tightening bands.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A method for attaching the tabs to the at least one groove of the reverser according to claim 1, the method comprising a step of pressing the tabs into the at least one groove.