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US 2024/0174368 A1Published application
Propeller propulsion assembly for an aircraft
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsJérôme CASSAGNE, Frédéric VINCHES, Lionel CZAPLA, Kotaro FUKASAKU, Rémi AMARGIER
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Abstract
A propulsion assembly for an aircraft, having a T-shaped chassis with a horizontal structure and a vertical structure, a gearbox fastened to a front of the chassis, and a propulsion system having the following propulsion elements: an electric motor driving the components of the gearbox, a fuel cell, a tank and a cooling system, wherein the propulsion elements are fastened beneath the horizontal structure and against the vertical structure by fastening means.
Claims11
A propulsion assembly for an aircraft, having a longitudinal direction and having:
- a chassis having a T-shaped profile with a horizontal structure and a vertical structure,
- a gearbox comprising an output shaft, said output shaft bearing a propeller, the gearbox being fastened to a front of the chassis by first fastening means, and
- a propulsion system having propulsion elements comprising:
- at least one electric motor,
- each of the at least one electric motor having a drive shaft mechanically coupled to the gearbox,
- at least one fuel cell configured to electrically power said at least one electric motor, and
- at least one tank configured to supply said at least one fuel cell with dihydrogen,
- wherein the propulsion elements are fastened beneath the horizontal structure and against the vertical structure by second fastening means.
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