LUBRIFICATION DEVICE FOR A TURBO MACHINE

• US 20190331001A1
• Filed: 04/26/2019
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engine Company
• Original Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engine Company
• Inventors: GARNIER, Fabien Stephane, COMTE, Francois Pierre Michel, GENILIER, Arnaud Lasantha, MILLIER, Vincent Francois Georges
• Granted Patent: US 11,408,305 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 25/125 of bearings
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 25/18 Lubricating arrangements of machines or engines in general F01M
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 5/02 Blade-carrying members, e.g. rotors rotors of non-bladed type F01D1/34; stators F01D9/00 ; selecting particular materials F01D5/28
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2220/32 in gas turbines
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2230/60 Assembly methods
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2260/98 Lubrication

Abstract

The invention relates to a lubrication device (1) for a turbo machine, comprising:

• • a rotor (2) rotating around an axis,
  • at least one lubrication chamber (6) formed in the rotor (2),
  • a stator (22) in which the rotor (2) is rotatably mounted,
  • a bearing (11) for rotationally guiding the rotor (2), mounted between the rotor (2) and the stator,
  • lubricating fluid supply means which supply at least the chamber (6) and the bearing (11), the lubricating fluid supply means comprising a nozzle (23) mounted on the stator provided with an ejection nozzle (34) at a free end of the nozzle (23), said nozzle (34) being configured to project the lubricating fluid into the chamber (6),
  • characterized in that the nozzle (23) has a movable part (27) including said ejection nozzle (34), said movable part (27) being movable between a retracted position in which the ejection nozzle (34) is remote from the chamber (6) or at least partially located outside the chamber (6), and an extended position in which the nozzle (34) is closer to the chamber (6) or at least partially located in the chamber (6).

Claims

1. A lubrication device (1) for a turbo machine comprising:

a rotor (2) rotating around an axis,

at least one lubrication chamber (6) formed in the rotor (2),

a stator (22) in which the rotor (2) is rotatably mounted,

a bearing (11) for rotationally guiding the rotor (2), mounted between the rotor (2) and the stator,

lubricating fluid supply means which supply at least the chamber (6) and the bearing (11), the lubricating fluid supply means comprising a nozzle (23) mounted on the stator provided with an ejection nozzle (34) at a free end of the nozzle (23), said nozzle (34) being configured to project the lubricating fluid into the chamber (6),

characterized in that the nozzle (23) has a fixed part (26) and a movable part (27), said movable part (27) having said nozzle (34), said movable part (27) being movable between a retracted position in which the nozzle (34) is remote from the chamber (6) or located at least partially outside the chamber (6), and an extended position in which the nozzle (34) is closer to the chamber (6) or located at least partially within the chamber (6).

2. The lubrication device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the nozzle (23) has return means (39), mounted between the fixed part (26) and the movable part (27) of the nozzle (23), the return means (39) being configured to move the movable part (27) of the nozzle (23) to its retracted position.

3. The lubrication device (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the movable part (27) of the nozzle (23) has a piston (33) which slides in a cylinder (31) of the fixed part (26) of the nozzle (23), the lubricating fluid flowing through the nozzle (23) being intended to exert a force on the piston (33), the movable part (27) of the nozzle (23) being capable of being moved to its extended position by applying said force on the piston (33), against the return means (39).

4. The lubrication device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the movable part (27) comprises at least one primary channel (36) and at least two opposite secondary channels (37) connected to the primary channel (36), the lubrication fluid passing through said movable part (27) being able to successively pass through the primary channel (36) and the secondary channels (37) before opening in the lubrication chamber (6).

5. The lubrication device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the nozzle (23) extends radially inwardly from said fixed part (22), the radial distance between the rotor and the ejection nozzle (34) of the nozzle (23) in its retracted position being configured to allow the rotor to be mounted in the stator by axial insertion.

6. The lubrication device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, in the extended position, the ejection nozzle (34) of the nozzle (23) is located at least partially in the lubrication chamber (6).

7. The lubrication device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotor (2) has lubrication channels (19, 20) connecting the lubrication chamber (6) to the bearing (11).

8. The lubrication device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotor (2) has at least one deflecting wall (17, 18) extending radially outwards and/or axially, the chamber (6) being delimited at least in part by the deflecting wall (17, 18).

9. The lubrication device according to claim 1, wherein the movable part (27) of the nozzle (23) is configured to be moved into the extended position by circulation of a lubricating fluid through the nozzle (23).

10. The lubrication device according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes means for rotationally coupling the movable part (27) of the nozzle (23) to the fixed part (26).

11. A process for assembling a lubrication device (1) according to claim 1 characterised in that it includes the following steps:

moving the movable part (27) of the nozzle (23) to the retracted position,

mounting the rotor (2) axially inside the stator (22), so that the movable part (27) of the nozzle (23) is axially arranged opposite to the lubrication chamber (6),

optionally, moving the movable part (27) of the nozzle (23) to the extended position.