Aircraft power unit of the type with faired blower equipped with a thrust reverser wth doors

• US 4,801,112 A
• Filed: 02/17/1988
• Issued: 01/31/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hurel-Hispano Meudon
• Original Assignee: Societe de Construction Des Avions Hurel-Duobis
• Inventors: Kennedy, John F., Fournier, Alain
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/157,366
• Time in Patent Office: 349 Days
• Field of Search: 244/110 B, 244/23 D, 244/12.5, 239/265.19, 239/265.23, 239/265.25, 239/265.27, 239/265.29, 239/265.31, 60/226.2, 60/228, 60/230, 60/232
• US Class Current: 244/110.00B
• CPC Class Codes: F02K 1/72 the aft end of the fan housing being movable to uncover openings in the fan housing for the reversed flow

Abstract

The aircraft propulsive unit having on the one hand, a fixed central structure in the axis of which is housed a gas generator whose nozzle delivers a hot jet and, on the other hand, an upstream fan or blower concentric with the gas generator and rotating inside an annular channel defined by the fixed structure and by a peripheral cowling or fairing with double wall carried by the fixed structure, the blower providing the forced circulation of a cold flow in the channel for improving the performance of the power unit, the fairing being formed of two parts, the upstream one of which is fixed and surrounds the blower, whereas the downstream one is mobile and slides parallel to the axis x--x'"'"' of the generator, the propulsive power unit further having a system for reversing the thrust of the cold flow which is formed of pivoting doors having respectively external and internal walls which, in the retracted position of the doors, are aligned respectively with the external and internal walls of the fairing.

The doors are housed in openings of the sliding part of the fairing, defined by annular parts joined together by beams, the doors pivoting about pivots housed in the beams and each door being coupled by at least one link to the fixed central structure so that the backward movement of the sliding part of the fairing causes rotation of the doors, which frees openings and closes the annular channel, the doors projecting radially outwardly of the fairing.

Claims

1. Aircraft propulsive power unit of the type comprising, on the one hand, a fixed central structure along the axis of which is housed a gas generator whose nozzle delivers a hot jet and, on the other hand, an upstream fan or blower concentric with the gas generator and rotating inside an annular channel defined by the fixed structure and by a peripheral cowling or fairing with double wall carried by the fixed structure, said blower providing the forced circulation of a cold flow in the channel for improving the performance of the power unit, the fairing being formed of two parts, the upstream one of which is fixed and surrounds the blower, whereas the downstream one is mobile and slides parallel to the longitudinal axis of the generator, said propulsive power unit further comprising a system for reversing the thrust of the cold flow which is formed of pivoting doors having respectively external and internal walls which, in the retracted position of the doors, are aligned respectively with the external and internal walls of the fairing, characterized in that said doors are housed in openings of the sliding part of the fairing, defined by annular parts joined together by beams, said doors pivoting about pivots housed in said beams and each door being coupled by at least one link to the fixed central structure so that the backward movement of the sliding part of the fairing causes rotation of the doors, which uncovers the openings and closes the annular channel, the doors projecting radially outwardly of the fairing.

2. Propulsive power unit according to claim 1, characterized in that translational movement of the sliding part of the fairing is provided by an actuating system housed partially in the fixed upstream part of the fairing and partially in the beams of the sliding part.

3. Propulsive power unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the coupling point of the link to the door is situated substantially at a quarter of the length thereof from its rear edge.

4. Propulsive power unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the pivoting axis of the doors is situated substantially halfway therealong.

5. Propulsive power unit according to claim 1, in which the fixed part of the fairing is connected to the fixed central structure by a series of fixed blades situated downstream of the blower, characterized in that, in the retracted position, i.e. with the doors aligned with the fairing, the rear part of the doors closes a space between the rear edge of the fixed part of the fairing and the annular downstream part of the sliding part of the fairing, whereas the front part of the doors covers a zone of the fixed part of the fairing.

6. Propulsive power unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the edge of the fixed fairing part is provided with a seal against which a shoulder, provided in the internal face of the door, is engagable by abutment.

7. Propulsive power unit according to claim 1, characterized in that, in the retracted position, the rear part of the internal face of the door is aligned with the internal wall of the fixed fairing part providing material continuity of the annular channel.

8. Propulsive power unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the edge of the fixed fairing part is provided with a seal against which a shoulder provided in the internal face of the door is engagable by abutment and in that in the retracted position, the pressure reigning in the annular channel is exerted on the rear part of the door whereas, on the front part of the door isolated by the seal there reigns a lower pressure, this pressure difference acting in the direction of holding the doors in the closed position.