Device for centering and guiding a shaft of an aircraft turbine engine

• Main Authors: Baret, Emmanuel Fabrice Marie, Becoulet, Julien Fabien Patrick, Tan-Kim, Alexandre Jean-Marie, Levisse, Paul Ghislain Albert
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.08.2024
• Subjects: AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES; STEAM ENGINES; WEAPONS

A device for centering and guiding a shaft of an aircraft turbine engine, the device including an outer ring of a rolling bearing, the ring extending about an axis; an annular bearing support extending about the axis and at least partially about the ring; at least one series of connecting elements for linking the ring to the support, the connecting elements being interposed between an inner cylindrical rim of the ring and an outer cylindrical rim of the support that extends about the inner rim, and each having a first radially outer end for linking to the outer cylindrical rim and a second radially inner end for linking to the inner cylindrical rim, the ring, the support and the connecting elements being integrally formed, the connecting elements being enclosed in an annular housing that is radially delimited by the rims and laterally enclosed by an annular web.