US4790724A
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Aerial propellors more especially for aircraft propulsive units
Assignee: Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales
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Filing: 1987-10-07
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Granted: 1988-12-13
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Expires: 2007-10-07
Abstract
Abstract The mean line (F) of each blade (1) is formed by a flat continuous curve contained in a plane OZ-OYo forming with the plane of rotation of the propeller an angle phi o between 35 DEG and 55 DEG and preferably between 40 DEG and 50 DEG , said curve having a first part of negative Yo and positive Z coordinates, and a second part of positive Yo and positive Z coordinates, the coordinate point Yo=0 being situated between the values of Z included between 0.75 and 0.85 R (R designating the radius of the propeller), the tangent to this curve has its end corresponding to the end of the blade forming with the axis Oz an angle between 30 DEG and 50 DEG and preferably between 35 DEG and 45 DEG .
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Marc Bousquet
- 👤 Alain Faubert
- 👤 Georges Vingut
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 05:11
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C11/00; B64C11/02; B64C11/14; B64C11/16; B64C11/18; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S416/00; Y10S416/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
An aerial propeller, particularly for an aircraft propulsive unit, having a plurality of blades, each blade having a mean line, said mean line defined using a reference trihedron constituted by axis OX formed by the axis of rotation of the propeller, axis OZ formed by the pivoting axis of the blade and axis OY completing the trirectangular trihedron, wherein said mean line is formed by a flat continuous curve contained in a plane OZ-OY o forming with the plane of rotation of the propeller an angle 0 o between 35° and 55° and preferably between 40° and 50°, said curve having a first part of negative Y o and positive Z coordinates, and a second part of positive Y o and positive Z coordinates, the coordinate point Y o =0 being situated between the values of Z included between 0.75 and 0.85 R (R designating the radius of the propeller), the tangent to this curve has its end corresponding to the end of the blade forming with the axis Oz and angle between 30° and 50° and preferably between 35° and 45°.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
An aerial propeller, particularly for an aircraft propulsive unit, having a plurality of blades, each blade having a mean line, said mean line defined using a reference trihedron constituted by axis OX formed by the axis of rotation of the propeller, axis OZ formed by the pivoting axis of the blade and axis OY completing the trirectangular trihedron, wherein said mean line is formed by a flat continuous curve contained in a plane OZ-OY o forming with the plane of rotation of the propeller an angle 0 o between 35° and 55° and preferably between 40° and 50°, said curve having a first part of negative Y o and positive Z coordinates, and a second part of positive Y o and positive Z coordinates, the coordinate point Y o =0 being situated between the values of Z included between 0.75 and 0.85 R (R designating the radius of the propeller), the tangent to this curve has its end corresponding to the end of the blade forming with the axis Oz and angle between 30° and 50° and preferably between 35° and 45°.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A propeller according to claim 1, wherein said mean line is defined by the following equation, in the plane OZ-OY o : Y.sub.o /R=M.sub.o +M.sub.1 (Z/R)+M.sub.2 (Z/R).sup.2 +M.sub.3 (Z/R).sup.3 +M.sub.4 (Z/R).sup.4 in which 0.05<M o ≦0.015; 0.1<M 1 ≦0.2; -2<M 2 ≦-1; 1.5<M 3 ≦3; -1<M 4 ≦-0.5.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
72 words
A propeller according to claim 1 including the following profiles: at 0.3 R, a profile of relative thickness e/c=13%, at 0.5 R, a profile of relative thickness e/c=9%, at 0.7 R, a profile of relative thickness e/c=6%, at 0.9 R, a profile of relative thickness e/c=3.5%, the profile of thickness e/c=13% being connected progressively towards the base as far as the intersection with the cowling where it takes on the shape thereof.
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