MUMBAI, India, June 19 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617056961 A) filed by Safran Aircraft Engines on May 05, 2026, for Tool For Machining An Abradable Annular Layer Of A Fan Casing Of An Aircraft Turbine Engine And Machining Method Using Such A Tool.
Inventor includes Leblanc, Benoit Bernard Maurice.
The application for the patent was published on June 05, 2026, under issue no. 23/2026.
Abstract: The invention relates to a tool (20) for machining an abradable annular layer (10b) of a fan (1) casing (3) of an aircraft turbine engine, including: - a central centring body (30) configured to be attached to a fan disk (2) of the turbine engine; - a machining tool (50) connected to the central body (30) and including at least one machining means (51) configured to come into contact with the abradable layer; and - a first motor (52) for rotating the machining means (51), characterised in that the central body (30) comprises or carries a copying cam (70) which comprises a cam profile (72) which depends on a desired surface profile for the abradable layer (10b) after machining.
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