US 12,214,890 B2
Propeller propulsion unit for an aircraft
Mathieu Mahe, Toulouse (FR); Christophe Labarthe, Toulouse (FR); Frederic Journade, Toulouse (FR); Frédéric Vinches, Toulouse (FR); Franck Alvarez, Toulouse (FR); Lionel Czapla, Toulouse (FR); Emmanuel Vardelle, Toulouse (FR); Rémi Amargier, Toulouse (FR); and Kotaro Fukasaku, Toulouse (FR)
Assigned to Airbus Operations SAS, Toulouse (FR)
Filed by Airbus Operations SAS, Toulouse (FR)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/355,779.
Claims priority of application No. 2207562 (FR), filed on Jul. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0025553 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 27/40 (2024.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 27/30 (2024.01); B64D 27/355 (2024.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/2465 (2016.01)
CPC B64D 27/24 (2013.01) [B64D 27/30 (2024.01); B64D 27/355 (2024.01); H01M 8/2465 (2013.01); B64D 27/402 (2024.01); B64D 2041/005 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A propulsion unit for an aircraft comprising:
a hollow chassis with an opening in the bottom,
a propulsion system comprising the following propulsion elements: an electric motor with a drive shaft bearing a propeller, a fuel cell providing electrical power to the electric motor, a tank feeding hydrogen gas to the fuel cell, and a cooling system, and
at least one platform, wherein the at least one platform is fastened to said chassis using fasteners and closes said opening, and
wherein at least one propulsion element of the propulsion system is fastened to the at least one platform.