US 12,103,694 B2
Nacelle air intake and nacelle comprising such an air intake
Gina Ferrier, Moissy Cramayel (FR); and Patrick Boileau, Moissy Cramayel (FR)
Assigned to Safran Nacelles, Gonfreville L'Orcher (FR)
Filed by Safran Nacelles, Gonfreville l'Orcher (FR)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/510,626.
Application 17/510,626 is a continuation of application No. PCT/FR2020/050695, filed on Apr. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 19/04429 (FR), filed on Apr. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0041295 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 33/02 (2006.01); B64D 29/06 (2006.01); F02C 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 33/02 (2013.01) [B64D 29/06 (2013.01); F02C 7/04 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0206 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0273 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0286 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air intake for a nacelle of an aircraft engine, the air intake comprising:
a substantially cylindrical inner wall;
a substantially cylindrical outer wall;
a front lip connecting the substantially cylindrical inner wall and the substantially cylindrical outer wall;
a front mounting flange configured to cooperate with a rear flange of a wall of the aircraft engine forming a fan casing; and
a support structure comprising a lower end configured to be secured to the fan casing, by the rear flange, and an upper end in contact at least with a downstream portion of the substantially cylindrical outer wall, the support structure including access apertures configured to be crossed by maintenance tools during operations of maintenance of the air intake,
wherein the lower end of the support structure is positioned downstream of the front mounting flange and the rear flange.