Turbine wastegate
US10006352B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbocharger wastegate assembly includes a turbine housing that includes a chamber and a bore where the bore includes a bore diameter; a bushing that includes a bushing bore, an exterior end, an interior end, a bushing bore diameter, an exterior surface diameter; and a monoblock wastegate that includes a shaft, a shoulder, an arm and a plug, where the shaft includes a shaft diameter that is less than the bushing bore diameter, where the shoulder includes a diameter that is greater than the bushing bore diameter and where, in an assembled state, the interior end of the bushing is disposed in the chamber and the exterior end of the bushing is disposed in an exterior space and where the interior end of the bushing and the shoulder of the monoblock wastegate contact to limit axial movement of the monoblock wastegate.
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