Turbocharger assembly
US10487726B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbocharger can include a center housing; a compressor assembly operatively coupled to the center housing; and a turbine assembly operatively coupled to the center housing, where the center housing includes a bearing boss that includes a bore wall with opposing axial ends that define an axial through bore having opposing axial openings, an oil inlet, an oil outlet, an arcuate oil passage in fluid communication with the oil inlet, an oil passage in fluid communication with the arcuate oil passage and an opening in the bore wall, and an oil drainage passage in fluid communication with the opposing axial openings of the through bore and in fluid communication with the oil outlet.
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