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Supercharged internal combustion engine with compressor

US10690136B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Martin Wirth · Hitzendorf, AT
Vanco Smiljanovski · Bedburg, DE
Jan Linsel · Cologne, DE
Frank Kraemer · Neunkirchen, DE
Carsten Weber · Aalen, DE
Jan Mehring · Cologne, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 30, 2017
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 23, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF05D2240/61
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for a turbocharger. In one example, the turbocharger may include one or more cooling devices for cooling a compressor. The cooling devices may include a ventilation system arranged in a compressor impeller and shaft, the ventilation system configured to allow ambient air to flow into the shaft without being compressed.

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