Compressor inlet arrangement

US11415149B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BorgWarner Inc. · US

Inventors

• Sascha Karstadt · Udenheim, DE
• Waldemar Henke · Griesheim, DE
• Sebastian Dauscher · Immesheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 2019
• Grant date: Aug 16, 2022
• Expiry date: May 1, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F05D2260/56
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure relates to an arrangement 10 for variably adjusting the cross-section of a compressor inlet. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a charging device having such an arrangement 10. The arrangement 10 comprises a compressor housing 100 with a main body 140 and an inlet cover 120. The inlet cover 120 defines a compressor inlet 110. The arrangement 10 further comprises an adjustment mechanism 200 which is arranged in the compressor housing 100. The adjustment mechanism 200 comprises an actuation ring 210 and a plurality of orifice elements 220. Each orifice element 220 is coupled to the actuation ring 210 via a respective coupling element 230 and is rotatably supported in the compressor housing 100 via a respective shaft 240. Furthermore, the arrangement 10 comprises at least one wear reducing feature providing a wear reduced operation of the adjustment mechanism 200.