Turbocharger
US11913372B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This turbocharger includes: an impeller which includes a hub provided to be rotatable around a center axis and a plurality of turbine blades arranged on the outside of the hub in a radial direction at intervals in a circumferential direction around the center axis; and a turbine housing which is disposed on the outside of the impeller in the radial direction and forms a scroll flow path guiding an exhaust gas toward the impeller on the inside of the radial direction while turning the exhaust gas in the circumferential direction, wherein a flow path width in the circumferential direction of at least one of a plurality of inter-blade flow path portions formed between the plurality of turbine blades is different from a flow path width of the another of the plurality of inter-blade flow path portions.
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