Exhaust turbocharger having a bearing assembly module
US11920489B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2360/24
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An exhaust turbocharger including a modular bearing designed for bearing a shaft and arranged between a compressor and a turbine is provided herein. The bearing has a bearing housing having a receptacle chamber, wherein a bearing assembly module can be or is installed in the receptacle chamber and can be non-destructively removed. The receptacle chamber is sized such that either a bearing assembly module having a rolling bearing or a bearing assembly module having a slide bearing can be installed. The receptacle chamber has an interface, designed to contact the bearing flange of a bearing assembly module inserted into the receptacle chamber. The interface is designed to connect an oil gallery passing through the bearing housing to one or more oil galleries passing through a bearing flange of the bearing assembly module.
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