Turbocharger wastegate valve
US4169355A · kind A · utility
11Cited by
3References
9Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 1977 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/9464
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure illustrates a turbocharger wastegate valve comprising a cylindrical chamber connected through a radial inlet to the gas stream upstream of the turbine. High pressure air is selectively directed across the inlet through a nozzle to prevent or permit flow into the chamber which is connected to a point downstream of the turbine. The pressure of the air delivered to the nozzle may be varied to proportion the gases bypassed around the turbine.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.