Lubrication mechanism for a turbocharger
US4624629A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 1985 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2360/24
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lubricating mechanism for a turbocharger, including a housing having an exhaust gas passage and an air suction passage formed therein and an oil inlet and outlet formed therein, a turbine wheel mounted in the housing, a compressor wheel mounted in the housing, a rotatable shaft having mounted on one end thereof the turbine wheel so as to be positioned within the exhaust gas passage and at a second end thereof the compressor wheel, positioned so as to be located within the suction passage, the rotatable shaft having a large diameter oil distribution portion formed thereon and having a flange which faces an inner periphery of the housing, a bearing rotatably bearing the rotatable shaft within the housing and having a first end facing a first end surface of the oil distribution portion, the housing having an oil lubricating passage formed therein for fluidically connecting the lubricating oil inlet to the lubricating oil outlet, the lubricating passage including a first passage formed between the housing and the bearing, a second passage formed between the rotatable shaft and the bearing and a third passage formed in the oil distribution portion to thereby connect the second passage…
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