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Supercharging arrangement for the charge air of an internal combustion engine

US6158422A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 29, 1998
Grant dateDec 12, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 29, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a supercharging arrangement (1) for the charge air an internal combustion engine (2), in particular a piston engine (3), with a multi-cycle pressure wave machine (13) connected for flow to a feed line for the charge air and an exhaust line for the exhaust gases. The arrangement further comprises a cell rotor (15) which is rotatably mounted in a bearing arrangement in a housing, in particular has a plurality of grooves and is connected to a rotary drive and a control device (19).

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