Patent · US Active

Turbocharger

US7600969B2 · kind B2 · utility

24Cited by

7References

16Claims

0Family size

Assignee

BorgWarner Inc. · US

Inventors

Dirk Frankenstein · Worms, DE
Ralf Boening · Reiffelbach, DE
Hartmut Weiss · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2005
Grant date	Oct 13, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 2, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF05D2260/30
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A turbocharger comprising a cartridge which is arranged in a turbine casing for variable turbine geometry; a bearing housing which is arranged between the turbine casing and a compressor housing of a compressor impeller and in which a bearing assembly is arranged for a shaft which supports the turbine wheel and the compressor impeller; and a spring washer which is arranged between the cartridge and the bearing housing, the spring washer being composed of at least two material layers.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.