Turbocharger support housing having improved drainage
US9163641B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2240/14
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A support housing is disclosed for use with a turbocharger. The support housing may have an end wall, a semi-cylindrical protrusion extending from the end wall in a first direction, and a plurality of side walls extending from the end wall in a second direction. The plurality of side walls together with the end wall may form a generally hollow enclosure. The support housing may also include a mounting flange disposed at distal edges of the plurality of side walls, and a center opening disposed in the end wall. The support housing may further include a collection cavity formed at a gravitationally lowest corner of the end wall below the center opening and substantially isolated from the enclosure formed by the plurality of side walls and the end wall, and a gutter passage formed in the end wall and extending from the center opening to the collection cavity.
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