Turbine exhaust seal
US9556880B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2250/75
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbine assembly for a turbocharger can include a C-shaped seal that includes an inner diameter, an outer diameter, an axis aligned parallel to a rotational axis of a turbine wheel, a lower lip that contacts a lower axial face of an outer surface of a shroud component along an annular portion of the shroud component, an upper lip that contacts a lower axial face of an inner surface of a turbine housing, and a wall portion that extends between the lower lip and the upper lip. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
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