Turbocharger bearing assembly
US9976476B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2360/24
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An assembly can include a turbocharger center housing that includes a through bore and a counterbore positioned between a compressor end and a turbine end of the through bore where the through bore includes a sleeve mating surface positioned between the compressor end and the counterbore and a turbine side bearing lubricant film formation surface positioned between the counterbore and the turbine end; and a sleeve positioned at least in part in the through bore of the turbocharger center housing between the compressor end and the counterbore where the sleeve includes a locating flange and an axial extension that extends from the locating flange where the axial extension includes an outer mating surface, an inner compressor side bearing lubricant film formation surface, a compressor side axially facing spacer surface and a turbine side axially facing spacer surface.
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