Turbocharger
A turbocharger is described which consists of: a turbine having a turbine wheel carried within a turbine housing and rotatably driven by exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine; a compressor having a compressor wheel carried within a compressor housing and rotatably driven by the turbine for supplying charge air to the internal combustion engine; a common shaft connected between the turbine wheel and the compressor wheel; a center housing connected between the turbine housing and the compressor housing around the common shaft and including bearing means to rotatably support the common shaft; an annular ring disposed around the compressor housing and including a plurality of bolt openings therein aligned with the bolt openings in the turbine housing; and a plurality of bolts extending between the turbine housing and the annular ring in the openings therein.
- Assignee:
- Garrett Corp., Los Angeles, CA
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4613288
- OSTI ID:
- 5147241
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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330100* -- Internal Combustion Engines
AIR FLOW
COMPRESSORS
ENGINES
EXHAUST GASES
FASTENERS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
GAS FLOW
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MACHINE PARTS
MACHINERY
MOTION
ROTATION
SHAFTS
SHIELDS
SUPERCHARGERS
THERMAL SHIELDS
TURBINES
TURBOCHARGERS
TURBOMACHINERY
WASTES