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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8051660 | Charging device The present invention relates to a charging device (1), in particular an exhaust-gas turbo charger for a motor vehicle, comprising a shaft (3) which is supported in a housing (2), and which carries a turbine wheel (6) on the turbine side,... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8028524 | Supercharger with oil slinger and baffles A supercharger for an internal combustion engine having an internal reservoir adapted to receive a supply of lubricating oil. An oil slinger is mounted on the impeller shaft for rotation therewith that extends into the reservoir for collecting and slinging lubricati... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8015810 | Control of turbocharger lubrication for hybrid electric vehicle A lubrication control system includes an accumulator to store oil. The accumulator can be filled with oil during operation of an engine. A control valve can be selectively operated to allow oil stored in the accumulator to flow to a turbocharger. At least one contro... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7946118 | Cooling an electrically controlled turbocharger An electrically controlled turbocharger has a motor mounted on a shaft in a motor housing between a turbine and compressor. Oil is sprayed onto the motor stator to cool the stator. An oil gallery is disposed above the stator to receive lubricating oil and contains a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7836694 | Air bearing turbo cooling air flow regulating device A cooling air flow regulating device for controlling the flow of cooling air to an air bearing may comprise a housing with a piston and a spring disposed within. When the pressure of the cooling air is high, the piston is forced out of the path of the cooling air an... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7802429 | Exhaust turbo-supercharger An exhaust turbo-supercharger having a high efficiency is provided. The exhaust turbo-supercharger includes therein an exhaust turbine housing including a spiral channel and a turbine-accommodating chamber connected to an innermost peripheral part of the spiral chan... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7793499 | Bearing spacer and housing An exemplary center housing rotating assembly includes a turbine wheel, a compressor wheel, a center housing with a through bore extending from a compressor end to a turbine end, a lubricant inlet and a lubricant outlet, a pair of bearings disposed at least partiall... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7530228 | Integrated turbocharger lubricant filter system An exemplary center housing for a turbocharger includes a lubricant control valve that includes a stem seated at least partially in the center housing where the stem has one or more orifices for controlling lubricant flow. The exemplary center housing also includes ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7469539 | Turbo system and method of installing A turbocharger system for a combustion engine and method of installing a turbocharger system includes a turbocharger having an oil inlet and an oil outlet configured for being coupled to an oiling system. An oil pump is connected to the oil outlet of the turbocharge... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7367190 | Supercharger with electric motor In a supercharger (10) with an electric motor in accordance with the present invention, the electric motor (20) is arranged at a position adjacent to a compressor impeller (6), a center housing (14) has a cooling fluid flow path (34 | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360361 | Turbocharger An electrically controlled turbocharger having a substantially vertically oriented shaft interconnecting a turbine and a compressor. The vertical orientation serves to eliminate the effects of gravity on the rotating components. Placing the turbine vertically above ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7340895 | Turbocharger actuator A turbocharger actuator and method of calibrating for a variable nozzle turbocharger. Included are an actuator housing having a diaphragm connected across it, a piston, and a compression spring arranged to be generally centered in the actuator housing biasing the pi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7290391 | Charge air cooler designed for tier 2 locomotive diesel engine A charge air cooler is composed of a framed heat exchange core which is sealably attached in a selectively removable manner with any suitably shaped inlet and outlet ducts, and is, at the other sides thereof provided with cover panels which collectively necessitate ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287379 | Turbo compressor system for internal combustion engine comprising two serially placed turbo units with their rotation axes essentially concentric A turbocharger system for an internal combustion engine having at least one exhaust line for evacuating exhaust gases from the combustion chamber of the engine and at least one inlet line for supplying air to the combustion chamber. A high-pressure turbine interacts... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275533 | Pressure controller for a mechanical draft system Systems and method for controlling the flow of air through a mechanical draft system are disclosed herein. A pressure controller for controlling air pressure comprises an appliance controller configured to control the operation of a plurality of appliances, an intak... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7204671 | Fluid flow engine A fluid flow engine comprises a shaft supported in a bearing housing by means of a bearing shell. There are at least two lubricating bores in the bearing shell each having a predetermined geometry as to diameter, length and angular arrangement with respect to the be... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7165402 | Combustion engine A combustion engine for a vehicle comprising at least one exhaust gas collector for receiving the gases combusted in the engine, an exhaust gas driven turbo compressor for connection downstream the exhaust gas collector, and a mounting device for mounting the turbo ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7134282 | Turbo system and method of installing A turbocharger system for a combustion engine and method of installing a turbocharger system includes a turbocharger having an oil inlet and an oil outlet configured for being coupled to an oiling system. An oil pump is connected to the oil outlet of the turbocharge... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7043915 | Turbocharger mounting system A turbocharger mounting system pivotally mounts a turbocharger on an internal combustion engine. The turbocharger mounting system has a turbocharger unit connected to a mounting mechanism. The turbocharger unit has a first flange and a second flange. The mounting me... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040874 | Integrated turbocharger lubricant filter system An exemplary center housing for a turbocharger includes a filter well for receiving a lubricant filter unit. An exemplary filter unit, for attachment to a center housing of a turbocharger, includes an attachment mechanism to attach the filter unit to the center hous... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7007654 | Pre-and post-ignition auxiliary oil circulation system for an internal combustion engine In a system for pre-lubrication of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle having an oil reservoir and at least one oil passageway or galley in communication with an exterior of the engine, there is provided a fluid circuit, external to the engine, including a fi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6979183 | Arrangement for an exhaust gas turbo charger with a carrier housing An arrangement is proposed for an exhaust gas turbo charger with a carrier housing. The exhaust gas turbo charger is attached to a bearing housing with the carrier housing by way of a fastening element such that the fastening element is oriented in a direction perpe... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6948320 | Expansion turbine stage An expansion turbine stage for compressed gases has a housing and a turbine rotor. The housing has flow guide channels for feeding the compressed gas to the turbine rotor. The turbine rotor, which is over-mounted and has centripetal flow through it, is followed by a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6915634 | Supercharger arrangements for engine assemblies A supercharger arrangement for an engine assembly 10 is disclosed, the arrangement including first and second superchargers 22A, 22B that are mounted on the engine assembly by means of separate first and second mounting members 46, 48 res... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6871499 | Oil pressure detector for electric assisted turbocharger Turbocharger control systems used with electric assist turbochargers include an electric motor for controlling turbocharger operation. The system comprises an oil pressure sensor attached to the turbocharger for sensing oil pressure for lubricating a shaft bearing a... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6745568 | Turbo system and method of installing A turbocharger system for a combustion engine and method of installing a turbocharger system includes a turbocharger having an oil inlet configured for being coupled to a pressure side of an oiling system and an oil outlet. An oil pump is connected to the oil outlet... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6688103 | Apparatus for fastening an exhaust gas turbocharger on an exhaust chamber of a combustion engine An arrangement is provided for fastening an exhaust gas turbocharger on an exhaust gas manifold of an internal-combustion engine. A manifold flange is provided at the exhaust gas manifold, on which manifold flange an exhaust gas turbocharger can be fasten... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6668553 | Ejector-based cooling system for turbochargers A turbocharger component cooling system employs an ejector using energizing gas from the turbocharger system to draw cooling fluid through a plenum around the component to be cooled into the secondary inlet of the ejector and dumping the combined energizi... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6457311 | Exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine An exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine has an exhaust-gas turbine in the exhaust tract and a compressor in the intake tract, the exhaust-gas turbine and the compressor being connected via a shaft which is supported in a casing of th... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6457310 | Exhaust turbocharger for internal combustion engine and turbocharging system A turbine impeller to be driven for rotation by exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine is fixed to a turbine shaft. The turbine shaft is supported by a radial bearing in radial directions and mounted to a bearing housing. The turbine shaft includes ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6327857 | Device, method and application in connection with a turbomachine and pumping and lubricating arrangement in connection with such a machine In a model jet engine, one or more slide bearings are disposed on one or more turbo shafts. Additionally included are lubricant, a tank system for the latter and an arrangement for supplying lubricant to a respective bearing. The lubricant is incorporated... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5402643 | Flexible oil drain tube for turbocharger An oil drain tube disposed and connected between a turbocharger and an engine block for providing a fluid communication conduit includes a hollow tubular member having a first insertion end which is receivable within an engine block bore, and a second opp... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5392604 | Support and cooling arrangement for a turbocharger The invention relates to a support and cooling arrangement for a turbocharger apparatus (1) in a big diesel engine. It comprises a uniform body part (2) supported to the engine block (3), provided with a planelike bracket base (18) for supporting the turb... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5275133 | Apparatus for cooling internal combustion engine having a supercharger The present invention provides an apparatus for cooling an internal combustion engine having a supercharger attached thereto, wherein the apparatus includes communication passages and by way of which the upper end of a coolant flow passage for circulating... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5253985 | Exhaust gas turbocharger having rotor runners disposed in roller bearings An exhaust gas turbocharger having rotor runners disposed in roller bearings protects the roller bearings from shocks and vibrations by a pressure-oil-filled oil film damper. By a shut-off device arranged in the main lubricating oil duct, the lubricating ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 4977743 | Cooling control system for internal combustion engines equipped with superchargers A cooling control system for an internal combustion engine equipped with a supercharger. The control system includes an electrically-driven pump for circulating coolant for cooling the supercharger, and an electrically-driven fan arranged in an engine roo... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4958600 | Liquid cooling system for a supercharged internal combustion engine A liquid cooling system for an internal combustion engine charged by a turbosupercharger has forced circulation cooling of the engine and turbosupercharger. To cool the turbosupercharger after the internal combustion engine has been switched off the turbo... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4928637 | System for cooling an internal combustion engine including a turbocharger A system for cooling an internal combustion engine having a turbocharger includes an engine coolant recirculating circuit and a turbocharger coolant recirculating circuit. Coolant is fed from the former recirculating circuit to the latter recirculating ci... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4927336 | Drive system including an engine and a turbo-charger A drive system with a combustion engine also has a turbo-charger with a shaft supported by sleeve bearings in a housing. The housing is connected to the cooling water circulating circuit of the drive system for cooling the sleeve bearings and the housing ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4926641 | Turbocharger lubrication system A lubrication system for a turbocharger utilized on an internal combustion engine is disclosed characterized by use of a fluidic motor/pump assembly driven by oil pressure derived from the existing oil pump of the internal combustion engine to simultaneou... | 05/22/1990 |
