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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186944 | Turbocharger comprising adjustable guide blades, blade lever and adjusting ring therefor A turbocharger (1) with a variable turbine geometry (VTG), includes a guide baffle (18), which has a blade bearing ring (6) with a plurality of guide blades (7), each of the latter having a blade shaft (8) that is mounted on the bl... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177491 | Variable geometry nozzle device A compressor nozzle device comprises a set of adjustable vanes which is interposed between two opposite wall members (3, 5), and a unison ring (7) for actuating said vanes (1). The unison ring (7) is arranged at a side of one of said wall... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7794200 | Turbocharger with a variable nozzle device A turbocharger comprises a center housing (3) and a turbine housing (1) with a variable nozzle device arranged there between. The turbocharger further comprises an annular arrangement of adjustable vanes (7) interposed in an annular nozzle (9... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7771162 | Cambered vane for use in turbochargers Various cambered vanes are constructed for use within a vaned turbocharger and include an inner airfoil surface oriented adjacent a turbine wheel, and an outer airfoil surface oriented opposite the inner airfoil surface. The inner and outer airfoil surfaces define a... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7628580 | Variable geometry turbine A variable geometry turbine comprises a housing defining a chamber within which a turbine wheel is mounted. The chamber has an annular inlet having a width defined between side walls of the housing. An array of vanes is mounted within the inlet, each vane having a l... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7553127 | Variable nozzle device A variable nozzle device comprises a wall member 10, a unison ring 12, and a plurality of vanes 1 rotatable about a pivot axle 8 by the unison ring 12. Each vane 1 has a tab member 9 comprising a shaft portion 6 | 06/30/2009 |
| 7445428 | Exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine with a variable turbine geometry An exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, includes a turbine housing, a bearing housing, a guide vane carrier, a flow passage component which forms a portion of a flow passage in a turbine of the exhaust-gas tur... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7431560 | Turbine housing of an exhaust gas turbocharger with adjustable turbine geometry A turbine housing of an exhaust gas turbocharger having an adjustable turbine geometry is provided having a carrier ring on which are mounted adjustable guide vanes for regulating the boost pressure and having a cover ring for the guide vanes, whereby the carrier ri... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7407367 | Variable area diffuser A diffuser includes multiple vanes rotatable about pivot pins between multiple positions. A mounting plate supports a backing plate. The vanes are arranged between the backing plate and the shroud. The pivot pins are in a slip fit relationship with the backing plate... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399156 | Turbine housing of an exhaust gas turbocharger with a variable turbine geometry A turbine housing of an exhaust gas turbocharger with a variable turbine geometry is provided, having a support ring to which vanes are fastened which are adjustable for controlling the charge pressure, and having a covering ring for the vanes. The support ring and ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396204 | Variable-nozzle mechanism, exhaust turbocharger equipped therewith, and method of manufacturing exhaust turbocharger with the variable-nozzle mechanism An exhaust turbocharger with a variable-nozzle mechanism with fail-safe feature included is provided with which, even if wear of the drive ring supporting part where the supporting elements are in reciprocating sliding or rolling contact with each other under high t... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393179 | Variable position turbine nozzle An apparatus and method are provided for permitting free rotation of turbine nozzle vanes, while minimizing or eliminating leakage on the vane side-walls. The device incorporates a plurality of nozzle vanes arranged around the circumference of a radial or mixed infl... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7364401 | Method for manufacturing variable-throat exhaust turbocharger and constituent members of variable throat-area mechanism The present invention provides a variable-throat exhaust turbocharger equipped with a variable-throat mechanism of which connection of constituent members can be achieved with a small number of man-hour and at low cost and which is stable in quality with firm connec... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351042 | Structure of scroll of variable-throat exhaust turbocharger and method for manufacturing the turbocharger A ratio of cross sectional area A of a scroll passage to a scroll radius R (A/R) can be increased without increasing the size of a turbine casing and with very simple construction. An exhaust turbine capacity can thus be increased, so that a variable-throat exhaust ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322791 | Turbine unit and VTG mechanism therefor A turbine unit having a rotor housing (2) having at least one admission channel (9) for a fluid, as well as a turbine rotor (4) which is supported in a turbine space (23) of the rotor housing (2) and wherein fluid is led into the t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305826 | Axial loading management in turbomachinery Exemplary vanes for a turbocharger having variable nozzle geometries are disclosed. In one aspect, each of the vanes includes two axial surfaces that are on opposite sides of the vane. The opposite axial surfaces include two corresponding chambers. These chambers ar... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7280950 | Locomotive diesel engine turbocharger and turbine stage constructed with turbine blade vibration suppression methodology A method for fabrication of a locomotive diesel engine turbocharger turbine stage so as to avoid harmonic vibration in the turbine blades when the engine is operated at pre-selected throttle settings. Upon determining throttle settings for the engine and modeling of... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7234917 | Rotary apparatus for a gas turbine engine Rotary apparatus for a gas turbine engine comprises a rotor assembly and first and second stator assemblies mounted coaxially with respect to each other. The first stator assembly is upstream of the second stator assembly, and the second stator assembly is upstream ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7210295 | Compressor with secondary boost air outlet passage A wastegated turbocharger includes a turbine wheel mounted to a shaft for rotation within a turbine housing and a compressor wheel mounted to the shaft for rotation within a compressor housing. The compressor housing has mounted thereto a wastegate actuator command ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7186077 | Compressor, particularly in an exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine In a compressor particularly of an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine having a compressor wheel rotatably supported in a compressor housing which includes a diffuser structure with an adjustable diffuser geometry comprising guide vanes pivotal... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7147433 | Profiled blades for turbocharger turbines, compressors, and the like A rotor and an apparatus including a rotor are provided. For example, the apparatus can be a turbine or compressor having a housing in which the rotor rotates while gas is circulated therethrough. The rotor has a plurality of radially extending blades, and each blad... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137778 | Variable turbine geometry turbocharger A turbocharger arrangement for a variable geometry turbocharger including pivotable vanes (34) with each vane (34) having a respective vane bore (38) for receiving a vane post (28) into a vane first planar surface (80) and a respec... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132760 | Wind turbine device A hybrid blade wind turbine device formed of at least a pair of straight outer airfoil blades, and a pair of inner helical wing blades, as supported for rotation within a safety protective cage structure, which wind turbine can be mounted in the vertical, horizontal... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121788 | Exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine An exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine comprises a turbine in the exhaust line and a compressor, which is driven by the turbine and which is located inside the intake tract of the internal combustion engine. The turbine comprises a flow duct h... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117596 | Variable blade manufacturing method and variable blade in VGS type turbo charger A shaft portion is processed to have a desired diametrical thickness by rolling in place of cutting so that a cutting operation requiring much time may be eliminated from a manufacturing process of the adjustable blade. A shaft elongation and a sharp edge caused by ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116839 | Optical measurement of vane ring throat area A method and device for optically measuring throat area in a vane ring for a gas turbine engine, the method according to one aspect of the invention following the steps of: placing the vane ring on a fixture with the periphery of each throat within an optical measur... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114919 | Guiding grid of variable geometry A guiding grid of variable geometry for turbines comprises a turbine housing and a plurality of guiding vanes in the housing in angular distances around a central axis. Each vane is pivotal about an associated pivoting axis to assume different angles in relation to ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112040 | Method of guiding a blade having a variable pitch angle A guide device for guiding a variable-pitch blade, in particular in a turbomachine compressor, the blade having a pivot formed by a cylindrical axial shank mounted in a cylindrical housing of a casing and pivotally guided about an axis in said housing by bearings, w... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097432 | Sliding vane turbocharger with graduated vanes A turbocharger having a variable geometry turbine inlet incorporating a cylindrical piston movable to vary the area of the inlet nozzle into the turbine. Vanes mounted to the piston for flow control in the nozzle are received through a slotted heat shield which prov... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089664 | Variable blade manufacturing method and variable blade in VGS type turbo charger A manufacturing method based on a plastic working technique which can eliminate cutting and welding as much as possible in manufacturing an adjustable blade incorporated in a VGS turbocharger. In the method a blank is punched out from a metal material having a subst... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7024855 | Variable geometry turbocharger with sliding piston A turbocharger having a variable geometry turbine inlet incorporates a piston movable to vary the area of the inlet nozzle into the turbine. Vanes extending from the heat shield for flow control in the nozzle are engaged by the piston in a first closed position. In ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021057 | Exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine with variable turbine geometry In an exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine comprising a radial flow exhaust gas turbine and a compressor, which is connected to the turbine via a shaft, the turbine having a radial inflow duct and a radial inlet flow passage, which leads to the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7010915 | Turbocharger and vane support ring for it A turbocharger comprising a turbine housing where at least one supply channel supplies an exhaust gas. The exhaust gas is fed through a guide grid that forms passages of variable cross-section between the supply channel and a turbine rotor. This guide grid comprises... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7001143 | Cambered vane for use in turbochargers Improved cambered vanes comprise an inner airfoil surface oriented adjacent a turbine wheel, and an outer airfoil surface oriented opposite the inner airfoil surface. The inner and outer airfoil surfaces define a vane airfoil thickness. A cambered vane leading edge ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001142 | Turbocharger for vehicle with improved suspension of the actuating mechanism for variable nozzles A turbocharger with an improved suspension mechanism for the actuation ring of a variable nozzle mechanism, for improved maintenance of the geometry of the suspension mechanism in the case of higher temperature oscillations. The suspension mechanism includes a numbe... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6990813 | Apparatus for controlling variable nozzle of turbocharger A negative feedback control operation is performed in the electronic control actuator. Thus, a motor and a gear rotate the output shaft until the actual angle signal becomes nearly equal to the target angle signal. The turn of the output shaft of the electronic cont... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6968702 | Nozzle bolting arrangement for a turbine A radial flow turbine including a rotor having a plurality of vanes defining an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path therebetween. A shroud is positioned to cover at least a portion of the flow path and a housing is positioned to at least partially support the rotor fo... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962481 | Turbocharger for vehicle with improved suspension of the actuating mechanism for variable nozzles A turbocharger with an improved suspension mechanism for the actuation ring of a variable nozzle mechanism, for improved maintenance of the geometry of the suspension mechanism in the case of extreme temperature oscillations. The suspension mechanism includes a numb... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6951450 | Variable geometry turbocharger A cartridge is formed by an insert fixed to a base to form turbine intake nozzles in which vanes are rotatably mounted, and the base is fixed to a center housing. A separate exhaust housing which is formed from sheet metal is fixed to the cartridge outside of the in... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948907 | Vane and/or blade for noise control Exemplary turbine blade outer edges, exemplary vane inner edges, exemplary systems and exemplary methods are disclosed that help to reduce noise in variable geometry turbines and optionally other turbines wherein a turbine blade interacts with an object. Other exemp... | 09/27/2005 |
