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US 10,240,517 B2Granted
Turbocharger comprising a regulating unit
AssigneeContinental Automotive GmbH
InventorsAlexander Jaegle, Bruno Ferling, Alexander Fietsch, Mark Paulov
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Abstract
A turbocharger has a regulating unit for controlling the output of the turbocharger. The regulating unit can be adjusted by an actuator. The actuator is connected to the regulating unit by way of an actuating member and a lever. The actuating member and the lever are interconnected by way of a screw-nut element.
Claims9
An exhaust-gas turbocharger assembly, comprising:
- an exhaust-gas turbocharger;
- a regulating unit for regulating a power of said exhaust-gas turbocharger, said regulating unit having an operation lever assigned thereto and mounted for pivoting about a first articulated connection;
- an actuator for operating said regulating unit, said actuator having a thrust rod for operating said regulating unit via said operation lever, said thrust rod being formed with an external thread;
- an adjustment member connecting said thrust rod with said operation lever, said adjustment member having an attachment element, being formed with an internal thread and being coupled to said operation lever by way of a second articulated connection, and a screw-nut element;
- said screw-nut element having a first threaded region coupling said screw-nut element to said attachment element, and a second threaded region coupling said screw-nut element to said thrust rod;
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- said first threaded region being an external thread formed on a projection piece of said screw-nut element meshing with the internal thread of said attachment element and said second threaded region being an internal thread formed in a passage bore of said screw-nut element meshing with the external thread of said thrust rod.
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