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US 11,118,541 B2Granted
Turbocharger support system
AssigneeTransportation IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsGanesasubramanian Murugesan, Akshay Kotecha, Kamala Hasan Pethuraj, Michael Mendoza, John Stephen Roth, Sandeep Kanzal Venkatesha
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Abstract
Systems are provided for a mounting assembly providing structural support to a pair of turbocharger and charge air coolers. In one example, the mounting assembly may include support brackets and pedestals for coupling the turbochargers and the charge air coolers to one structure. Separate channels for applying lubricant and coolant to the turbochargers and the charge air coolers may be coupled to the mounting assembly.
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A system, comprising:
- a rectangular base with an arcuate cutout along one long side of the rectangular base for engaging with an intake manifold, the rectangular base including a respective platform projecting out from two short sides of the rectangular base for engaging with respective charge air coolers;
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- a first pedestal and a second pedestal positioned on a top surface of the base, each of the first pedestal and the second pedestal having a respective tapered front surface facing the arcuate cutout on the one long side of the rectangular base and a rectilinear back surface aligned with another long side of the rectangular base, the first pedestal supporting a first turbocharger mounted thereon, the second pedestal supporting a second turbocharger mounted thereon;
- wherein each of the first pedestal and the second pedestal further respectively includes at least two channels running through a pedestal body, the at least two channels coupled to corresponding channels extending through the rectangular base.
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A turbocharged engine system, comprising:
- a rectangular base having a first set of lubricant channels extending forwards along a longitudinal axis from a sloping, first face of a rear surface of the base towards a rectilinear, second face of the rear surface, a pair of projections respectively extending from first and second side surfaces of the base;
- and, a first set of coolant channels extending along a latitudinal axis, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, from the first side surface to the second side surface of the base;
- a pair of charge air coolers correspondingly mounted on the pair of projections, the pair of charge air coolers having a second set of coolant channels in fluid communication with the first set of coolant channels of the base;
- a pair of pedestals mounted on a top surface of the base, a rear surface of the pair of pedestals aligned with the rear surface of the base, a bottom surface of the pair of pedestals resting on a top surface of the base, the pair of pedestals having a second set of lubricant channels in fluid communication with the first set of lubricant channels of the base;
- a pair of turbochargers correspondingly mounted on the pair of pedestals;
- a first plenum connecting a first of the pair of turbochargers to a first of the pair of charge air coolers;
- a second plenum connecting a second of the pair of turbochargers to a second of the pair of charge air coolers;
- a lubricant circuit in fluid communication with the turbochargers via each of the first and second set of lubricant channels;
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- a coolant system in fluid communication with the charge air coolers via each of the first and second set of coolant channels.
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A system, comprising:
- a turbocharger mounting bracket having a stepped rear surface with a second, outer step extending rearwards from a first, inner step;
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- a plurality of coolant channels running laterally through the bracket between a first side surface and a second, opposite side surface of the bracket and into a charge air cooler at least partially supported by a projection extending from the first side surface of the bracket;
- a pedestal mounted on a top surface of the mounting bracket for supporting a turbocharger coupled to the charge air cooler;
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- a plurality of fins extending downwards from a bottom surface of the bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.