Hot-charge duct for turbocharger system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBaolin Yu, Abdul Sami Siddiqui, Mohammad Ali Moetakef
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Abstract
A turbocharger system includes a compressor, an intercooler, and a hot-charge duct connecting an outlet of the compressor to an inlet of the intercooler. The hot-charge duct has a first end portion connected to the inlet, a second end portion connected to the outlet, and a central tubular portion extending from the first end portion to the second end portion. The central tubular portion is formed of a plurality of circumferentially interconnected semi-tubular sections that extend longitudinally.
Claims20
A turbocharger system comprising:
- a compressor;
- an intercooler;
- and
- a hot-charge duct connecting an outlet of the compressor to an inlet of the intercooler, the hot-charge duct including:
- a first end portion connected to the inlet;
- a second end portion connected to the outlet, and
- a central tubular portion extending from the first end portion to the second end portion, the central tubular portion being formed of a plurality of circumferentially interconnected semi-tubular sections that extend longitudinally.
A turbocharger system comprising:
- a compressor;
- an intercooler;
- and
- a hot-charge duct connecting an outlet of the compressor to an inlet of the intercooler, the hot-charge duct including:
- a first end portion connected to the inlet,
- a second end portion connected to the outlet, and
- a central portion extending from the first end to the second end, the central portion having a plurality of semi-tubular exterior ribs that extend longitudinally along the central portion and are circumferentially interconnected to form an enclosed tube.
A hot-charge duct of a turbocharger system comprising:
- a tubular first end portion;
- a tubular second end portion;
- and
- a tubular central portion extending from the first end portion to the second end portion, the tubular central portion being formed of a plurality of circumferentially interconnected semi-tubular sections that extend longitudinally along a length of the tubular central portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.