Bearing housing and method of manufacture
AssigneeCummins Inc.
InventorsKrishna Dheerendra Deshpande, Vijay Sukhadev Chavan
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Abstract
There is disclosed a bearing housing for a turbocharger. The bearing housing comprises a body and a mounting flange. The body is configured to receive one or more bearings. The one or more bearings are configured to support rotation of a shaft about an axis. The mounting flange extends around the body. The mounting flange comprises a plurality of bores, a first face and a plurality of cavities. The plurality of bores configured to receive a fastener therethrough. The first face is configured to engage a corresponding mounting flange of a turbine housing. The plurality of cavities are in communication with the plurality of bores. The plurality of cavities are axially recessed relative to the first face.
Claims18
A bearing housing for a turbocharger, the bearing housing comprising:
- a body configured to receive one or more bearings, the one or more bearings being configured to support rotation of a shaft about an axis;
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- a mounting flange, the mounting flange extending around the body and comprising:
- a plurality of bores configured to receive a fastener therethrough;
- a first face configured to engage a corresponding mounting flange of a turbine housing;
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- a plurality of cavities in communication with the plurality of bores, the plurality of cavities being axially recessed relative to the first face.
A bearing housing for a turbocharger, the bearing housing comprising:
- a body configured to receive one or more bearings, the one or more bearings being configured to support rotation of a shaft about an axis;
- and
- a mounting flange, the mounting flange extending around the body and comprising:
- a first face configured to engage a corresponding mounting flange of a turbine housing;
- and
- a plurality of cavities, the plurality of cavities being axially recessed relative to the first face;
- wherein the mounting flange is configured to be engaged by a V-band clamp.
A bearing housing for a turbocharger, the bearing housing comprising:
- a body configured to receive one or more bearings, the one or more bearings being configured to support rotation of a shaft about an axis;
- and
- a mounting flange, the mounting flange extending around the body and comprising:
- an attachment portion configured to secure the bearing housing to a corresponding attachment portion of a turbine housing;
- an alignment portion comprising a first face configured to engage, directly or indirectly, a corresponding alignment portion of the turbine housing;
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- a plurality of cavities formed in the first face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.