Shaft bearing assembly having a pressure reduction device and method of reducing a pressure inside a bearing housing supporting a shaft
AssigneeTurbo Systems Switzerland Ltd.
InventorsMoritz Mosdzien, Andreas Schmid, Peter Limacher, Marcel Joho, Wolfgang Joos
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Abstract
A shaft bearing assembly having a shaft supported in a bearing housing is described. The shaft bearing assembly includes a pressure reduction device for generating an underpressure inside the bearing housing. The pressure reduction device is operated by employing an incompressible fluid. Further, a method of reducing a pressure inside a bearing housing supporting a shaft is described. The method includes using an incompressible fluid for operating a pressure reduction device for generating an underpressure inside the bearing housing.
Claims16
A shaft bearing assembly having a shaft supported in a bearing housing, comprising a pressure reduction device for generating an underpressure inside the bearing housing, the pressure reduction device being operated by employing oil.
An internal combustion engine comprising at least one of a turbo compound and a charging system having a shaft bearing assembly, the shaft bearing assembly having a shaft supported in a bearing housing, comprising a pressure reduction device for generating an underpressure inside the bearing housing, the pressure reduction device being operation by employing oil.
A method of reducing a pressure inside a bearing housing supporting a shaft, the method comprising using oil for operating a pressure reduction device for generating an underpressure inside the bearing housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.