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US 12,203,409 B2Granted
Systems and methods associated with a removable inlet shield
AssigneePTP Turbo Solutions, LLC
InventorJoe Dandachli
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Abstract
An inlet shield with a first portion that is configured to be secured to an inlet of a turbocharger, and a second portion that is configured to be removably coupled to the first portion via magnets, wherein different second portions may have different mesh layouts allowing a consumer to choose different levels of protection and air flow based on desired use.
Claims14
An inlet shield system comprising:
- a clamping cylinder with an inner circumference that is configured to be positioned around an outer circumference of an air intake of a turbocharger, the clamping cylinder having a clamping inner diameter and a clamping outer diameter, wherein first magnets are positioned on an outer face of the clamping cylinder radially between the clamping inner diameter and the clamping outer diameter;
- a first detachable shield with an inner face that is configured to be selectively coupled with the outer face of the clamping cylinder, the first detachable shield having a first guard that covers a first face of the first detachable shield, the first guard occupying a first cross-sectional area, the clamping cylinder having a shield inner diameter and a shield outer diameter, wherein second magnets are positioned on an outer face of the detachable shield radially between the shield inner diameter and the shield outer diameter, wherein a force created by the first magnets and the second magnets to couple the clamping cylinder and the first detachable shield extends in a direction in parallel to airflow through the first detachable shield.
A method for an inlet shield system for an air intake of a turbocharger, the method comprising:
- clamping an inner circumference of a clamping cylinder around an outer circumference of the air intake of the turbocharger, wherein the clamping causes a radial force against the outer circumference of the air intake, the clamping cylinder having a clamping inner diameter and a clamping outer diameter, wherein first magnets are positioned on an outer face of the clamping cylinder radially between the clamping inner diameter and the clamping outer diameter;
- selectively coupling an inner face of a first detachable shield with the outer face of the clamping cylinder, the first detachable shield having a first guard that covered a first face of the first detachable shield, the first guard occupying a first cross-sectional area, the clamping cylinder having a shield inner diameter and a shield outer diameter, wherein second magnets are positioned on an outer face of the detachable shield radially between the shield inner diameter and the shield outer diameter, wherein a force created by the first magnets and the second magnets to couple the clamping cylinder and the first detachable shield extends in a direction in parallel to airflow through the first detachable shield wherein first magnets are positioned on the outer face of the clamping cylinder and second magnets are positioned on the inner face of the first detachable shield, wherein the first magnets have a first polarity and the second magnets have a second polarity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.