Turbocharger with blow-by gas injection port
OwnerChristopher Holm, Brian Schwandtinventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A turbocharger including a compressor having a housing that defines an air intake and a chamber, and a compressor wheel disposed between the air intake and the chamber, the compressor wheel being configured to force gas from the air intake into the chamber. The turbocharger further includes a port having an inlet in fluid communication with a source of gas and an outlet configured to deliver the gas directly into the chamber.
Claims28
A turbocharger, including:
- a compressor having a housing that defines an air intake and a chamber, and a compressor wheel disposed between the air intake and the chamber, the compressor wheel being configured to force gas from the air intake into the chamber;
- a port having an inlet in fluid communication with a source of gas and an outlet configured to deliver the gas directly into the chamber.
A method for decreasing the efficiency loss of a turbocharger compressor having a wheel and configured to re-circulate crankcase blow-by gas, the method including the step of:
- introducing the blow-by gas into a chamber defined by the compressor at a location downstream of the compressor wheel.
A turbocharger compressor, including:
- a housing defining an air intake and a chamber;
- and
- a wheel mounted to the housing for transporting air from the air intake to the chamber;
- wherein the housing further includes a port configured to deliver crankcase blow-by gas into the chamber.
A turbocharger, including:
- means for driving a shaft;
- means for pressurizing air for delivery to a combustion chamber, including means, driven by the shaft, for forcing air into a compressor chamber;
- means for introducing blow-by gas into the compressor chamber downstream of the forcing means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.