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US 2011/0236191 A1Published application
Exhaust-gas turbocharger
AssigneeBenteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
InventorsELMAR GRUSSMANN, Christian Smatloch, Lars Landermann
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Abstract
An exhaust-gas turbocharger includes a bearing flange for securement of the exhaust-gas turbocharger to a bearing housing of a turbine wheel. The bearing flange is provided with an outer circumferential fin having a base portion which terminates in a free end. The base portion is defined by a width which is greater than a width of the free end. An outer housing is welded to the outer circumferential fin of the bearing flange, and accommodates an impeller housing.
Claims17
An exhaust-gas turbocharger, comprising:
- a bearing flange for securement of the exhaust-gas turbocharger to a bearing housing of a turbine wheel, said bearing flange provided with an outer circumferential fin having a base portion terminating in a free end, wherein the base portion is defined by a width which is greater than a width of the free end;
- an outer housing welded to the outer circumferential fin of the bearing flange;
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- an impeller housing accommodated in the outer housing.
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