Turbochargers
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
InventorTsuyoshi UESUGI
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention may include a turbocharger having a turbine, a turbine housing, a variable valve, a first plate, a second plate and a heat shield member. The turbine housing accommodates the turbine and has a flow path. The variable valve rotates about each pivot member provided thereon, thereby adjusting the flow velocity of fluid guided from the flow path to the turbine. The first plate supports one end of each pivot member, and defines the flow path. The second plate supports the other end of each pivot member or the variable valves, and defines the flow path. The heat shield member covers a wall surface of the turbine housing, and defines the flow path.
Claims8
A turbocharger comprising:
- a turbine configured to be rotated by using energy caused by a fluid flowing into the turbocharger;
- a turbine housing configured to accommodate the turbine, the turbine housing having a flow path for guiding the fluid to the turbine;
- a plurality of variable valves configured to rotate about each pivot member provided thereon, thereby adjusting flow velocity of the fluid guided from the flow path to the turbine;
- a first plate configured to support a first end of each pivot member, the first plate configured to define the flow path;
- a second plate configured to support a second end of each pivot member or the variable valves, the second plate configured to define the flow path;
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- a heat shield member configured to cover a wall surface of the turbine housing, the heat shield member configured to define the flow path, wherein the flow pass is configured such that the fluid flowing into the turbocharger is guided to the turbine through between the first plate and the second plate and the heat shield member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.