Turbocharger
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorRyan Matthew Kocher
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Abstract
A turbocharger assembly can include a shaft having a rotational axis where the shaft includes a turbine wheel that includes a hub portion; a bearing that includes an outer race, an inner race operatively coupled to the shaft, and rolling elements disposed between the inner race and the outer race where an inner radius of the outer race and an outer radius of the inner race define a radial gap; and a lubricant slinger disposed axially between the inner race and the hub portion of the turbine wheel where the lubricant slinger includes a surface that faces and slopes away from the radial gap.
Claims20
A turbocharger assembly comprising:
- a shaft having a rotational axis wherein the shaft comprises a turbine wheel that comprises a hub portion;
- a bearing that comprises an outer race, an inner race operatively coupled to the shaft, and rolling elements disposed between the inner race and the outer race wherein an inner radius of the outer race and an outer radius of the inner race define a radial gap;
- and
- a lubricant slinger disposed axially between the inner race and the hub portion of the turbine wheel wherein the lubricant slinger comprises a surface that faces and slopes away from the radial gap.
A turbocharger assembly comprising:
- a housing that comprises
- a bearing bore that receives at least one rolling element bearing;
- and
- a turbine side bore that extends from an interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing and wherein the turbine side bore comprises an interior side overhang.
A turbocharger assembly comprising:
- a housing that comprises
- a bearing bore that receives at least one rolling element bearing;
- and
- a turbine side bore that extends from an interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing and wherein the turbine side bore comprises an interior side undercut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.