BEARING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A SHAFT OF A TURBOCHARGER, AND TURBOCHARGER HAVING SUCH A BEARING DEVICE

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11 . A bearing device comprising:

two journal bearings; and

a separating bush for spatially separating the two bearings, the separating bush formed as a cage having a plurality of apertures arranged circumferentially and separated from one another by struts.

12 . The bearing device as recited in claim 11 wherein the separating bush has a larger inner diameter than the two bearings.

13 . The bearing device as recited in claim 11 wherein the apertures are bar-shaped.

14 . The bearing device as recited in claim 11 wherein the apertures are configured such that their dimension in the direction of the longitudinal center axis of the shaft is at least a factor of 2 larger than their dimension perpendicular thereto.

15 . The bearing device as recited in claim 14 wherein the factor is at least a factor of 5.

16 . The bearing device as recited in claim 14 wherein the apertures are oriented parallel to a longitudinal center axis.

17 . The bearing device as recited in claim 11 wherein at least 3 apertures are provided.

18 . The bearing device as recited in claim 11 wherein the separating bush is a roller bearing cage.

19 . The bearing device as recited in claim 18 wherein the roller bearing cage is a needle roller bearing cage.

20 . The bearing device as recited in claim 11 wherein the separating bush is made as a single part.

21 . The bearing device as recited in claim 11 wherein the two bearings and the separating element are fixed in position by an axial press-fit.

22 . A turbocharger comprising the bearing device as recited in claim 11 .

23 . The turbocharger as recited in claim 22 further comprising a shaft, the bearing device being for the shaft.