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Granted Patent B2
US 11,174,779 · App. 16/691,995 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Turbocharger system for a two-stroke engine

Inventors: James H. Buchwitz (Strathcona, MN); Derek D. Zimney (Roseau, MN); Lucas R. Salfer (Sabol, MN); Tim Keller (Solingen, DE); Marcel Semrau (Wuppertal, DE); Karsten Scholle (Menden, DE)
Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,174,779
App. No.
16/691,995
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A turbocharger and method of controlling the same includes a turbine housing comprising an inlet and an outlet, turbine wheel coupled to a shaft. The turbine housing comprising a first scroll and a second scroll for fluidically coupling the inlet and the turbine wheel. The first scroll has a first end adjacent the inlet and a second end adjacent the turbine wheel. The second scroll has a third end adjacent the inlet and a fourth end adjacent the turbine wheel. An exhaust gas diverter valve is coupled to the turbine housing restricting flow into the first scroll or the second scroll.

Claims (20)

1. A turbocharger comprising:

a turbine housing comprising an inlet and an outlet, and a turbine wheel coupled to a shaft;

said turbine housing comprising a first scroll and a second scroll for fluidically coupling the inlet and the turbine wheel, said first scroll having a first end adjacent said inlet and a second end adjacent the turbine wheel, said second scroll having a third end adjacent the inlet and a fourth end adjacent the turbine wheel, the first scroll is separated from the second scroll by a separation wall; and

an exhaust gas diverter valve coupled to the turbine housing selectively restricting flow into the first scroll and the second scroll, said exhaust gas diverter valve having a first valve end pivotally mounted adjacent the separation wall, the exhaust gas diverter valve having a first position with the diverter valve restricting flow into the first scroll and allowing flow into the second scroll, a second position blocking flow into the second scroll and allowing flow to the first scroll and a third position allowing flow simultaneously into both the first scroll and the second scroll,

the inlet comprises a first valve seat adjacent to the first scroll receiving an edge portion of a second valve end of said exhaust gas diverter valve and a second valve seat adjacent the second scroll, receiving the edge portion of the exhaust gas diverter valve;

the first valve seat and the second valve seat are integrally formed as recesses in the turbine housing.

2. The turbocharger of claim 1 wherein the first scroll has a first area to radius ratio and the second scroll has a second area to radius ratio different than the first area to radius ratio.

3. The turbocharger of claim 1 wherein the first scroll has a first area to radius ratio and the second scroll has a second area to radius ratio equal to the first area to radius ratio.

4. The turbocharger of claim 1 wherein the exhaust gas diverter valve comprises at least one butterfly valve to selectively close one or more of the first scroll and the second scroll.

5. A system comprising:

a two-stroke engine;

a turbocharger fluidly coupled to the two-stroke engine, the turbocharger comprising;

a turbine housing comprising an inlet and an outlet, and a turbine wheel coupled to a shaft;

said turbine housing comprising a first scroll and a second scroll for fluidically coupling the inlet and the turbine wheel, said first scroll having a first end adjacent said inlet and a second end adjacent the turbine wheel, said second scroll having a third end adjacent the inlet and a fourth end adjacent the turbine wheel; and

an exhaust gas diverter valve coupled to the turbine housing selectively restricting flow into the first scroll or the second scroll;

an exhaust gas bypass valve coupled between a tuned pipe of the two-stroke engine and a silencer, said exhaust bypass valve selectively communicating exhaust gasses from the tuned pipe to the silencer;

an actuator coupled to the exhaust gas bypass valve and the diverter valve; and

a controller coupled to the actuator simultaneously controlling positions of the exhaust gas bypass valve and the di eater valve with the actuator.

6. The system as recited in claim 5 wherein the controller controls the exhaust gas bypass valve independent of boost pressure of the turbocharger.

7. The system as recited in claim 5 further comprising a position sensor coupled to the controller, said position sensor generating a position sensor signal corresponding to an opening of the exhaust gas bypass valve, said controller controlling the actuator in response to the position sensor signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2021
From: BUCHWITZ, JAMES; ZIMNEY, DEREK; SALFER, LUCAS; KELLER, TIM; SEMRAU, MARCEL; SCHOLLE, KARSTEN
To: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62776571 · Dec 7, 2018
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