IP Library Granted Patent US 10,557,377
Granted Patent B2
US 10,557,377 · App. 16/126,087 · Granted Feb 11, 2020

Turbocharger

Inventors: Shunsuke Nishii (Tokyo, JP); Shinichi Kaneda (Tokyo, JP); Kenji Bunno (Tokyo, JP); Yutaka Uneura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: IHI Corporation
F01D25/183F01D25/16F16C17/04F16C33/1025F16C33/74F05D2220/40F05D2240/14F05D2240/50F05D2240/55F05D2260/98F16C2360/24
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Patent No.
US 10,557,377
App. No.
16/126,087
Granted
Feb 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A turbocharger includes: a bearing housing (housing); a bearing disposed in the housing and having a thrust bearing surface; and a partition wall portion assembled to the housing, the partition wall portion including an inclined surface positioned on an outer side in a radial direction of the thrust bearing surface, extending at least vertically above the thrust bearing surface, and inclined with respect to a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of a shaft.

Claims (44)

1. A turbocharger comprising:

a housing;

a bearing disposed in the housing and having a thrust bearing surface;

a partition wall portion assembled to the housing, the partition wall portion including an inclined surface positioned on an outer side in a radial direction of the thrust bearing surface, extending at least vertically above the thrust bearing surface, and inclined with respect to a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of a shaft; and

a groove formed in the housing and facing the inclined surface in the axial direction of the shaft.

2. The turbocharger according to claim 1 , further comprising a seal plate portion,

wherein the bearing is located relative to one side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is located relative to another side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is axially spaced apart from the partition wall portion.

3. The turbocharger according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a middle portion provided between the partition wall portion and the seal plate portion; and

a second cutout portion formed in the middle portion in a vertically lower side lower than a center of the shaft.

4. The turbocharger according to claim 2 , wherein the partition wall portion and the seal plate portion are integrally formed.

5. The turbocharger according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a middle portion provided between the partition wall portion and the seal plate portion; and

a second cutout portion formed in the middle portion in a vertically lower side lower than a center of the shaft.

6. The turbocharger according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an outer diameter wall portion extending outward in the radial direction from the inclined surface in the partition wall portion; and

a first cutout portion formed on a vertically lower side lower than a center of the shaft in the outer diameter wall portion.

7. The turbocharger according to claim 6 , further comprising a seal plate portion,

wherein the bearing is located relative to one side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is located relative to another side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is axially spaced apart from the partition wall portion.

8. The turbocharger according to claim 1 , further comprising an oil discharge port formed in the housing and positioned on an imaginary extension line in contact with an outer diameter end portion of the inclined surface positioned vertically below the shaft.

9. The turbocharger according to claim 8 , further comprising a seal plate portion,

wherein the bearing is located relative to one side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is located relative to another side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is axially spaced apart from the partition wall portion.

10. The turbocharger according to claim 8 , further comprising:

an outer diameter wall portion extending outward in the radial direction from the inclined surface in the partition wall portion; and

a first cutout portion formed on a vertically lower side lower than a center of the shaft in the outer diameter wall portion.

11. The turbocharger according to claim 10 , further comprising a seal plate portion,

wherein the bearing is located relative to one side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is located relative to another side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is axially spaced apart from the partition wall portion.

12. The turbocharger according to claim 1 ,

wherein the inclined surface is inclined in such a direction as to extend radially outward toward the bearing.

13. The turbocharger according to claim 12 , further comprising a seal plate portion,

wherein the bearing is located relative to one side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is located relative to another side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is axially spaced apart from the partition wall portion.

14. The turbocharger according to claim 12 , further comprising:

an outer diameter wall portion extending outward in the radial direction from the inclined surface in the partition wall portion; and

a first cutout portion formed on a vertically lower side lower than a center of the shaft in the outer diameter wall portion.

15. The turbocharger according to claim 14 , further comprising a seal plate portion,

wherein the bearing is located relative to one side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is located relative to another side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is axially spaced apart from the partition wall portion.

16. The turbocharger according to claim 12 , further comprising an oil discharge port formed in the housing and positioned on an imaginary extension line in contact with an outer diameter end portion of the inclined surface positioned vertically below the shaft.

17. The turbocharger according to claim 16 , further comprising a seal plate portion,

wherein the bearing is located relative to one side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is located relative to another side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is axially spaced apart from the partition wall portion.

18. The turbocharger according to claim 16 , further comprising:

an outer diameter wall portion extending outward in the radial direction from the inclined surface in the partition wall portion; and

a first cutout portion formed on a vertically lower side lower than a center of the shaft in the outer diameter wall portion.

19. The turbocharger according to claim 18 , further comprising a seal plate portion,

wherein the bearing is located relative to one side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is located relative to another side of the partition wall portion, and the seal plate portion is axially spaced apart from the partition wall portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2018
From: NISHII, SHUNSUKE; KANEDA, SHINICHI; BUNNO, KENJI; UNEURA, YUTAKA
To: IHI CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-070560 · Mar 31, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2017013032 · Mar 29, 2017
Related Publication 20190032515A1 · Jan 31, 2019