IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,982,199
Granted Patent B2
US 11,982,199 · App. 17/796,497 · Granted May 14, 2024

Turbocharger

Inventors: Yoshitomo Noda (Tokyo, JP); Takuya Arakawa (Tokyo, JP); Yosuke Dammoto (Sagamihara, JP); Shuichi Isayama (Tokyo, JP); Hiroaki Takeuchi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
F01D25/164F01D25/18F02C6/12F05D2220/40F05D2240/54F05D2260/96F05D2260/98
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Patent No.
US 11,982,199
App. No.
17/796,497
Granted
May 14, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A turbocharger is provided with: a rotational shaft; a rolling bearing rotatably supporting the rotational shaft; an oil film damper disposed radially outward of an outer ring of the rolling bearing; and a housing having a first axial retaining portion and a second axial retaining portion, disposed adjacent to both ends of the oil film damper in the axial direction, respectively, for restricting movement of the outer ring in the axial direction. An axial end surface of the outer ring, or a facing surface of the first axial retaining portion or the second axial retaining portion facing the axial end surface of the outer ring has: a coefficient of static friction smaller than that of a portion of the housing excluding the first axial retaining portion and the second axial retaining portion; or has a recess where oil of the oil film damper can enter.

Claims (39)

1. A turbocharger, comprising:

a rotational shaft;

a rolling-element bearing rotatably supporting the rotational shaft;

an oil film damper disposed radially outward of an outer ring of the rolling-element bearing; and

a housing having a first axial retaining portion and a second axial retaining portion for restricting movement of the outer ring in an axial direction, the first axial retaining portion and the second axial retaining portion being disposed adjacent to both ends of the oil film damper in the axial direction, respectively,

wherein an axial end surface of the outer ring, or a facing surface of the first axial retaining portion or the second axial retaining portion facing the axial end surface of the outer ring:

has a coefficient of static friction smaller than that of a portion of the housing excluding the first axial retaining portion and the second axial retaining portion.

2. The turbocharger according to claim 1 ,

wherein the axial end surface of the outer ring has the coefficient of static friction in the entire region of the axial end surface.

3. The turbocharger according to claim 1 ,

wherein the facing surface, which has the coefficient of static friction, extends from a radially inner end of the first axial retaining portion or the second axial retaining portion to a radially outer end of the oil film damper.

4. The turbocharger according to claim 1 ,

wherein the outer ring, or the first axial retaining portion or the second axial retaining portion has a coating film forming the axial end surface or the facing surface.

5. The turbocharger according to claim 4 ,

wherein the coating film contains amorphous carbon, molybdenum disulfide, carbon nitride, phosphate, nickel phosphorus, silver, gold, or fluororesin.

6. The turbocharger according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of the outer ring, the first axial retaining portion, or the second axial retaining portion contains any of copper, silver, gold, lead, sintered oil-impregnated metal, polyether ether ketone, polyimide, or polyphenylene sulfide.

7. A turbocharger comprising:

a rotational shaft;

a rolling-element bearing rotatably supporting the rotational shaft;

an oil film damper disposed radially outward of an outer ring of the rolling-element bearing; and

a housing having a first axial retaining portion and a second axial retaining portion for restricting movement of the outer ring in an axial direction, the first axial retaining portion and the second axial retaining portion being disposed adjacent to both ends of the oil film damper in the axial direction, respectively,

wherein an axial end surface of the outer ring, or a facing surface of the first axial retaining portion or the second axial retaining portion facing the axial end surface of the outer ring

has a recess where oil of the oil film damper can enter,

wherein the recess includes a dimple recessed from the facing surface of the first axial retaining portion or the second axial retaining portion, and

wherein the dimple is recessed from a portion of the facing surface that overlaps the axial end surface of the outer ring in a radial direction.

8. A turbocharger, comprising:

a rotational shaft;

a rolling-element bearing rotatably supporting the rotational shaft;

an oil film damper disposed radially outward of an outer ring of the rolling-element bearing; and

a housing having a first axial retaining portion and a second axial retaining portion for restricting movement of the outer ring in an axial direction, the first axial retaining portion and the second axial retaining portion being disposed adjacent to both ends of the oil film damper in the axial direction, respectively, wherein an axial end surface of the outer ring, or a facing surface of the first axial retaining portion or the second axial retaining portion facing the axial end surface of the outer ring:

has a recess where oil of the oil film damper can enter,

wherein the recess includes a plurality of first grooves extending in a radial direction from a radially outer end of the oil film damper to a radially inner end of the first axial retaining portion or the second axial retaining portion, and

wherein at least one of the plurality of first grooves opens a portion of the facing surface that overlaps the axial end surface of the outer ring in the radial direction.

9. The turbocharger according to claim 1 ,

wherein the recess includes a plurality of second grooves extending in a radial direction from a radially outer end of the oil film damper to a position between the radially outer end and a radially inner end of the first axial retaining portion or the second axial retaining portion.

10. The turbocharger according to claim 8 , wherein the dimple is recessed from a portion of the facing surface that overlaps the axial end surface of the outer ring in a radial direction.

11. The turbocharger according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of first grooves opens a portion of the facing surface that overlaps the axial end surface of the outer ring in the radial direction.

12. The turbocharger according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of the plurality of second grooves opens a portion of the facing surface that overlaps the axial end surface of the outer ring in the radial direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2022
From: NODA, YOSHITOMO; ARAKAWA, TAKUYA; DAMMOTO, YOSUKE; ISAYAMA, SHUICHI; TAKEUCHI, HIROAKI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060688/0919 →
Continuity (1)
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