Exhaust-gas turbocharger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9528389-B2
Application number	US-201113882602-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2011
Priority date	Nov 9, 2010
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

An exhaust-gas turbocharger with a bearing housing which receives a static bearing bush for a rotor shaft. A lug supported in the bearing housing engages the bearing bush and prevents the bearing bush from rotating but avoids a restriction of the freedom of movement of the bearing bush in the axial and radial directions.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An exhaust-gas turbocharger ( 1 ) including:
a compressor ( 2 ) having a compressor wheel ( 3 ) in a compressor housing ( 4 );
a turbine ( 5 ) which has a turbine wheel ( 6 ) in a turbine housing ( 7 );
a rotor shaft ( 10 ) connecting the compressor wheel ( 3 ) and turbine wheel ( 6 );
a bearing bush ( 9 ) for the rotor shaft ( 10 ), the bearing bush ( 9 ) having at least two radial grooves ( 16 , 17 );
a bearing housing ( 8 ) having a compressor side and a turbine side, and which receives the bearing bush ( 9 ) for the rotor shaft ( 10 ), and
a Ú-shaped bearing bush rotation prevention means ( 12 ) comprising at least one lug ( 13 , 14 , 15 ) supported in the bearing housing ( 8 ) and further comprising a receiving recess ( 20 ) delimited by two wall regions defining between them an opening whereby the U-shaped bearing bush rotation prevention means ( 12 ) can be inserted radially into the radial grooves of the bearing bush ( 9 ), which wall regions are arranged opposite one another and which delimit the receiving recess, which U-shaped bearing bush rotation prevention means ( 12 ) engages radially into at least one of said two radial grooves ( 16 , 17 ) of the bearing bush ( 9 ),
wherein the radial grooves ( 16 , 17 ) are arranged diametrically oppositely on an outer circumferential region ( 18 ) of the bearing bush ( 9 ).

2. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the grooves ( 16 , 17 ) are arranged on one end region ( 19 ) of the bearing bush ( 9 ).

3. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotation prevention means ( 12 ) has a receiving recess ( 20 ) into which engages that end region ( 19 ) of the bearing bush ( 9 ) which is provided with the grooves ( 16 , 17 ).

4. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the rotation prevention means ( 12 ) has a main region ( 21 ) which is domed in the manner of a bowl and in which the receiving recess ( 20 ) is arranged.

5. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the main region ( 21 ) has an encircling edge region ( 22 ) on which the at least one lug ( 13 , 14 , 15 ) is arranged.

6. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 5 , wherein three lugs ( 13 , 14 , 15 ) are provided which are arranged spaced apart at uniform intervals on the edge region ( 22 ).

7. An exhaust-gas turbocharger ( 1 ) including:
a compressor ( 2 ) having a compressor wheel ( 3 ) in a compressor housing ( 4 );
a turbine ( 5 ) which has a turbine wheel ( 6 ) in a turbine housing ( 7 );
a rotor shaft ( 10 ) connecting the compressor wheel ( 3 ) and turbine wheel ( 6 );
a bearing bush ( 9 ) for the rotor shaft ( 10 ), the bearing bush ( 9 ) having at least two radial grooves ( 16 , 17 );
a bearing housing ( 8 ) having a compressor side and a turbine side, and which receives the bearing bush ( 9 ) for the rotor shaft ( 10 ), and
a bearing bush rotation prevention means ( 12 ) comprising at least one lug ( 13 , 14 , 15 ) supported in the bearing housing ( 8 ) and further comprising a receiving recess ( 20 ) delimited by two wall regions, which are arranged opposite one another and which delimit the receiving recess, which engages radially into at least one of said two radial grooves ( 16 , 17 ) of the bearing bush ( 9 ),
wherein the radial grooves ( 16 , 17 ) are arranged diametrically oppositely on an outer circumferential region ( 18 ) of the bearing bush ( 9 ), and
wherein the width (B 16 , B 17 ) of the grooves ( 16 , 17 ) is greater than the material thickness (MS) of the wall regions ( 23 , 25 ), which delimit the receiving recess ( 20 ), of the bearing bush rotation prevention means ( 12 ).

8. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the rotation prevention means ( 12 ) is formed as a sheet-metal part.

9. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the rotation prevention means ( 12 ) is fixedly clamped, by means of its at least one lug ( 13 , 14 , 15 ), between the bearing housing ( 8 ) and an axial bearing ( 26 ) arranged in the bearing housing ( 8 ).

10. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the at least one lug ( 13 , 14 , 15 ) engages into an associated recess ( 27 ) in the bearing housing ( 8 ).

11. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a bearing sleeve ( 31 ) which is arranged around the bearing bush ( 9 ) is fixed in the bearing housing ( 8 ), and wherein at least one lug ( 13 ) of the rotation prevention means ( 12 ) engages into the bearing sleeve ( 31 ).

12. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the rotation prevention means ( 12 ) is a spring clip.

13. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the spring clip ( 12 ) has a lug ( 13 ), the end regions ( 32 , 33 ) of which are adjoined by two clip legs ( 34 , 35 ) which, together with the lug ( 13 ), delimit a receiving recess ( 20 ).

14. An exhaust-gas turbocharger ( 1 ) including:
a compressor ( 2 ) having a compressor wheel ( 3 ) in a compressor housing ( 4 );
a turbine ( 5 ) which has a turbine wheel ( 6 ) in a turbine housing ( 7 );
a rotor shaft ( 10 ) connecting the compressor wheel ( 3 ) and turbine wheel ( 6 );
a bearing bush ( 9 ) for the rotor shaft ( 10 ), the bearing bush ( 9 ) having at least two radial grooves ( 16 , 17 );
a bearing housing ( 8 ) having a compressor side and a turbine side, and which receives the bearing bush ( 9 ) for the rotor shaft ( 10 ), and
a bearing bush rotation prevention means ( 12 ) comprising at least one lug ( 13 , 14 , 15 ) supported in the bearing housing ( 8 ) and further comprising a receiving recess ( 20 ), which engages into at least one of said two radial grooves ( 16 , 17 ) of the bearing bush ( 9 ),
wherein the radial grooves ( 16 , 17 ) are arranged diametrically oppositely on an outer circumferential region ( 18 ) of the bearing bush ( 9 ),
wherein a bearing sleeve ( 31 ) which is arranged around the bearing bush ( 9 ) is fixed in the bearing housing ( 8 ),
wherein at least one lug ( 13 ) of the rotation prevention means ( 12 ) engages into the bearing sleeve ( 31 ),
wherein the rotation prevention means ( 12 ) is a spring clip,
wherein the spring clip ( 12 ) has a lug ( 13 ), the end regions ( 32 , 33 ) of which are adjoined by two clip legs ( 34 , 35 ) which, together with the lug ( 13 ), delimit a receiving recess ( 20 ), and
wherein the clip legs ( 34 , 35 ) are curved inwardly in the direction of the receiving recess ( 20 ).

15. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the static bearing bush ( 9 ) is designed as a plain bearing bush.

16. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 13 , wherein in the fully assembled state, the lug ( 13 ) and the end regions ( 32 , 33 ) of the clip ( 12 ) engage around a web ( 39 ) of the bearing sleeve ( 31 ).

17. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotation prevention means ( 12 ) is a disk segment.

18. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the disk segment is of half-moon-shaped or semi-circular design.

19. The exhaust-gas turbocharger as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a bearing sleeve ( 31 ) which is arranged around the bearing bush ( 9 ) is fixed by pressing into the bearing housing ( 8 ), and wherein the at least one lug ( 13 ) of the rotation prevention means ( 12 ) engages into the bearing sleeve ( 31 ).

Assignees

• Koerner Thomas
• Renett Michael
• Hornbach Johannes
• Borgwarner Inc

Inventors

• Koerner Thomas
• Renett Michael
• Hornbach Johannes

Classifications

• F16C2360/24

  Turbochargers · CPC title

• F05D2220/40

  in turbochargers · CPC title

• F01D25/16 Primary

  Arrangement of bearings; Supporting or mounting bearings in casings (bearings per se F16C) · CPC title

• F16C35/02

  in the case of sliding-contact bearings · CPC title

• F02C6/12

  Turbochargers, i.e. plants for augmenting mechanical power output of internal-combustion piston engines by increase of charge pressure · CPC title