Turbocharger having a bearing block device for a turbocharger housing divided in the longitudinal direction

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9624979-B2
Application number	US-201013509640-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 4, 2010
Priority date	Nov 13, 2009
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

A turbocharger has a turbocharger housing having at least one section divided along a longitudinal axis into at least two housing halves. A bearing block device is provided in the turbocharger housing and receives a shaft and impellers of the turbocharger. The shaft with the impellers can be preassembled in the bearing block device and then inserted into the turbocharger housing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A turbocharger, comprising:
a turbocharger housing having at least two housing halves divided in a longitudinal direction, each of said two housing halves including a temperature control jacket portion configured to receive a temperature control medium; and
a bearing block device for receiving a shaft and rotors of the turbocharger, said bearing block device disposed in said turbocharger housing, the bearing block device forming a part of a rear wall of a turbine housing without an additional heat shield on the turbine side of said bearing block device, said bearing block device including a temperature control jacket portion connected to said temperature control jacket portions of each of said two housing halves.

2. The turbocharger according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a radial bearing configuration or an axial bearing configuration disposed in said bearing block device.

3. The turbocharger according to claim 1 , further comprising a radial bearing configuration and an axial bearing configuration disposed in said bearing block device, wherein:
said radial bearing configuration has at least one radial bearing;
said axial bearing configuration has at least one axial bearing;
said bearing block device has a lubricant feed for lubricating said at least one radial bearing of said radial bearing configuration and said at least one axial bearing of said axial bearing configuration; and
said bearing block device has a bearing housing and a lubricant chamber formed therein in an area of said bearing housing.

4. The turbocharger according to claim 3 , wherein said turbocharger housing has a lubricant inlet, which is integrally formed with said turbocharger housing or is formed as a separate part, and said lubricant inlet is connected to said lubricant feed of said bearing block device.

5. The turbocharger according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one sealing device selected from the group consisting of a bead seal and an elastomer seal, said temperature control jacket portion of said bearing block device is impermeably connected to said turbocharger housing via said at least one sealing device.

6. The turbocharger according to claim 3 ,
wherein said bearing block device has a lubricant discharge; and
further comprising at least one sealing device selected from the group consisting of a bead seal and an elastomer seal, at least one of said lubricant feed, said lubricant chamber or said lubricant discharge can be impermeably connected to said turbocharger housing via said at least one sealing device.

7. The turbocharger according to claim 1 , further comprising a compressor wheel rear wall element disposed in said bearing block device.

8. The turbocharger according to claim 1 , wherein said bearing block device has at least one shackle for fastening said bearing block device to said turbocharger housing by at least one of bolting or dowelling.

9. The turbocharger according to claim 1 , wherein said bearing block device has a compressor housing rear wall portion for forming a part of a rear wall of a compressor housing.

10. The turbocharger according to claim 9 , further comprising at least one sealing device for impermeably connecting said bearing block device to said turbine housing.

11. The turbocharger according to claim 9 , further comprising at least one sealing device for impermeably connecting said bearing block device to said compressor housing or said compressor housing and a compressor housing rear wall element.

12. A bearing block device of a turbocharger having a turbocharger housing divided in a longitudinal direction into at least two housing halves, each of the two housing halves including a temperature control jacket portion configured to receive a temperature control medium, the bearing block device comprising:
a bearing block body configured to receive at least one shaft and at least one rotor of the turbocharger, the bearing block device forming a part of a rear wall of a turbine housing without an additional heat shield on the turbine side of said bearing block device; and
a temperature control jacket portion configured to connect to the temperature control jacket portions of each of the two housing halves.

13. The bearing block device according to claim 12 , further comprising at least one of a radial bearing configuration or an axial bearing configuration disposed in said bearing block body.

14. The bearing block device according to claim 12 , further comprising a radial bearing configuration and an axial bearing configuration disposed in said bearing block device, wherein:
said radial bearing configuration includes at least one radial bearing;
said axial bearing configuration includes at least one axial bearing; and
said bearing block body has a lubricant feed for lubricating said at least one radial bearing of said radial bearing configuration or said at least one axial bearing of said axial bearing configuration.

15. The bearing block device according to claim 12 , wherein said bearing block body is configured for receiving a compressor wheel rear wall element of the turbocharger.

16. The bearing block device according to claim 12 , wherein said bearing block body contains at least one shackle for fastening said bearing block body to the turbocharger housing by at least one of bolting or dowelling.

17. The bearing block device according to claim 12 , wherein said bearing block body contains at least one of a turbine housing rear wall portion or a compressor housing rear wall portion for forming a part of the rear wall of the turbine housing or a compressor housing.

18. A turbocharger housing half of a turbocharger housing, divided in a longitudinal direction into at least two housing halves, the turbocharger housing half comprising:
a temperature control jacket portion formed in the turbocharger housing half and configured to receive a temperature control medium;
a bearing block device configured to receive at least one shaft and at least one rotor of a turbocharger, the bearing block device forming a part of a rear wall of a turbine housing without an additional heat shield on the turbine side of said bearing block device, said bearing block device including a temperature control jacket portion connected to said temperature control jacket portion of the turbocharger housing half.

19. The turbocharger housing half according to claim 18 ,
wherein said bearing block device having a lubricant feed and a lubricant discharge;
further comprising a seat for said bearing block device;
further comprising a lubricant inlet connected to said lubricant feed of said bearing block device; and
further comprising a lubricant outlet connected to said lubricant discharge of said bearing block device.

20. The turbocharger housing half according to claim 19 ,
wherein said temperature control jacket portion of the bearing block device is connected to said temperature control jacket portion of the turbocharger housing half via said seat.

Assignees

• Boening Ralf
• Koempel Ralph Maurice
• Faeth Holger
• Continental Automotive Gmbh

Inventors

• Boening Ralf
• Koempel Ralph Maurice
• Faeth Holger

Classifications

• F02C6/12

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• F04D29/4206

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• F04D29/624

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• F05D2220/40

  in turbochargers · CPC title

• F04D25/024

  the driving means being assisted by a power recovery turbine · CPC title