Turbocharger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9631628-B2
Application number	US-201414326500-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2014
Priority date	Jan 31, 2012
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

A turbocharger includes: a turbine housing including a through-hole through which a turbine impeller is bypassed; and a wastegate valve configured to open and close the through-hole. A biasing portion biases the wastegate valve and a support plate in opposite directions, and restrains rotation of the wastegate valve relative to the support plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A turbocharger comprising:
a bearing housing, one end side of which is fixed to a turbine housing and the other end side of which is fixed to a compressor housing;
a turbine shaft, one end of which is provided with a turbine impeller housed in the turbine housing and the other end of which is provided with a compressor impeller housed in the compressor housing;
a through-hole provided to the turbine housing and configured to make a fluid to be guided to the turbine impeller flow from an upstream to a downstream of the turbine impeller while bypassing the turbine impeller;
a wastegate valve including a main body provided with a contact surface to open and close the through-hole, and a projecting portion provided on an opposite side of the main body from the contact surface;
a support plate holding the projecting portion with the projection portion inserted in an insertion hole of the support plate, the support plate configured to cause the wastegate valve to open and close the through-hole along with movement of the support plate; and
a biasing portion, one end of which is fixed to any one of the main body and the projecting portion and the other end of which is fixed to the support plate, and configured to restrain rotation of the wastegate valve and to bias the support plate and the any one of the main body and the projecting portion in opposite directions,
wherein a clearance is left between the main body of the wastegate valve and the support plate.

2. The turbocharger according to claim 1 , wherein
the one end of the biasing portion is fixed to an opposite side of the projecting portion from the main body across the support plate, and
the other end of the biasing portion is fixed to any portion of the support plate other than its surface facing the main body.

3. The turbocharger according to claim 2 , wherein
the biasing portion is a leaf spring, and
the other end of the biasing portion is fixed to an outer surface of the support plate which is situated on an outer side in a radial direction of the insertion hole.

4. The turbocharger according to claim 2 , wherein the biasing portion is a coil spring.

5. The turbocharger according to claim 1 , wherein
the one end of the biasing portion is fixed to the main body, and
the other end of the biasing portion is fixed to any portion of the support plate other than its surface facing the main body.

6. The turbocharger according to claim 5 , wherein
the biasing portion is a leaf spring, and
the other end of the biasing portion is fixed to an outer surface of the support plate which is situated on an outer side in a radial direction of the insertion hole.

Assignees

• Ihi Corp

Inventors

• Takahashi Yukio
• Kaneda Shinichi

Classifications

• Y02T10/12

  Improving ICE efficiencies · CPC title

• F02B37/183 Primary

  Arrangements of bypass valves or actuators therefor · CPC title

• Y02T10/144

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• F01D17/105

  by passing part of the fluid · CPC title

• F05D2260/606

  Bypassing the fluid · CPC title