Turbine housing assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9708932-B2
Application number	US-201314386425-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2013
Priority date	Mar 23, 2012
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

An object is to provide a turbine housing assembly in which reduction of weight, facilitation of manufacture, cost-cutting, and reduction of heat capacity are further promoted compared to a conventional turbine housing made of sheet metal. A turbine housing assembly includes a plurality of constituent members connected to one another to constitute a turbine housing into which a turbine wheel is inserted. The turbine housing assembly at least includes a scroll part 2 and an exhaust part 8 of a tubular shape having a separate body separate from the scroll part 2 . The scroll part 2 is formed by processing a single piece of sheet metal so that, on a back face side of a bottom face part 22 of the scroll part 2 , a recess portion 22 b on which a through-hole of an exhaust gas outlet 2 B is formed and a projecting portion 22 a formed by a bottom surface of an exhaust gas flow path 2 A projecting toward the back face side are formed, the projecting portion 22 a surrounding the recess portion 22 b . The recess portion 22 b of the scroll part 2 is connected to an end portion 8 a of the exhaust part 8 in a turbine axial direction so that the exhaust part 8 is in communication with the exhaust gas outlet 2 B of the scroll part 2 in a state where a gap “a” is formed between an outer circumferential face of the exhaust part 8 and the projecting portion 22 a of the scroll part 2.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A turbine housing assembly including a plurality of constituent members connected to one another to constitute a turbine housing into which a turbine wheel rotated by exhaust gas introduced from an engine is inserted, the turbine housing assembly at least comprising:
a scroll part of a bottomed cylindrical shape that has a surrounding wall part and a bottom face part, the scroll part including:
an exhaust gas flow path of a spiral shape formed inside the bottomed cylindrical shape and configured such that exhaust gas that has flowed in from an exhaust gas inlet flows through the exhaust gas flow path; and
an exhaust gas outlet having a through hole formed on the bottom face part, the exhaust gas outlet being configured such that the exhaust gas that has flowed through the exhaust gas flow path flows out from the exhaust gas outlet; and

an exhaust part of a tubular shape comprising a separate body separate from the scroll part,
the scroll part being formed by processing a single piece of sheet metal so that, on a back face side of the bottom face part of the scroll part, a recess portion through which the trough-hole of the exhaust gas outlet is formed and a projecting portion formed by a bottom surface of the exhaust gas flow path projecting toward the back face side are formed, the projecting portion surrounding the recess portion, and
the recess portion of the scroll part being connected to an axial end surface of an end portion of the exhaust part in a turbine axial direction so that only the axial end surface of the exhaust part is in contact with the scroll part when the exhaust part is in communication with the exhaust gas outlet of the scroll part in a state where the exhaust part is not in contact with the projecting portion of the scroll part and a gap is formed between an outer circumferential face of the exhaust part and the projecting portion of the scroll part.

2. The turbine housing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the exhaust part is formed of a material that has a heat resistance strength lower compared to the scroll part.

3. The turbine housing assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the exhaust part is formed of a material that contains less nickel than the scroll part.

4. The turbine housing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a rib is formed between the outer circumferential face of the exhaust part and the projecting portion of the scroll part.

5. The turbine housing assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising
a connection part, the connection part being formed by processing a single piece of sheet metal separately from the scroll part,
wherein the scroll part and the connection part are each welded to an annular lid part that is orthogonal to the turbine axial direction so as to be connected to each other in the turbine axial direction via the annular lid part.

6. The turbine housing assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the annular lid part comprises a separate body separate from the scroll part and the connection part.

7. The turbine housing assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the annular lid part is formed by processing a single piece of sheet metal.

8. The turbine housing assembly according to claim 5 , further comprising a variable nozzle mechanism configured to adjust flow of the exhaust gas flowing toward the turbine wheel, the variable nozzle mechanism being inserted into the scroll part and the connection part.

9. The turbine housing assembly according to claim 1 ,
wherein the recess portion of the scroll part is welded to the end surface of the end portion of the exhaust part in the turbine axial direction.

10. The turbine housing assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a connection part being formed by processing a single piece of sheet metal; and
an annular lid part being formed by processing a single piece of sheet metal, the annular lid part including a flat plate-like part that extends orthogonal to the axial direction,
wherein
the connection part includes a flange portion having a flat plate-like shape and a protruding portion protruding perpendicularly with respect to the flange portion,
the scroll part includes a flange portion protruding outward from an edge portion of the surrounding wall part, and
the protruding portion of the connection part is welded to the one surface of the annular lid part and the flange portion of the scroll part is welded to the other surface of the annular lid part.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Jinnai Yasuaki
• ARIMIZU Hiroyuki
• Kramer Koen

Classifications

• F05D2220/40

  in turbochargers · CPC title

• F01D25/24 Primary

  Casings (modified for heating or cooling F01D25/14); Casing parts, e.g. diaphragms, casing fastenings (casings for rotary machines or engines in general F16M {; special arrangements in stators dealing with breaking-off of part of rotor F01D21/045}) · CPC title

• F05D2230/232

  by welding · CPC title

• F01D9/026 Primary

  Scrolls for radial machines or engines · CPC title

• F05D2250/51

  Inlet · CPC title