Turbocharger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9903226-B2
Application number	US-201414164581-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2014
Priority date	Feb 5, 2013
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

A turbocharger includes: a turbocharger main body; a bearing hole formed in the turbocharger main body; a turbine shaft rotatably inserted into the bearing hole and having a turbine wheel provided on one end and a compressor wheel provided on the other end; a turbine-side bearing part and a compressor-side bearing part rotatably supporting the turbine shaft and disposed in the bearing hole on a relatively turbine wheel side and on a relatively compressor wheel side, respectively; a cooling oil passage provided radially outside the bearing hole in the turbocharger main body and configured to cool the turbocharger main body with lubricating oil circulated inside; a first oil duct configured to guide lubricating oil after lubricating the compressor-side bearing part to the cooling oil passage; and a second oil duct configured to guide lubricating oil after lubricating the turbine-side bearing part to the cooling oil passage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A turbocharger comprising:
a turbocharger main body;
a bearing hole formed in the turbocharger main body;
a turbine shaft rotatably inserted into the bearing hole, the turbine shaft having a turbine wheel provided on a first end of the turbine shaft, a compressor wheel provided on a second end of the turbine shaft, and a flange projecting radially outward, the flange including a radial outer surface;
a turbine-side bearing part and a compressor-side bearing part rotatably supporting the turbine shaft and disposed in the bearing hole on a turbine wheel side of the bearing hole and on a compressor wheel side of the bearing hole, respectively;
a cooling oil passage provided radially outside the bearing hole in the turbocharger main body and configured to cool the turbocharger main body with lubricating oil circulated inside;
an oil storage part formed on the turbine wheel side of the bearing hole as one part of the bearing hole with a diameter larger than that of an other part of the bearing hole, the oil storage part including a radially inward facing edge located on a turbine wheel side of the oil storage part, the radially inward facing edge facing to the radial outer surface of the flange of the turbine shaft;
an oil drain passage provided in the turbocharger main body between the turbine wheel and the oil storage part, the oil drain passage being configured to flow a discharged lubricating oil from the turbine wheel side of the bearing hole;
a first oil duct configured to guide the lubricating oil after lubricating the compressor-side bearing part to the cooling oil passage; and
a second oil duct communicated from the oil storage part to the cooling oil passage.

2. The turbocharger according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a semi-floating metal bearing housed in the bearing hole while being kept from moving in an axial direction and in a rotation direction of the turbine shaft, and having an insertion hole into which the turbine shaft is inserted,
wherein the turbine-side bearing part and the compressor-side bearing part are formed of a bearing surface that is an inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole in the semi-floating metal bearing.

3. The turbocharger according to claim 1 , wherein the turbocharger main body includes a discharge passage extending from the oil storage part to the oil drain passage.

4. A turbocharger comprising:
a turbocharger main body;
a bearing hole formed in the turbocharger main body;
a turbine shaft rotatably inserted into the bearing hole, the turbine shaft having a turbine wheel provided on a first end of the turbine shaft, a compressor wheel provided on a second end of the turbine shaft, and a flange projecting radially outward, the flange including a radial outer surface;
a turbine-side bearing part and a compressor-side bearing part rotatably supporting the turbine shaft and disposed in the bearing hole on a turbine wheel side of the bearing hole and on a compressor wheel side of the bearing hole, respectively;
a thrust collar rotated integrally with the turbine shaft;
a thrust bearing disposed so as to face the thrust collar in an axial direction of the turbine shaft and configured to receive thrust load on the turbine shaft through the thrust collar;
a cooling oil passage provided radially outside the bearing hole in the turbocharger main body and configured to cool the turbocharger main body with lubricating oil circulated inside;
an oil storage part formed on the turbine wheel side of the bearing hole as one part of the bearing hole with a diameter larger than that of an other part of the bearing hole, the oil storage part including a radially inward facing edge located on a turbine wheel side of the oil storage part, the radially inward facing edge facing to the radial outer surface of the flange of the turbine shaft;
an oil drain passage provided in the turbocharger main body between the turbine wheel and the oil storage part, the oil drain passage being configured to flow a discharged lubricating oil from the turbine wheel side of the bearing hole;
a first oil duct configured to guide the lubricating oil after lubricating any one of or both of the compressor-side bearing part and the thrust bearing to the cooling oil passage; and
a second oil duct communicated from the oil storage part to the cooling oil passage.

5. The turbocharger according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a semi-floating metal bearing housed in the bearing hole while being kept from moving in the axial direction and in a rotation direction of the turbine shaft, and having an insertion hole into which the turbine shaft is inserted,
wherein the turbine-side bearing part and the compressor-side bearing part are formed of a bearing surface that is an inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole in the semi-floating metal bearing.

6. The turbocharger according to claim 4 , wherein the turbocharger main body includes a discharge passage extending from the oil storage part to the oil drain passage.

Assignees

• Ihi Corp

Inventors

• Uneura Yutaka
• Daito Yuichi
• Inoue Tomohiro

Classifications

• F01D25/186 Primary

  for sliding contact bearing · CPC title

• F01D25/18

  Lubricating arrangements (of machines or engines in general F01M) · CPC title

• F01D25/125 Primary

  of bearings · CPC title

• F16C17/18

  with floating brasses or brushing, rotatable at a reduced speed {(F16C17/03, F16C17/06 take precedence)} · CPC title

• F16C17/02

  for radial load only · CPC title