Turbochargers

Claim 1

A TURBOCHARGER COMPRISING A MAIN HOUSING, A ROTOR SHAFT ROTATIBLE MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING, THE ENDS OF SAID SHAFT PROJECTING BEYOND THE MAIN HOUSING, A TURBINE ROTOR AND A COMPRESSOR ROTOR RIGID WITH A RESPECTIVE PROJECTING ENDS OF SAID ROTOR SHAFT, A TURBINE SCROLL SURROUNDING SAID TURBINE ROTOR AND HAVING AN OUTLET FACING AWAY FROM SAID MAIN HOUSING, A COMPRESSOR SCROLL ASSEMBLY HAVING A CENTRAL ELONGATED AIR INLET DUCT LEADING TO THE CENTER OF THE COMPRESSOR ROTOR AND AND ELONGATED AIR OUTLET DUCT SURROUNDING SAID AIR INLET DUCT, AN ANNULAR INTERCOOLER ASSEMBLY POSITIONED WITHIN SAID AIR DUCT AND EXTENDING RADIALLY ACROSS THE FULL RADIAL WIDTH OF SAID AIR OUTLET DUCT, SAID INTERCOOLER HAVING AIR PASSAGES EXTENDING AXIALLY THERETHROUGH THROUGH WHICH ALL OF THE AIR DELIVERED TO SAID AIR OUTLET DUCT PASSES, MEANS PROVIDING PERIPHERAL LIQUID INLET AND OUTLET OPENINGS FOR SAID INTERCOOLER, FIRST LIQUID PASSAGE MEANS CONNECTING SAID INLET OPENING WITH THE CENTER OF SAID INTERCOOLER AND SECOND LIQUID PASSAGE MEANS CONNECTING THE INNER END OF SAID FIRST LIQUID PASSAGE WITH THE SAID OUTLET OPENING WHEREBY LIQUID FLOWS FROM SAID INLET OPENING TO THE CENTER OF SAID INTERCOOLER AND THENCE OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID INTERCOOLER TO SAID OUTLET OPENING.