US4708602A
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Lubrication system for a turbocharger
Assignee: Teledyne Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1987-03-17
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Granted: 1987-11-24
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Expires: 2007-03-17
Abstract
Abstract A turbocharger having a main housing with a throughbore in which a tubular bearing carrier is mounted. A main shaft having a turbine at one end and a compressor at its other end extends through the bearing carrier and is rotatably mounted to the housing by two spaced bearing assemblies. A lubrication system supplies lubricant to a squeeze film damper for hydrostatically damping the shaft vibrations and the discharge of the lubricant from the squeeze film damper is employed to lubricate the bearing assemblies.
Inventors
- 👤 J. Albert McEachern, Jr.
- 👤 J. William Brogdon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:49
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02C; F02C7/00; F02C7/06; F01; F01D; F01D25/00; F01D25/16; F01D25/162; F01D25/164; F01D25/18; F16; F16C; F16C19/00; F16C19/54; F16C19/546; F16C19/547; F16C19/548; F16C25/00; F16C25/06; F16C25/08; F16C25/083; F16C27/00; F16C27/04; F16C27/045; F05; F05D; F05D2220/00; F05D2220/40; F16C19/02; F16C19/14; F16C19/16; F16C19/163; F16C2360/00; F16C2360/23; F16C2360/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A turbocharger comprising: a main housing having a throughbore, a tubular bearing carrier having an outer periphery and an inner periphery, means for mounting said bearing carrier within said housing throughbore to permit limited radial movement of said bearing carrier with respect to said housing and to form at least one annular chamber between said bearing carrier and said housing, a shaft extending through said bearing carrier, said shaft having a turbine mounted at one end and a compressor mounted at its other end, at least one bearing assembly for rotatably connecting said shaft to the inner periphery of said bearing carrier, a source of pressurized lubricant, means for fluidly connecting said source to one axial end of said annular chamber, fluid passage means formed through said bearing carrier for fluidly connecting the other axial end of said annular chamber to said bearing assembly, and said annular chamber being dimensioned so that lubricant in said annular chamber hydrostatically damps said bearing carrier and so that said lubricant being supplied to said annular chamber acts to hydrostatically damp said bearing carrier, and then passes from said annular chamber and through said bearing carrier to said at least one bearing assembly to provide lubrication thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
A turbocharger comprising: a main housing having a throughbore, a tubular bearing carrier having an outer periphery and an inner periphery, means for mounting said bearing carrier within said housing throughbore to permit limited radial movement of said bearing carrier with respect to said housing and to form at least one annular chamber between said bearing carrier and said housing, a shaft extending through said bearing carrier, said shaft having a turbine mounted at one end and a compressor mounted at its other end, at least one bearing assembly for rotatably connecting said shaft to the inner periphery of said bearing carrier, a source of pressurized lubricant, means for fluidly connecting said source to one axial end of said annular chamber, fluid passage means formed through said bearing carrier for fluidly connecting the other axial end of said annular chamber to said bearing assembly, and said annular chamber being dimensioned so that lubricant in said annular chamber hydrostatically damps said bearing carrier and so that said lubricant being supplied to said annular chamber acts to hydrostatically damp said bearing carrier, and then passes from said annular chamber and through said bearing carrier to said at least one bearing assembly to provide lubrication thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 and comprising a fluid seal between each end of said bearing carrier and said housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The invention as defined in claim 2 wherein each fluid seal comprises a resilient O-ring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
99 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said at least one bearing assembly comprises two bearing assemblies, said bearing assemblies being axially spaced from each other, and comprising fluid seals extending between said bearing carrier and said housing which separate said at least one annular chamber into two axially spaced annular chambers, said fluid connecting means extending between said source and one end of each annular chamber, said fluid passage means extending between the other end of one annular chamber and one bearing assembly and the other end of the other annular chamber and the other bearing assembly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said fluid passage means is open to one end of said bearing assembly and comprising a disk-shaped slinger secured to said shaft so that said slinger extends outwardly from said shaft adjacent the other side of said bearing assembly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The invention as defined in claim 5 wherein said housing includes a lubrication collection chamber open to said slinger.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said bearing assembly comprises a ball bearing assembly.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The invention as defined in claim 1 and comprising a bearing housing mounted through said housing throughbore, said bearing carrier being coaxially mounted within said bearing housing, and wherein said housing is constructed of aluminum and said bearing housing is constructed of steel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The invention as defined in claim 8 wherein said means for fluidly connecting said source to said annular chambers includes fluid passageways extending through said bearing housing.
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