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Variable capacity turbo supercharger

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-06-03
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Granted: 1989-04-18
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Expires: 2008-06-03
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Abstract

Abstract A variable capacity turbo supercharger is disclosed, in which a nozzle of a turbine is a vaneless nozzle, a scroll chamber having a flow path having a circular or like sectional profile which can keep a swirling state is disposed sidewise of the nozzle, an exhaust gas inlet passage for introducing engine exhaust gas into the scroll chamber is provided with fixed swirling generation means for imparting to the exhaust gas passing through the scroll chamber a swirling whose rotational direction is such that the rotation of the gas moves away from the turbine rotor in the neighborhood of the outlet of the scroll chamber into the nozzle, and a pitch of the swirling is flexible in the direction of the flow path according to the change of the amount of the gas generated from the engine and the rotation velocity of turbine rotor so that the outside compression efficiency for the gas flow in the nozzle is variable as if the capacity of the turbine changed by itself.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yoichi Yamazaki

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 06:27
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D17/00; F01D17/10; F01D17/12; F01D17/14; F01D17/141; F01D17/143; F01D9/00; F01D9/02; F01D9/026; F01D9/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 111 words
In a variable capacity turbo supercharger having a turbine rotor and a nozzle for the turbine rotor which is a vaneless nozzle, the improvement comprising a scroll chamber having a substantially circular sectional profile flow path, said scroll chamber being disposed sidewise of said nozzle, an exhaust gas inlet passage for introducing exhaust gas into said scroll chamber, a fixed swirling generation means for imparting to the exhaust gas passing through said scroll chamber a screw-like swirling of the exhaust gas whose rotational direction is such that the rotation of said gas moves away from said turbine rotor in the neighborhood of the outlet of said scroll chamber into said nozzle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 111 words
In a variable capacity turbo supercharger having a turbine rotor and a nozzle for the turbine rotor which is a vaneless nozzle, the improvement comprising a scroll chamber having a substantially circular sectional profile flow path, said scroll chamber being disposed sidewise of said nozzle, an exhaust gas inlet passage for introducing exhaust gas into said scroll chamber, a fixed swirling generation means for imparting to the exhaust gas passing through said scroll chamber a screw-like swirling of the exhaust gas whose rotational direction is such that the rotation of said gas moves away from said turbine rotor in the neighborhood of the outlet of said scroll chamber into said nozzle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The variable capacity turbo supercharger according to claim 1, wherein said fixed swirling generation means forms a helical passage.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1992-04-17 1992-10-17 1993-04-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1996-04-17 1996-10-17 1997-04-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2000-04-17 2000-10-17 2001-04-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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