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US5611202A
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Turbocharged internal combustion engine
Assignee: Mercedes Benz Group AG
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Filing: 1995-03-31
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Granted: 1997-03-18
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Expires: 2015-03-31
Abstract
Abstract In a turbocharged internal combustion engine having at least two exhaust gas turbochargers arranged in parallel, each including a turbine connected by an exhaust conduit to the engine exhaust to be driven thereby and a compressor connected by an air supply conduit to the intake of the engine for supplying compressed air thereto, an exhaust gas recirculation conduit connected to the exhaust conduit upstream of the turbine leads to the air supply conduit of only one of exhaust gas turbochargers and a check valve is arranged in the air supply duct upstream of the jointure thereof with the exhaust gas recirculation conduit so as to involve only one of the exhaust gas turbochargers in the exhaust gas recirculation.
Inventors
- 👤 Siegfried Sumser
- 👤 Erwin Schmidt
- 👤 Herbert Schillings
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 09:57
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B47/00; F02B47/04; F02B47/08; F02B37/00; F02B37/007; F02B37/12; F02B37/18; F02B37/24; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/02; F02M26/08; F02M26/13; F02M26/34; F02B29/00; F02B29/04; F02B29/0406; F02B29/0418; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
A turbocharged internal combustion engine including at least first and second exhaust gas turbochargers arranged in parallel, each comprising a turbine with an inlet end and an outlet end and a compressor with a pressure side and a suction side, said internal combustion engine having an air intake with an air supply conduit having first sections leading to said compressors and second sections extending from the pressure side of each compressor to an engine intake, said engine having an exhaust with an exhaust conduit connected to the inlet end of each of said turbines, the turbine of said second exhaust gas turbocharger including a control arrangement for controlling the flow of exhaust gases therethrough, and an exhaust gas recirculation conduit extending between said exhaust conduit and said first section of the air supply conduit of said second exhaust gas turbocharger so that the exhaust gas recirculated through said recirculation conduit can be compressed by said second exhaust gas turbocharger, said first section of said air supply conduit of said second turbocharger including a check valve and said recirculation conduit being connected to said exhaust conduit upstream of the turbine of said second exhaust gas turbocharger and to said air supply conduit downstream of said check valve.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
206 words
A turbocharged internal combustion engine including at least first and second exhaust gas turbochargers arranged in parallel, each comprising a turbine with an inlet end and an outlet end and a compressor with a pressure side and a suction side, said internal combustion engine having an air intake with an air supply conduit having first sections leading to said compressors and second sections extending from the pressure side of each compressor to an engine intake, said engine having an exhaust with an exhaust conduit connected to the inlet end of each of said turbines, the turbine of said second exhaust gas turbocharger including a control arrangement for controlling the flow of exhaust gases therethrough, and an exhaust gas recirculation conduit extending between said exhaust conduit and said first section of the air supply conduit of said second exhaust gas turbocharger so that the exhaust gas recirculated through said recirculation conduit can be compressed by said second exhaust gas turbocharger, said first section of said air supply conduit of said second turbocharger including a check valve and said recirculation conduit being connected to said exhaust conduit upstream of the turbine of said second exhaust gas turbocharger and to said air supply conduit downstream of said check valve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein an exhaust gas pipe extends from the exhaust gas recirculation conduit to the compressor of said second exhaust gas turbocharger and is connected thereto so as to feed into a diffuser portion disposed at the pressure side of said compressor so that the exhaust gas conducted through said exhaust gas pipe does not flow fully through said compressor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the compressor of said first exhaust gas turbocharger is designed for withstanding normal air temperatures for handling engine intake air and the compressor of said second exhaust gas turbocharger is capable of withstanding high temperatures for handling also exhaust gases, the arrangement being such that exhaust gas recirculation is attended to only by said second exhaust gas turbocharger.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein an intercooler is arranged only in the second section of said air supply conduit of said first turbocharger.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
An internal combustion engine according to claim 3, wherein an intercooler is arranged only in said second section of said air supply conduit of said first turbocharger.
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