US Patent 7322791 Turbine unit and VTG mechanism therefor

Patent 7322791 was granted and assigned to BorgWarner on January, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

BorgWarner

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

73227910

Patent Inventor Names

Michael Stilgenbauer0

Date of Patent

January 29, 2008

Patent Application Number

106494780

Date Filed

August 26, 2003

Patent Primary Examiner

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Thai-Ba Trieu

Patent abstract

A turbine unit having a rotor housing (2) having at least one admission channel (9) for a fluid, as well as a turbine rotor (4) which is supported in a turbine space (23) of the rotor housing (2) and wherein fluid is led into the turbine space (23) at its periphery through a VTG mechanism (5-8) of variable turbine geometry. The VTG mechanism (5-8) has a nozzle ring (6) having a plurality of vane shafts (8) which are arranged in the form of a crown on the nozzle ring (6) and which carry on one of their ends vanes (7) which can be moved from a substantially tangential position (relative to the crown) into a substantially radial position, as well as at least one control element (19) in order to pivot the orientation of the vanes (7).