Honeywell International Inc.

Alexis Lavez

Emmanuel Severin

Alain Rene Lombard

Raphael Hettinger

Emeric Genin

Frederic Gerard

Muller Philippe

Francois Grandjean

An improved actuating rod end connector is connected with an actuating rod that extends from a turbocharger assembly actuator mechanism. The rod end connector has a body with an opening at one longitudinal end, and the actuator rod is disposed through the opening. An adjustment member is rotatably disposed within the body and has a threaded inside cavity in communication with the opening. The inside cavity is threadably engaged with a threaded outside surface of the actuator rod. The body includes an actuator rod opening disposed therethrough adjacent the adjustment member to receive a section of the actuator rod therein to facilitate contacting the actuator rod disposed within the body from outside of the rod end connector. An attachment opening is disposed through the body to facilitate attachment of the rod end connector with a linkage member, e.g., a linkage member connected with a movable member of the turbocharger.

Actuating rod end connector

A variable nozzle device () for a turbocharger comprises an annular nozzle () formed between an inner wall () and an outer wall (), and an annular arrangement of adjustable vanes () interposed in the nozzle () for defining a plurality of nozzle passages, wherein the nozzle () is adjustable by controllably adjusting the vanes () and by controllably varying an axial clearance between the outer wall () and the vanes ().

Variable nozzle device for a turbocharger and method for operating the same

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Hadol, France

Alexis Lavez