Abb Turbo Systems Ag

Marco Gartmann

Tobias Gwehenberger

Adrian Kopp

In a turbocharger (), comprising a turbine () and a compressor () connected to the turbine (), the turbine () contains a turbine wheel () and the compressor () contains a compressor wheel () which are connected to one another by means of a shaft () and are arranged in a housing (). During operation, if the compressor wheel () separates from the shaft (), an axial force acts on the turbine wheel () and the shaft () connected thereto. A means () for axially locking the shaft and the turbine wheel connected thereto in the housing () is arranged on the shaft () connected to the turbine wheel ().

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Lengnau, Switzerland

Marco Gartmann