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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Daniel N. Ward, Asheville, NC (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/16 (2006.01); F02B 37/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/165 (2013.01); F01D 17/16 (2013.01); F02B 37/24 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vane pack assembly () for a variable turbine geometry turbocharger is a stand-alone assembly and can be assembled and transported apart from the turbocharger. The vane pack assembly () includes a plurality of guide vanes () spaced apart in a circumferential direction and a plurality of pivot centers (). Each one of the pivot centers () corresponds with one of the guide vanes (). A location of the pivot centers () relative to the guide vanes () changes as an angular position of the guide vanes () is adjusted.