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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2014
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Michael Bucking, Asheville, NC (US);
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A turbocharger () having a rotatable shaft () passing through a bearing housing () with a turbine-end bearing support () with a support bar (). A turbine-end bearing support () may include the support bar () with radial supports () and () connected to each opposite side () and () of cavity () of the bearing housing () wherein oil can flow in recesses () and () above the radial supports () and (). Each radial support () and () of the support bar () is preferably integrated in the corresponding side () and (). A turbine-end bearing support () may also include the support bar () with a rod portion () forming a bottom tie support bar () that supports the bottoms of both bearing supports () and (), which are top-supported by the bearing housing (). Each support bar () is preferably integral with the bearing support ().