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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vahidin Alajbegovic, Arden, NC (US);
Daniel J. Van Saun, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Robert S. Lerosen, Chandler, NC (US);
Daniel N. Ward, Asheville, NC (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/24 (2006.01); F01D 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/24 (2013.01); F01D 17/165 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A variable-geometry turbocharger () with a vane lever () that provides a stop function at full open position of the guide vanes (). The integrated vane-open stop controls the full open position of the VTG mechanism. A vane lever () preferably has an integrated protrusion () that functions as a vane-open stop that contacts an adjacent vane lever (), an integrated bolt (), or the upper vane ring () at the full open position to regulate maximum exhaust gas flow to the turbine wheel ().