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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark R. Claywell, Birmingham, MI (US);
Dale A. Frank, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Maqsood Rizwan Ali Khan, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/18 (2006.01); F01D 17/10 (2006.01); F16K 31/04 (2006.01); H02K 7/116 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/186 (2013.01); F01D 17/105 (2013.01); F16K 31/04 (2013.01); H02K 7/116 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle powertrain includes an engine having an air intake system and an exhaust system. A turbocharger includes a turbine section connected to the exhaust system and a compressor section connected to the air intake system. A wastegate is disposed in the exhaust system and movable between an open and a closed position by an actuator system. The actuator system includes a gear mechanism for moving the waste gate from a closed to an open position and including a pair of noncircular gears.