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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Garrett Transportation I Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shawn W Merritt, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Luca Tabacchi, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Garrett Transportation I Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/051 (2006.01); F04D 29/053 (2006.01); F02B 37/10 (2006.01); F02C 6/12 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F04D 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/051 (2013.01); F01D 5/027 (2013.01); F02B 37/10 (2013.01); F02C 6/12 (2013.01); F04D 29/053 (2013.01); F04D 29/662 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbocharger assembly can include a shaft sleeve that includes a bore that extends between a first end and a second end; a shaft received by the bore of the shaft sleeve where the shaft includes a compressor end and a turbine wheel that defines a turbine end; and a balance collar disposed on the shaft and seated axially between the end of the shaft sleeve and the turbine wheel wherein the balance collar includes a stem portion and a flared portion that includes a sacrificial portion.