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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2018
Garrett Transportation I Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Quentin Roberts, Nancy, FR;
Gautam Singh, New Delhi, IN;
Karunakaran Ealumalai, Bangalore, IN;
Laurentiu Baluta, Burcharest, RO;
Rado Rychvalsky, Zaborske, SK;
GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A rotor for a fluid machine includes a wheel that is supported for rotation about an axis of rotation. The wheel includes a back wall with an outer rim edge. The rotor also includes a plurality of blades that are attached to the back wall and that are spaced apart about the axis of rotation. Moreover, the rotor includes an inter-blade area on the back wall between neighboring ones of the plurality of blades. Furthermore, the rotor includes a balancing feature that is included in the inter-blade area on the back wall. The balancing feature intersects and defines part of the outer rim edge.