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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Vitesco Technologies Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Inventor:
Marc Hiller, Alzey, DE;
Assignee:
Vitesco Technologies GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/18 (2006.01); F16K 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/186 (2013.01); F16K 1/2007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flap configuration opens and closes a wastegate channel in a turbine housing of a turbocharger. The flap configuration has a lever element having a through-bore in which a cylindrical bushing is arranged. A flap having a pin is arranged on the lever element such that the pin passes through the bushing. A cover disk is arranged on an opposite side from the flap and has an opening through which the pin of the flap passes. The flap is riveted to the lever element by the pin.