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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2018
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takaya Futae, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Ishizaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromichi Oba, Tokyo, JP;
Taiyo Shirakawa, Nagasaki, JP;
Abstract
A turbocharger (A) includes a rotary shaft (), a journal hearing (A), and a bearing housing (). The journal hearing (A) includes load support surfaces (and), a first gap forming portion (F), and a second gap forming portion (F). The first gap forming portion (F) firms a first gap () in a radial direction between the load support surfaces (and) adjacent to each other in a direction of a central axis (O). The second gap forming portion (F) forms a second gap () smaller than the first gap in the radial direction between the load support surfaces (and) adjacent to each other in the direction of the central axis (O).