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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
May. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
Hareash Nandalal Vontivilu, Collierville, TN (US);
Erica M. Raisor, Nashville, IN (US);
Nikhil Doiphode, Columbus, IN (US);
Todd M. Wieland, Columbus, IN (US);
Abhijit Namjoshi, Columbus, IN (US);
Howard S. Savage, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/02 (2006.01); B32B 15/01 (2006.01); B32B 1/00 (2006.01); F02C 6/12 (2006.01); B23K 26/34 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/02 (2013.01); B23K 26/34 (2013.01); B32B 1/00 (2013.01); B32B 15/011 (2013.01); F02C 6/12 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); F05D 2230/90 (2013.01); F05D 2240/60 (2013.01); F05D 2300/171 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbocharger shaft includes a connection portion at a connection with a wheel of the turbocharger. The shaft includes a stainless steel cladding at least along one or more grooves of the connection portion to reduce the risk of cold cracking and bending fatigue.