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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2023
Garrett Transportation I Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Kiran Somashekar Rao Nazare, Bangalore, IN;
Poomkuzhimannil John, Bangalore, IN;
Matej Kopecky, Pardubice-Rosice, CZ;
GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A turbomachine includes a housing, a rotating group that is housed within the housing, and a fluid bearing system with a thrust member. The turbomachine further includes a compressor stage configured to receive a fluid from an area within the housing. Also, the turbomachine includes a seal plate of the housing. The seal plate includes a first face and a second face. The first face has a flow surface that at least partly defines a fluid flow path toward the compressor wheel. The second face has a thrust member support surface configured to support the thrust member during rotation of the rotating group. The seal plate includes an aperture that fluidly connects the area to the fluid flow path.