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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2025
Garrett Transportation I Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Ashraf Mohamed, Torrance, CA (US);
Kevin Zhang, Torrance, CA (US);
Matthew S. Oakes, Torrance, CA (US);
Chris Meade, Torrance, CA (US);
Garrett Transportation I Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
Turbochargers for use in an engine having an internal combustion engine. The design includes, in examples, a shaft having a rotation axis, a turbine housing, a compressor housing, a center housing extending from the turbine housing to the compressor housing with the shaft therethrough, a turbine wheel disposed in the turbine housing and operatively connected to the shaft, and a compressor wheel disposed in the compressor housing and operatively connected to the shaft. A turbine backplate structure is provided having one or more grooves adjacent a back side of the turbine wheel. The turbine backplate structure may be formed on the central housing, or may be a separate backplate installed in the central housing.