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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2025
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Toshihiro Yamamichi, Aichi, JP;
Daisuke Terui, Aichi, JP;
Keisuke Mizutani, Aichi, JP;
Hideki Ukai, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 39/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 39/14 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); F05D 2240/54 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01); F05D 2240/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A supercharger includes a rotary shaft having a turbine wheel and a compressor impeller, a main bearing in contact with an oil area of the rotary shaft where lubricating oil is retained and configured to rotatably support the rotary shaft, and an auxiliary bearing in contact with the oil area and configured to rotatably support the rotary shaft when the main bearing is unable to support the rotary shaft.