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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2003
Applicant:
Karl-ernst Hummel, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Inventor:
Karl-Ernst Hummel, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Assignee:
Mann & Hummel GmbH, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B017/00 ; F16D031/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A secondary air induction system () for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, including a turbine () and a compressor (), in which a turbine wheel () of the turbine () and a compressor wheel () of the compressor () are mounted on a rotatable common shaft () supported by a bearing assembly () including at least one roller bearing () inside a turbocharger housing (). An insulating or noise damping material () externally encloses at least a portion of the housing () to provide sound insulation in the area of the bearing assembly ().