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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2003
Michael Stilgenbauer, Bolanden, DE;
Michael Stilgenbauer, Bolanden, DE;
BorgWarner, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A turbine unit having a rotor housing () having at least one admission channel () for a fluid, as well as a turbine rotor () which is supported in a turbine space () of the rotor housing () and wherein fluid is led into the turbine space () at its periphery through a VTG mechanism (-) of variable turbine geometry. The VTG mechanism (-) has a nozzle ring () having a plurality of vane shafts () which are arranged in the form of a crown on the nozzle ring () and which carry on one of their ends vanes () which can be moved from a substantially tangential position (relative to the crown) into a substantially radial position, as well as at least one control element () in order to pivot the orientation of the vanes ().