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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2005
Alain R. Lombard, Uxegney, FR;
Marylene Ruffinoni, Les Forges, FR;
Laurent Vautier, Tendon, FR;
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A turbocharger having a sliding piston assembly comprising a tubular piston disposed in the bore of the turbine housing such that the piston is axially slidable relative to the turbine housing. The piston assembly further comprises a tubular carrier inserted axially into the bore of the turbine housing surrounding the piston and fixed against axial movement relative to the turbine housing, a radially outer surface of the carrier engaging an inner surface of the bore and a radially inner surface of the carrier being slidably engaged by a radially outer surface of the piston. The carrier defines an axial split extending a length of the carrier, and the carrier is resiliently flexible. Accordingly, the axial split allows the carrier to expand and contract in diameter.