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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Adrian Kopp, Kirchdorf, CH;
Marco Gartmann, Lengnau, CH;
Tobias Gwehenberger, Zürich, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ABB Turbo Systems AG, Baden, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a turbocharger (), comprising a turbine () and a compressor () connected to the turbine (), the turbine () contains a turbine wheel () and the compressor () contains a compressor wheel () which are connected to one another by means of a shaft () and are arranged in a housing (). During operation, if the compressor wheel () separates from the shaft (), an axial force acts on the turbine wheel () and the shaft () connected thereto. A means () for axially locking the shaft and the turbine wheel connected thereto in the housing () is arranged on the shaft () connected to the turbine wheel ().