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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
Applicant:
Richard Dwayne Hall, Nebo, NC (US);
Inventor:
Richard Dwayne Hall, Nebo, NC (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vane ring assembly which includes a lower vane ring (), an upper vane ring (), one or more guide vanes () positioned at least partially between the vane rings, and a plurality of spacers (or) positioned between the lower and upper vane rings () for maintaining a distance between the lower and upper vane rings, the vane ring assembly being retained in a turbine housing () by a retaining ring () which is located in a groove () in the turbine housing.