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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2008
Joel Castan, Chantraine, FR;
Dominique Armand, Thaon les Vosges, FR;
Arnaud Gerard, Thaon les Vosges, FR;
Franck Blaise, Thaon les Vosges, FR;
Joel Castan, Chantraine, FR;
Dominique Armand, Thaon les Vosges, FR;
Arnaud Gerard, Thaon les Vosges, FR;
Franck Blaise, Thaon les Vosges, FR;
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An exemplary multi-piece locating pin for a turbocharger assembly includes a screw piece with a nub and a securing feature to secure the screw piece in a housing of a turbocharger assembly and a pin piece with a receptacle configured to receive the nub and a locating surface to locate a bearing in a bore of the housing. An exemplary turbocharger assembly includes a housing with a bore, a bearing positioned in the bore where the bearing has a wall opening and a multi-piece locating pin secured to the housing and inserted at least partially in the wall opening to axially locate the bearing in the bore. Other exemplary pins, arrangements and methods are also disclosed.