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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2008
Paul Anschel, Asheville, NC (US);
Michael Bucking, Arden, NC (US);
Robert Lancaster, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Paul Anschel, Asheville, NC (US);
Michael Bucking, Arden, NC (US);
Robert Lancaster, Indianapolis, IN (US);
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A restraint system () for a vaned diffuser () of a turbocharger () or other fluid boosting device is provided that can reduce or eliminate losses. The system () uses a structure to provide both a pressure load on the vaned diffuser () and a seal for the vaned diffuser (). The structure can be a fluoroelastomer O-ring (). The O-ring () can be positioned at least partially in a channel () formed in at least one of the diffuser ring ('), the compressor housing () and the center housing ().