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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2007
Michael Stilgenbauer, Bolanden, DE;
Gerald Schall, Bobenheim-Roxheim, DE;
Michael Stilgenbauer, Bolanden, DE;
Gerald Schall, Bobenheim-Roxheim, DE;
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a multistep turbocharger arrangement () for an internal combustion engine with a high-pressure step (), with a low-pressure step () which can be brought into operative connection to the high-pressure step () over a fluid passage system () which can be opened and closed, and with a control unit () for controlling the operative connection between the high-pressure step () and the low-pressure step (), wherein the control unit () and the fluid passage system () are integrated in an engine exhaust manifold () which is disposed between the high-pressure step () and the low-pressure step ().