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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2009
Joel Castan, Chantraine, FR;
Gerard Dieudonne, Morristown, FR;
Arnaud Gerard, Epinal, FR;
Lionel Toussaint, Gerardmer, FR;
Joel Castan, Chantraine, FR;
Gerard Dieudonne, Morristown, FR;
Arnaud Gerard, Epinal, FR;
Lionel Toussaint, Gerardmer, FR;
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An exemplary assembly includes a component of a turbocharger that includes a bore that extends between an inner, exhaust gas side of the component and an outer, ambient side of the component; a shaft that includes a pin portion and a head portion; a sleeve positioned on the pin portion of the shaft; and a bushing positioned over at least part of the sleeve and over at least part of the head portion of the shaft where the bushing seats the shaft and the sleeve in the bore. During operation of a turbocharger that includes such an assembly, the shaft, the sleeve and the bushing restrict flow of exhaust gas from the inner, exhaust gas side of the component to the outer, ambient side of the component. Various other exemplary devices, assemblies, methods, etc., are also disclosed.