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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Patrick Sweetland, Candler, NC (US);
David G. Grabowska, Asheville, NC (US);
Aleksandar Sekularac, Rheinland-Pfalz, DE;
Stephen I. Roby, Asheville, NC (US);
Patrick Sweetland, Candler, NC (US);
David G. Grabowska, Asheville, NC (US);
Aleksandar Sekularac, Rheinland-Pfalz, DE;
Stephen I. Roby, Asheville, NC (US);
BorgWarner, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A housing () for a turbocharger () is provided. The housing () has an impeller chamber (), diffuser () and scroll () in fluid communication with each other. The diffuser () can have a curved shape and/or a bend () in proximity to a tip () of the impeller (). The curved shape can be defined by one or more radii of curvature (R, R, R). The diffuser () can extend in a radial direction that is non-orthogonal to the center line of the turbocharger (). The housing () can be for a compressor section of the turbocharger ().