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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2010
Tim Denholm, Leamington Spa, GB;
James Alexander Mcewen, Braghouse, GB;
Tom J. Roberts, Huddersfield, GB;
Robert L. Holroyd, Halifax, GB;
Christopher Normington, Bradford, GB;
Arun Vijayakumar, Huddersfield, GB;
Stephen Edward Garrett, Huddersfield, GB;
Tim Denholm, Leamington Spa, GB;
James Alexander McEwen, Braghouse, GB;
Tom J. Roberts, Huddersfield, GB;
Robert L. Holroyd, Halifax, GB;
Christopher Normington, Bradford, GB;
Arun Vijayakumar, Huddersfield, GB;
Stephen Edward Garrett, Huddersfield, GB;
Cummins Ltd., Huddersfield, GB;
Abstract
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a variable geometry turbine comprising: a turbine wheel mounted for rotation about a turbine axis within a housing, the housing defining an annular inlet surrounding the turbine wheel and defined between first and second inlet sidewalls, the annular inlet being divided into at least two axially offset inlet portions; a cylindrical sleeve axially movable across the annular inlet to vary the size of a gas flow path through the inlet; and a guide for guiding the movement of the cylindrical sleeve, the guide being at least partially located within the inlet at a radially extent of the inlet portions, and extending in an axial direction parallel to the turbine axis.