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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Alain Lombard, Chavelot, FR;
Nicolas Serres, Thaon les Vosges, FR;
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/18 (2006.01); F01D 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/186 (2013.01); F01D 17/105 (2013.01); F02B 37/183 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wastegate assembly can include a plug configured to plug a wastegate opening where the plug includes a concave, at least partially spherical surface; a shaft configured for receipt by a bore in a wastegate chamber; and a rotatable arm extending from the shaft where the arm includes a convex, at least partially spherical surface configured for contacting the concave, at least partially spherical surface of the plug for a closed orientation of the plug with respect to the wastegate opening.