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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
May. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jason Moscetti, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/051 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01); F16C 27/02 (2006.01); F04D 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/051 (2013.01); F04D 25/045 (2013.01); F16C 17/047 (2013.01); F16C 27/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A number of variations may include a product for use with a turbocharger system may include a housing with a rotor wheel rotatable relative to the housing. The rotor wheel may have a front face with blades disposed in a gas stream and a back wall facing the housing. The rotor wheel may generate thrust loads. A thrust bearing may be positioned on the housing and may face the back wall. The thrust bearing may be configured to directly absorb the thrust loads from the rotor wheel.