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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Helmut Matthias Kindl, Aachen, DE;
Norbert Andreas Schorn, Aachen, DE;
Vanco Smiljanovski, Bedburg, DE;
Rob Stalman, Selfkant, DE;
Franz Arnd Sommerhoff, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 23/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/44 (2006.01); F04D 29/54 (2006.01); F02B 37/00 (2006.01); F02B 37/02 (2006.01); F02B 37/18 (2006.01); F02B 37/22 (2006.01); F01D 17/18 (2006.01); F02C 6/12 (2006.01); F01D 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/001 (2013.01); F01D 9/026 (2013.01); F01D 17/18 (2013.01); F02B 37/025 (2013.01); F02B 37/183 (2013.01); F02B 37/22 (2013.01); F02C 6/12 (2013.01); F05D 2210/43 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); F05D 2250/51 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A supercharged internal combustion engine comprising a two channel turbine fluidly connects the two channels within the turbine housing by virtue of at least one opening in the housing wall which separates the two channels wherein at least one displaceable wall part is provided which serves for opening up the opening in the housing wall to optimize the performance of the turbine responsive to the exhaust gas flow rate.