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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Applicant:
Johannes Hornbach, Frankenthal, DE;
Inventor:
Johannes Hornbach, Frankenthal, DE;
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F04D 29/06 (2006.01); F02B 39/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/06 (2013.01); F01D 25/18 (2013.01); F02B 39/14 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); F05D 2260/85 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exhaust-gas turbocharger () having a compressor (); a turbine (); and a bearing housing () which has a lubricant device () for shaft bearings (), which lubricant device can be connected via a lubricant feed line () to an engine lubricant circuit. A lubricant storage vessel () is connected between the lubricant feed line () and the lubricant device () of the bearing housing ().