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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2015
Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems Gmbh & Co. KG, Stuttgart, DE;
Stephan Gauger, Esslingen, DE;
Fabian Haslinger, Mannheim, DE;
Abstract
A bearing for a turbocharger may include an annular body and a centrally arranged passage opening for bearing a shaft at least one of axially and radially with respect to a rotation axis. The body may include at least one segment extending at least partially about the passage opening in a circumferential direction. The at least one segment may include an oil pocket, a circumferentially extending wedge surface and a detent surface circumferentially spaced from the oil pocket. The segment may also include a radially inner flange extending at least partially along the wedge surface in the circumferential direction. The inner flange may define an inner sealing web that may continue uninterruptedly into the detent surface.