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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2013
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Daniel N. Ward, Asheville, NC (US);
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A turbocharger bearing system comprising a shaft () including at least one shoulder (A) with a rotor () disposed on the shaft (). First and second bearing sleeves () are disposed on the shaft () at opposite ends of the rotor (). Each bearing sleeve () includes a collar () and a journal portion (). A journal bearing () is disposed on each journal portion () and the journal portion () of the first bearing sleeve () abuts the shoulder (A) of the shaft (). In certain aspects of the technology described herein, the bearing sleeves () may be oriented in opposite directions. The shaft () is the same diameter where the bearing sleeves () are positioned. Accordingly, the bearing sleeves () may be interchangeable, as well as the journal bearings ().