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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Keun Ryu, Seoul, KR;
Zachary Ashton, Arden, NC (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/00 (2006.01); F16C 17/03 (2006.01); F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F02B 39/14 (2006.01); F16C 33/02 (2006.01); F16C 35/02 (2006.01); F16C 17/26 (2006.01); F16C 27/02 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01); F16C 17/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/03 (2013.01); F01D 25/186 (2013.01); F02B 39/14 (2013.01); F16C 17/035 (2013.01); F16C 17/26 (2013.01); F16C 27/02 (2013.01); F16C 33/02 (2013.01); F16C 33/1045 (2013.01); F16C 35/02 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); F16C 17/18 (2013.01); F16C 2360/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bearing housing () for a turbocharger having a rotatable shaft () passing through the bearing housing () with journal bearings () having tilting pads () for supporting the rotatable shaft () in the bearing housing (). The tilting pads () may have oil supply holes () through each pad () to direct lubrication to each pad surface (). The journal bearings () preferably have a circumferential groove () on an outer surface of the bearing aligned with the oil supply holes () to help feed oil to the oil supply holes ().