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20120269624 | AXIAL BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR A SHAFT OF A TURBOCHARGER - A turbocharger has a turbocharger housing. At least one section of the turbocharger housing is divided in the longitudinal direction into at least two housing halves. A shaft is supported in the turbocharger housing and at least one axial bearing arrangement is provided for supporting the shaft in the axial direction. | 10-25-2012 |
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20130315712 | TURBOCHARGER WITH COOLED TURBINE HOUSING AND REDUCED PRESSURE LOSS - A turbocharger has a turbine housing formed with a coolant inlet channel and a coolant outlet channel. The turbine housing contains a coolant separating region in which delivered coolant is separated and a coolant combining region in which coolant is combined again. Each of the coolant separating region and the coolant combining region is equipped with a conical conducting body. | 11-28-2013 |
20130323020 | TURBOCHARGER WITH COOLED TURBINE HOUSING - A turbocharger has a turbine housing, a bearing housing, and a compressor housing. The turbine housing has a coolant inlet, a cooling jacket formed in the interior of the turbine housing, and a coolant outlet. The cooling jacket is divided into two subregions. | 12-05-2013 |
20130323021 | TURBOCHARGER WITH COOLED TURBINE HOUSING, COOLED BEARING HOUSING, AND A COMMON COOLANT SUPPLY - A turbocharger has a turbine housing and a bearing housing that is connected to the turbine housing. Coolant is supplied to the bearing housing via the turbine housing. | 12-05-2013 |
20130323022 | TURBOCHARGER WITH COOLED TURBINE HOUSING, COOLED BEARING HOUSING, AND A COMMON COOLANT SUPPLY - A turbocharger has a turbine housing and a bearing housing that is connected to the turbine housing. The turbine housing is formed with a coolant inlet, a cooling jacket in the interior of the turbine housing, and a coolant outlet. The bearing housing has a coolant inlet, a cooling jacket in the interior of the bearing housing, and a coolant outlet. The coolant inlet of the bearing housing is connected to a branched coolant outlet of the turbine housing. The coolant outlet of the bearing housing is connected to a coolant return inlet of the turbine housing. | 12-05-2013 |