Lubrication system for a turbocharger

Details Lubrication system for a turbocharger Lubrication system for a turbocharger

1987-03-17

1987-11-24

Casaregola, Louis J.

Pumps

Motor driven

Fluid motor

384474, 384535, F04B 1700, F16C 2700

Patent

active

047086025

ABSTRACT:
A turbocharger having a main housing with a throughbore in which a tubular bearing carrier is mounted. A main shaft having a turbine at one end and a compressor at its other end extends through the bearing carrier and is rotatably mounted to the housing by two spaced bearing assemblies. A lubrication system supplies lubricant to a squeeze film damper for hydrostatically damping the shaft vibrations and the discharge of the lubricant from the squeeze film damper is employed to lubricate the bearing assemblies.

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patent: 4364717 (1982-12-01), Schippers et al.
patent: 4527911 (1985-07-01), Davis
patent: 4527912 (1985-07-01), Klusman
patent: 4553855 (1985-11-01), De Choundhury

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