Turbocharger compressor end ventilation system
CA 1206762 A · Owner: Household Manufacturing, Inc. · Inventors: Harper, Allan C.; Beaver, Ivan D.; Jones, Edwin L.
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This relates to improvements in turbochargers and more particularly to the venting of the bearing housing of a turbocharger adjacent the compressor housing. Under certain operating conditions insufficient air is available for the compressor intake with the result that the compressor draws a vacuum within the compressor housing and causes an undesirable flow of lubricant from the turbocharger bearings to the compressor discharge. This vacuum is applied to the interior of the bearing housing in the general area of the oil deflector and thrust bearing. A vent passage is formed through the oil deflector and the thrust bearing and down between the thrust bearing and bearing support so as to vent …
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- Granted July 2, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 2, 2003.
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