Patent ID: 9279343
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: F01D,F02C,F04D,F05D

Claim Text:
1. A support housing for a turbocharger, comprising: an end wall with a first side and a second side; a protrusion extending from the first side of the end wall in a first direction and configured to receive the turbocharger; a plurality of side walls extending from the second side of the end wall in a second direction opposite the first direction, the plurality of side wails together with the end wall forming a generally hollow enclosure: a first mounting flange disposed at distal edges of the plurality of side walls and configured to engage an engine; a first center opening disposed in the end wall and passing from the first side to the second side; a second mounting flange located at a periphery of the first center opening and extending axially from the second side of the end wail in the second direction; a third mounting flange located at a periphery of the first center opening and extending from the first side of the end wall in the first direction; and an annular pilot feature including a raised surface protruding radially inward from the third mounting flange into the first center opening, and wherein an end of the annular pilot feature extends axially from the third mounting flange in the first direction around the first center opening.