Patent ID: 9732800
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: F04D,F05D,F16C

Claim:
1. A turbocharger, comprising: a housing; a turbine disposed in the housing; a compressor disposed in the housing; a central shaft connected between the turbine and the compressor; a first journal bearing disposed within the housing and supporting the central shaft at a location adjacent to the turbine and a second journal bearing disposed within the housing and supporting the central shaft at a location adjacent to the compressor; and a spacer disposed directly between and adjacent the first journal bearing and the second journal bearing and coupled for rotation with the first journal bearing, wherein at least one of the spacer and the first journal bearing include protruding engagement feature extending from a side surface thereof and received in a recess formed in a side surface of the other of the at least one of the spacer and the first journal bearing for rotatably engaging the spacer and the first journal bearing together.