Patent ID: 6625984
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: F01D,F02B,F05D,Y02T

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine, comprising:a plurality of combustion cylinders; an exhaust manifold coupled with said combustion cylinders; an intake manifold coupled with said combustion cylinders; a turbocharger including a turbine defining an exhaust gas flow path having a turbine inlet coupled with said exhaust manifold and a turbine outlet, and a compressor having a compressor inlet and a compressor outlet, said compressor outlet coupled with said intake manifold; and an adjustable vane assembly for at least one of said turbine inlet and said turbine outlet, said adjustable vane assembly including a housing, a controllable vane cartridge disposed in said housing, said cartridge having vanes therein, said vanes each having a plurality of vane sections each configured in a different vane geometry, said cartridge adapted for movement in said housing for selectively positioning said vane sections into and out of said exhaust gas flow path, and an adjustment device associated with said cartridge for moving said cartridge in said housing.