Patent ID: 6102013
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: F02B

Abstract:
In a vehicle including a diesel engine, a transmission for transmitting driving power to the wheels of the vehicle from the engine in response to the vehicle running state, and a clutch disc for transferring or isolating the power transferred to the transmission from a flywheel of the engine, a supercharger assembly for the diesel engine comprising:a transmission housing in which a suction inlet for sucking exterior air is formed at one side of the housing, a discharge outlet for discharging the air to the engine formed at another side of the housing, and a number of power transmitting parts including the transmission and clutch disc contained within the interior thereof,a blower impeller for exhausting air at high pressure through the discharge outlet after sucking the exterior air into said transmission housing through the suction inlet, said impeller being fixed to a disc cover surrounding said clutch disc, said impeller thereby only rotating when said clutch disc rotates when said clutch disc is engaged with the engine flywheel,an air cleaner for cleaning the supercharged air discharged from said discharge outlet, andan inter-cooler for cooling the supercharged air cleaned by said air cleaner.