Patent ID: 8156741
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: F02B,F02D,F02M,F04D,F05B,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, the exhaust gas turbocharger comprising: a compressor arranged in an intake tract of an internal combustion engine for precompression of air passing through the intake tract to the compressor; a switchable air guiding device including a switching damper arranged upstream of the compressor, wherein the switchable air guiding device is adapted to supply an air flow to the compressor in at least two different ways; wherein the air guiding device is comprised of at least two components, wherein the at least two components are substantially comprised of plastic material, wherein the switching damper has a pivot axis that is parallel to a main flow direction of the air flow and pivots essentially at a right angle to the main flow direction into the power passage for closing the power passage.