Patent ID: 6371238
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: F01D,F02C,F05D

Abstract:
Mounting apparatus for an engine exhaust driven turbocharger having a rotor rotatable on an axis and an exhaust duct having opposite first and second axially spaced ends and including an axial opening aligned with the rotor, said apparatus comprising:first support means connected with said first end of the exhaust duct; second support means connected with said second end of the exhaust duct; the first support means having first mounting means rigidly fixed thereto and adapted for mounting on a rigid base; the second support means including a pair of support legs extending from above the axis downward on opposite sides of the axis to second mounting means adapted for mounting on said base, said legs being essentially rigid in resisting vertical forces but relatively resilient as to axial and radial forces; whereby the second support means is adapted to carry a portion of the mass of the turbocharger when mounted on a base and is resiliently yieldable axially and radially to accommodate thermal expansion and contraction of the exhaust duct.