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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 018000', 'Application No. 200780030544', 'Application No. 200780020456', 'Application No. 10710', 'Application No. 115203', 'Application No. 134167', 'Application No. 142414', 'Application No. 10']

Patent US7837448 - Supercharger - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn oil seal structure of a supercharger (10) has an oil shield member (21), a seal housing (25), and an annular seal member (23) arranged between the oil shield member (21) and the seal housing (25). The oil shield member (21) has a portion in which an approximately circular outer edge is formed in a...http://www.google.com/patents/US7837448?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7837448 - SuperchargerAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7837448 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/617,211Publication dateNov 23, 2010Filing dateDec 28, 2006Priority dateJan 26, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101008345A, CN101008345B, DE602006008264D1, EP1813782A1, EP1813782B1, US20070172365Publication number11617211, 617211, US 7837448 B2, US 7837448B2, US-B2-7837448, US7837448 B2, US7837448B2InventorsMasahiro Shimizu, Yukio TakahashiOriginal AssigneeIshikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (8), Classifications (15), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSupercharger
US 7837448 B2Abstract
An oil seal structure of a supercharger (10) has an oil shield member (21), a seal housing (25), and an annular seal member (23) arranged between the oil shield member (21) and the seal housing (25). The oil shield member (21) has a portion in which an approximately circular outer edge is formed in a vertical cross section to an axial direction, in a leading end portion in a compressor side, and the oil shield member (21) has an outer edge reduced-diameter portion (21 a) which is formed in the leading end in the compressor side and in which a radius of the outer edge is smaller than the other portions of the outer edge. The seal member (23) is fitted to the outer edge reduced-diameter portion (21 a). An opening through which the oil shield member (21) passes is formed in the seal housing (25), and the seal housing (25) is brought into contact with the seal member (23) in an inner edge in a radial direction forming the opening.
(a) a turbine impeller rotationally driven by an exhaust gas;
(b) a compressor impeller rotationally driven by rotation of the turbine impeller, wherein the compressor impeller compresses air when rotationally driven;
(c) a rotating shaft coupling the turbine impeller and the compressor impeller;
(d) a first housing in which a bearing structure rotatably supporting the rotating shaft is incorporated in an inner portion of the first housing; and
(e) an oil seal structure preventing a lubricating oil supplied to the bearing structure from leaking to a compressor side of the bearing structure, wherein the oil seal structure is incorporated in the compressor side of the bearing structure,
wherein the oil seal structure has
i. an oil shield member fixed to the rotating shaft;
ii. a seal housing fixed to the first housing so as to surround the oil shield member in an outer side in a radial direction of the oil shield member; and
iii. an annular seal member arranged between the oil shield member and the seal housing, wherein the oil shield member is provided with a first portion having an approximately circular outer edge formed in a vertical cross section to an axial direction in a leading end portion of the compressor side, and the oil shield member has a first outer edge reduced-diameter portion that is formed in a leading end in the compressor side and in which a radius of the first outer edge reduced diameter portion becomes smaller than other portions of the outer edge of the first portion of the oil shield member, wherein the annular seal member is fitted to the first outer edge reduced-diameter portion, and an opening in which the oil shield member passes through a center portion of the vertical cross section to the axial direction is formed in the seal housing, and the seal housing is brought into contact with the annular seal member in an inner edge in a radial direction forming the opening, thereby preventing the lubricating oil from leaking to the compressor side,
wherein the oil shield member has a second outer edge increased-diameter portion that is connected to the first outer edge reduced-diameter portion from the turbine side in the axial direction and in which a radius of the second outer edge reduced diameter portion is larger than the first outer edge reduced-diameter portion,
wherein the seal housing has
i. a first inner edge increased-diameter portion that is formed in a leading end in the compressor side and in which a radius of the first inner edge increased-diameter portion is larger than other portions of an inner edge of the seal housing; and
ii. a second inner edge reduced-diameter portion that is connected to the first inner edge increased-diameter portion from the turbine side in the axial direction and in which the radius of the second inner edge reduced-diameter portion is smaller than the first inner edge increased-diameter portion, and an outer edge in a radial direction of the annular seal member has a radius that is larger than the radius of the inner edge of the inner edge reduced-diameter portion, and the outer edge in the radial direction of the annular seal member is brought into contact with an inner edge of the inner edge increased-diameter portion,
wherein the first outer edge reduced-diameter portion and the second outer edge increased-diameter portion of the oil shield member form a first shoulder, and the first inner edge increased-diameter portion and the second inner edge reduced-diameter portion of the seal housing form a second shoulder, wherein the first shoulder and the second shoulder are disposed together to form a groove that is open in the axial direction toward the compressor impeller, and the annular seal member is inserted in the groove formed by the first shoulder and the second shoulder.
2. The supercharger as claimed in claim 1, wherein the oil seal structure has a retaining member retaining the seal member at a fixed position.
3. The supercharger as claimed in claim 2, wherein the retaining member is formed by the compressor impeller.
4. The supercharger as claimed in claim 2, wherein the retaining member is provided between the compressor impeller and the seal member.
5. The supercharger as claimed in claim 2, wherein the retaining member comprises a sleeve provided between the compressor impeller and the annular seal member.
6. The supercharger as claimed in claim 2, wherein the supercharger is further provided with an electric motor assisting the rotation of the rotating shaft, and a rotor of the electric motor is arranged as the retaining member between the compressor impeller and the seal member.
7. The supercharger as claimed in claim 1, wherein the oil seal structure has a retaining member retaining the annular seal member at a fixed position, and a turbine side end surface of the retaining member is brought into contact with a compressor side end surface of the annular seal member, thereby retaining the annular seal member between the turbine side end surface of the retaining member and the outer edge increased-diameter portion of the oil shield member.
8. The supercharger as claimed in claim 7, wherein the retaining member is formed by the compressor impeller.
9. The supercharger as claimed in claim 7, wherein the retaining member is provided between the compressor impeller and the seal member.
10. The supercharger as claimed in claim 7, wherein the retaining member comprises a sleeve provided between the compressor impeller and the annular seal member.
11. The supercharger as claimed in claim 7, wherein the supercharger is further provided with an electric motor assisting the rotation of the rotating shaft, and a rotor of the electric motor is arranged as the retaining member between the compressor impeller and the seal member. Description
This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 018000/2006, filed Jan. 26, 2006, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 4-119624 “bearing structure of turbocharger”
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a supercharger which can further improve a workability at a time of attaching a seal member, and can further increase a sealing performance of an oil seal structure.
FIG. 1 is a view showing an entire structure of a conventional supercharger;
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