Patent ID: 8882458

Claim:
A compressor, comprising: a housing with an air guide section and a bearing section; and a moving part with a compressor wheel and a shaft connected to the compressor wheel in a pivot-proof manner, wherein the shaft is pivot-supported in the bearing section, and the compressor wheel is accommodated in a first chamber of the air guide section in a pivoting manner, wherein the shaft is driveable by an electric motor, wherein at least one radial bearing and one axial bearing are arranged to support the shaft in the bearing section, wherein the axial bearing comprises at least one first magnetic bearing and a second bearing, wherein the at least one first magnetic bearing is arranged in a region of the compressor wheel and the second bearing is arranged in a region of an end of the moving part facing away from the compressor wheel and the compressor is a radial compressor, wherein the shaft is arranged to rotate about an axis and the at least one first magnetic bearing and the second bearing are arranged on the axis, wherein the at least one first magnetic bearing comprises a holding device arranged in an entry channel near the compressor wheel, wherein the at least one first magnetic bearing comprises at least two magnets, wherein a first magnet is fixed in a the holding device and a second magnet in a hub of the compressor wheel at an end of the compressor positioned facing the entry channel.