Patent ID: 8500398

Claim:
A turbocharger assembly comprising: a turbine housing, a center housing, a compressor housing, and a shaft extending axially through the center housing, the shaft having a turbine wheel attached at one end within the turbine housing, and having a compressor impeller attached at an opposite end within the compressor housing; a heat shield disposed over at least a portion of the one or more of the turbine housing, center housing, and compressor housing, the heat shield comprising: a first heat shield member comprising a wall structure; and a second head shield member comprising a wall structure that is configured to removably attach with the first heat shield member; wherein the first and second heat shield members combine to surround at least a portion of the turbine housing, and when combined forms a seam therebetween that extends parallel relative to the shaft; wherein one or both of the first and second heat shield members comprises one or more tabs that are positioned to assist in the alignment and engagement of an adjacent edge of the other of the first and second heat shield members.