Patent ID: 7344362

Claim:
A turbocharger, comprising a turbine with a turbine wheel and a compressor with a compressor wheel, the turbine wheel and the compressor wheel being connected via a shaft, the shaft being rotatably and axially mounted by means of a radial bearing and a thrust bearing arranged between the turbine wheel and the compressor wheel, and the turbine wheel, the shaft and the compressor wheel being arranged in a housing and connected to one another in such a way that, in the event of the compressor wheel bursting, an axial force acts on the turbine wheel and the shaft connected to the turbine wheel, the force acting in the direction of the turbine, wherein a means for axially locking the shaft and the turbine wheel connected to the shaft is arranged on the shaft between the compressor wheel and the thrust bearing, the means, for axially locking the shaft in the event of the compressor wheel bursting, preventing an axial movement of the shaft and of the turbine wheel connected to the shaft in the direction of the turbine.