Patent ID: 7240892

Claim:
A securing device for securing a turbocharger casing of a turbocharger to a base, the securing device comprising: a first and a second foot which can be fixed to the base, the two feet being configured so as to connect to the turbocharger casing at an axial distance from one another; the second foot comprising a casing connection region, which is configured to connect to the turbocharger casing and is in the form of at least a partial circle arc, a base connection region, which is at an axial distance from the casing connection region and is configured to connect to the base, and an axial strut arrangement, which connects the two connection regions to one another and includes an angle α in the range from 0° to 60° with respect to the base; wherein the casing connection region comprises an axial stop which conforms to and extends along the shape of the circle arc and is configured to connect in a positively locking manner in the axial direction to the turbocharger casing, and the axial stop protrudes radially inward toward the center of the circle arc and forms an abutment surface that faces substantially in the axial direction.