Patent ID: 7958728

Claim:
A device for turbocharging an internal combustion engine, comprising: a turbocharger including a turbine driven by exhaust gases of the engine and a compressor driven by the turbine that compresses engine intake air; an air intake duct linking an outlet endpiece of the compressor to an air intake manifold to the engine; and a damping chamber for damping pulsations generated at the outlet endpiece of the compressor, the damping chamber comprising an external cylindrical wall, an internal wall, and a first annular space between the external cylindrical wall and the internal wall, wherein the internal wall surrounds the outlet endpiece of the compressor, wherein the first annular space surrounds the outlet endpiece and includes an opening positioned downstream from an outlet edge of the outlet endpiece, and wherein the damping chamber is directly connected to the outlet endpiece of the compressor.