Patent ID: 8240921

Claim:
An axial bearing for a turbocharger, the axial bearing comprising: an axial bearing body having a first side, a second side, a through hole formed therein for receiving a shaft, segment sections formed therein and running one of at least partially and completely around a circumference on said first side and on said second side; contact surfaces disposed on said segment sections; said axial bearing body having an inner shoulder on at least one of said first side and said second side and disposed next to said through hole through which the shaft passes; said axial bearing body having at least one oil pocket formed therein on said first side; said axial bearing body having at least one recess formed therein and opening toward an outside, said oil pocket being connected with said at least one recess, said recess configured such that said recess connects said oil pocket with said segment sections and said contact surfaces on said first and second sides, to provide an oil feed said recess being embodied as at least one of: a slot, said slot provided to such a depth in said axial bearing body that said slot forms the oil feed to said segment sections and associated said contact surfaces on said first and second sides; and a groove and a through cut-out, said groove connecting said oil pocket to a first of said segment sections on said first side of said axial bearing body and said through cut-out establishes said oil feed to a second of said segment sections on said second side of said axial bearing body.