Patent ID: 7302800

Claim:
A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, which is at least two-staged, wherein each respective stage ( 11 , 12 ) comprises one turbine ( 13 , 16 ) and respectively one compressor ( 14 , 17 ), which are connected with each other via a common shaft ( 15 , 18 ), wherein each of the turbines ( 13 , 16 ) of the exhaust gas turbocharger ( 10 ) are integrated into a common housing unit ( 19 , 19 ′), wherein an exhaust outlet of the high-pressure turbine ( 13 ) is directly connected with an inlet of the low-pressure turbine ( 16 ), wherein each of said turbines receives exhaust gas radially and discharges exhaust gas axially based on the respective axis of rotation of said turbines.