Patents Assigned to BorgWarner
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Publication number: 20160048133Abstract: A hydraulic pump assembly comprises a rotatable piston drum (20) with at least one centrifugal lever (23) pivotally attached thereto for radial movements between radial flanges (20?) under the action of centrifugal force at rotation of the piston drum. The centrifugal lever (23) is arranged to control the position of a valve member, preferably a ball (22), at the opening end of a bore (21) in the piston drum (20). There is a defined friction surface (28; 32) between the lever (23) and one of the radial flanges (20?), and there are spring means (29-31; 25, 33) for resiliently biasing the lever against said one of the flanges.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems ABInventors: GUSTAF LAGUNOFF, AXEL WALLGREN, GUNNAR JONESAND, BO LUNDSTRÖM
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Patent number: 9260981Abstract: A bearing housing (1) of an exhaust-gas turbocharger (24), having a mounting bore (2), a bearing device (3) which has two bearing bushes (4, 5) arranged in the mounting bore (2), between which bearing bushes is arranged a spacer (6), and a rotational speed sensor (7) which is fixed in a bearing housing recess (9) and which engages into a sensor recess (8) of the spacer (6). A resilient sleeve (10) is arranged in the bearing housing recess (9) around the rotational speed sensor (7) and engages with one end (11) into the sensor recess (8).Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2011Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventor: Johannes Hornbach
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Patent number: 9265093Abstract: The invention relates to a heating rod comprising a tube housing, at least one ceramic heating element, which is arranged in the tube housing, a first contact plate, which in the tube housing bears against the heating element or the heating elements, and an insulating frame, which surrounds the longitudinal edges of the first contact plate. In accordance with this disclosure, a second contact plate is provided, which carries a second insulating frame, wherein the at least one heating element is arranged between the two contact plates and the two frames are plugged into one another.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbHInventors: Ralph Waechter, Michael Stoerzinger, Bernd Halbrock, Alexander Daun, Norbert Ernst, Klaus Lehmann
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Patent number: 9261189Abstract: A gearshift interlock is provided including a first shift block operatively associated with at least one first synchronized gear. The first shift block has a detent and is movable between neutral and actuated positions. A second shift block is operatively associated with at least one second synchronized gear. The second shift block has a detent and is movable between neutral and actuated positions. A lockout member is provided wherein movement of one of the shift blocks from its neutral position toward its actuated position causes the shift block to urge the lockout member to engage the detent of the other one of the shift blocks. At least an outer surface of the lockout member has a hardness within a predetermined range, and each of the first and second shift blocks is hardened so as to impart a hardness within the predetermined range to at least a portion of the shift block.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2010Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventor: Brian K. Stefina
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Patent number: 9261103Abstract: A number of variations may include a product for use with a turbocharger system may include a housing with a rotor wheel rotatable relative to the housing. The rotor wheel may have a front face with blades disposed in a gas stream and a back wall facing the housing. The rotor wheel may generate thrust loads. A thrust bearing may be positioned on the housing and may face the back wall. The thrust bearing may be configured to directly absorb the thrust loads from the rotor wheel.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventor: Jason Moscetti
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Patent number: 9255582Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust-gas turbocharger for use in an internal combustion engine and to a method for assembling and/or setting an exhaust-gas turbocharger. According to the invention, the exhaust-gas turbocharger comprises a regulating mechanism and an actuator device for actuating the regulating mechanism, wherein the actuator device comprises a control rod with a first part and a second part. The second part of the control rod has a guide, which is designed in such a way that it at least partially surrounds the first part. Moreover, the second part has at least one hole, wherein the first part is connected to the second part by a welded or assembly joint, which is arranged in the at least one hole.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventors: Ralf Christmann, Sebastian Vorlaeufer
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Publication number: 20160024998Abstract: A turbocharger includes a turbine section and a compressor section. The turbine section includes a turbine housing (1) that surrounds a turbine wheel (15). The turbine housing (1) defines an exhaust gas inlet (2), a duct (6) that extends between the inlet (2) and the turbine wheel (15), and a wastegate opening (5) in the duct (6). A, butterfly-type wastegate valve (3) including a valve plate (10) and a rotatable shaft (11) is disposed in the opening (5) and rotates between an open position and a closed position. A spring (4) is attached to the shaft (11) to bias (4) the shaft (11) toward rotation about a longitudinal axis in a first direction; wherein pressure of a gas flowing in the exhaust duct (6) against the valve plate (10) causes a rotary motion of the valve plate (10) and rotatable shaft (11) against the spring bias in a second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.Inventors: Andrew DAY, Mark BURGESS, Adam SAMUELS
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Patent number: 9242538Abstract: A vehicle drive axle arrangement comprises an electric drive motor (1, 3), a left shaft (20) and a right shaft (23), coaxial with each other, in drive connection with the motor (1, 3), and intended for connection to respective driving half-axles of the vehicle in which the arrangement can be mounted, and a differential mechanism (6-19). The electric drive motor (1, 3) is coaxial with and arranged around the left shaft (20, 23), and the differential mechanism (6-19)—receiving rotary motion from the electric motor (1, 3)—comprises a reduction gearing (6, 7, 12, 13) and a planetary gearing (13-9), operatively connecting the two shafts (20-23).Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems ABInventor: Lars Severinsson
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Patent number: 9238979Abstract: One embodiment may include a bushing (100, 300) and a seal member (102, 104, 200, 302). The bushing may be located in a cavity (56) of a stationary body (46) of an engine breathing system valve (12). The bushing may be located around a moveable stem (48) of the engine breathing system valve in order to facilitate movement of the valve. The seal member may be located in the cavity and around the stem. The seal member may substantially prevent fluid-flow between an outer diametrical surface (76) of the stem and a confronting inner diametrical surface (120, 128, 202, 308) of the seal member.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventors: Todd R. Peterson, Murray Busato
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Publication number: 20160010531Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat recovery device particularly suitable for internal combustion engines, and more particularly suitable for engines incorporating a WHRS (waste heat recovery system). The device of the invention relates to the occasional recovery of heat from the exhaust gases where the invention carries out this function such that the main conduit where the exhaust gases circulate is not affected by a noticeable increase in heat loss due to the incorporation of said device. It provides a heat exchanger (3.6) and a bypass flap valve (3.8) upstream for selectively diverting the exhaust gases to the main exhaust conduit (1) or to the heat exchanger (3.6).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: BorgWarner Emissions Systems Spain, S.L.U.Inventors: XOAN XOSÉ HERMIDA DOMÍNGUEZ, IAGO GONZÁLEZ TABARÉS
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Publication number: 20160010542Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a turbine (2) which has a turbine wheel (3) surrounded by an inflow duct (4), and having a VTG cartridge (5), which VTG cartridge has a disk (6) and a vane bearing ring (7), which delimit the inflow duct (4), and which VTG cartridge has a multiplicity of vanes (8) which are arranged in the inflow duct (4) and which are mounted in the vane bearing ring (7) by way of rotatable vane shafts (9), which vane shafts are connected to vane levers (10), the lever heads (11) of which engage into associated grooves (12) in an adjusting ring (13) which surrounds the vane bearing ring (7) on the outside. At least one min-flow stop (25, 26) has, on an outer surface (31), a laser-cut portion (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.Inventor: Dietmar Metz
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Patent number: 9222366Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1), having a shaft (2) on which a compressor wheel (3) and a turbine wheel (4) are arranged, and a bearing housing (5) which has a turbine-side radial bearing bush (6) and which has an oil collecting chamber (7) arranged between the turbine-side radial bearing bush (6) and a turbine-side bearing housing end region (8). The shaft (2) has a shoulder (9) which extends outward in the radial direction (R) into the oil collecting chamber (7) and, together with a radial-bearing-side first delimiting wall (10) of the oil collecting chamber (7), delimits a gap (11).Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventors: Johannes Hornbach, Martin Becker, Thomas Koerner
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Patent number: 9222585Abstract: The present invention relates to a valve control device (1) having a housing (2) which has a vacuum chamber (3) and an atmospheric pressure chamber (4) which are separated from one another in a gas-tight manner by a spring-loaded diaphragm (5); having a diaphragm plate (8) arranged on the diaphragm (5); and having a regulating rod (6) which, in the region of a regulating rod head (6A), is operatively connected to the diaphragm (5), wherein the diaphragm plate (8) is formed as a plastic injection-molded part.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventor: Ralf Christmann
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Patent number: 9222442Abstract: One exemplary embodiment includes a product including a housing that has a mixer portion and first, second and third openings. The first opening is configured to receive at least a portion of exhaust gases produced by an internal combustion engine, and the second opening is configured to receive intake air. The mixer portion is in communication with the first and second openings to mix the exhaust gases and the intake air into a gas mixture. The third opening is in communication with the mixer portion to flow the gas mixture therethrough. The invention further includes a particulate separator disposed within the housing. The particulate separator is configured to remove particulates from the exhaust gases. The product may be included in a low-pressure EGR path and/or a high-pressure EGR path.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventor: Wolfgang Wenzel
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Patent number: 9217476Abstract: A friction clutch assembly, preferably for a hybrid cooling pump. The friction clutch assembly includes a friction lining carrier member, a friction lining member, a compression spring member, a clutch carrier member and a flux plate member. A solenoid can be utilized to control the compression of the spring member. The friction clutch assembly has a preferred use in a hybrid coolant pump with two modes of operation, an electric motor operation, and a mechanical pulley-driven operation. The friction clutch assembly can be positioned inside a motor housing. The softening compression spring can minimize parasitic clutch power consumption.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventor: Joshua L. Roby
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Patent number: 9217331Abstract: A number of variations may include a method of balancing a rotor assembly and a balanced rotor assembly which may involve additive material applied to the rotor assembly. One or more of the following options may be employed: adding a mass to an impeller hub between two adjacent vanes; adding a mass to an impeller back wall; adding a mass to back wall scallops, and adding a mass to an impeller nose. Material removal may be used in combination with material addition.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventors: Srikar Yellapragada, Rob Wallace
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Patent number: 9217330Abstract: A product for balancing a shaft and wheel assembly of a turbocharger is disclosed. A fixture may have an exterior surface, with an aperture extending through the exterior surface. A first conduit may extend through the fixture and may exit from the first conduit through the exterior surface. A second conduit may extend through the fixture and may exit into the aperture. A pressurized gas source may be connected to the first and second conduits. An electromagnet may be positioned in the fixture and may extend around the aperture. The pressurized gas source may be operated to apply pressurized gas through the first and second conduits and the electromagnet may be operated to apply a magnetic field to the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2015Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventor: Robert S. LeRosen
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Patent number: 9211583Abstract: A gear with a solid metal sleeve for its outer tooth profile is provided. The gear additionally has an inner body of sintered powder metal.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2009Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventors: Matthew W. Crump, John Sarick
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Patent number: 9212700Abstract: A product for use with a turbocharger is disclosed. According to a number of variations, the product may include a bearing housing with a bearing assembly positioned in the bearing housing. A shaft may extend through the bearing assembly for rotation. A turbine wheel may be exposed to high temperature exhaust gases and may be connected to the shaft. The product may include a number of features to manage heat transfer and protect the bearing assembly from excessive temperatures that may otherwise result from exposure to the exhaust gases.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventors: Michael Bucking, Raj Chandramohanan
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Publication number: 20150345375Abstract: A turbocharger (10) has an improved wastegate valve assembly (45) wherein a port-controlling valve body (44) includes flow formations which serve to reduce exhaust gas flow in non-optimal directions transverse to an optimal flow direction in the direction of a wastegate passage (26). These flow formations serve to optimize or maximize the flow of exhaust gas in the optimal or primary flow direction as the exhaust gas flow turns through a turn angle (47) from an inlet direction (29) to the optimal flow direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.Inventor: David G. Grabowska
