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Branch communication valve for a twin scroll turbocharger

  • US 10,125,669 B2
  • Filed: 06/13/2017
  • Issued: 11/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dual scroll turbocharger system, comprising:

  • a first scroll and a second scroll of a turbine, fluidically separated by a dividing wall, the second scroll comprising a recess;

    an opening in the dividing wall between the first scroll and the second scroll; and

    a branch communication valve comprising a valve plate rotatable about a hinge positioned on the dividing wall, wherein the branch communication valve is a side-hinged valve, wherein exhaust gas travels through the first scroll and the second scroll when the valve plate is in an open and closed position.

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