STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR JOINING NOZZLE VANE AND LEVER, AND VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER

• US 20170022891A1
• Filed: 12/16/2013
• Published: 01/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• Inventors: ARAI, Takashi, OTSUBO, Hitomi
• Granted Patent: US 10,480,399 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 15/0053 Seam welding
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 15/0093 characterised by the properties of the materials to be welded
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 2101/001 Turbines
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 2103/05 Stainless steel
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 2103/18 Dissimilar materials
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 2103/26 Alloys of Nickel and Cobalt and Chromium
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 26/28 of curved planar seams
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 26/323 involving parts made of dissimilar metallic material
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 31/003 relating to controlling of welding distortion
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 17/16 by means of nozzle vanes
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 17/165 for radial flow, i.e. the vanes turning around axes which are essentially parallel to the rotor centre line F01D17/167 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 5/04 for radial-flow machines or engines
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 9/02 Nozzles; Nozzle boxes; Stator blades; Guide conduits , e.g. individual nozzles nozzle boxes F01D9/047
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 33/40 of non-positive-displacement type
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 37/24 by using pumps or turbines with adjustable guide vanes
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 39/00 Component parts, details, or accessories relating to, driven charging or scavenging pumps, not provided for in groups F02B33/00 - F02B37/00
• CPC Class Codes: F02C 6/12 Turbochargers, i.e. plants for augmenting mechanical power output of internal-combustion piston engines by increase of charge pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2220/40 in turbochargers
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2230/232 by welding
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2300/177 Ni - Si alloys
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/12 : Improving ICE efficiencies

Abstract

An object is to provide a structure and a method of joining a nozzle vane and a lever, and a variable geometry turbocharger, capable of reducing breakage of a welded part between a shaft portion of the nozzle vane and the lever during usage of the same by reducing generation of a hot crack in weld metal at the welded part. A joint structure includes: a nozzle vane 2 disposed in an exhaust passage for guiding exhaust gas to a turbine wheel 34 of a variable geometry turbocharger 500, and including a shaft portion 2a; and a lever 1 including a fitting surface 42a fitted with a peripheral surface 72 on one end side of the shaft portion, for transmitting torque to the shaft portion to adjust a vane angle of the nozzle vane. Weld metal 50 at a welded part 40 between the lever and the nozzle vane is formed so that a center position 64 of the weld metal is disposed inside a position 17 of the fitting surface with respect to a radial direction of the shaft portion.

Claims

1. A joint structure of a nozzle vane and a lever, comprising:

a nozzle vane to be disposed in an exhaust passage for guiding exhaust gas to a turbine wheel of a variable geometry turbocharger, the nozzle vane including a shaft portion; and

a lever including a fitting surface to be fitted with a peripheral surface on one end side of the shaft portion, for transmitting torque to the shaft portion to adjust a vane angle of the nozzle vane,

wherein the lever and the one end side of the shaft portion are joined to each other by welding, and

wherein weld metal at a welded part between the lever and the one end side of the shaft portion is formed so that a center position of the weld metal is disposed inside a position of the fitting surface with respect to a radial direction of the shaft portion.

2. The joint structure of a nozzle vane and a lever, according to claim 1,

wherein the weld metal is formed inside the fitting surface with respect to the radial direction of the shaft portion.

3. The joint structure of a nozzle vane and a lever, according to claim 1,

wherein the lever includes

a first contact surface formed to extend inward in the radial direction of the shaft portion from a first end of the fitting surface with respect to the axial direction of the shaft portion, and to contact the shaft portion from the axial direction of the shaft portion, and

a second contact surface formed to extend outward in the radial direction of the shaft portion from a second end of the fitting surface with respect to the axial direction of the shaft portion, and to contact the shaft portion from the axial direction of the shaft portion.

4. The joint structure of a nozzle vane and a lever, according to claim 1,

wherein the variable geometry turbocharger is for a gasoline engine, and

wherein the nozzle vane is composed of nickel-based alloy, and the lever is composed of stainless steel.

5. A variable geometry turbocharger, comprising:

the joint structure of a nozzle vane and a lever according to claim 1;

the turbine wheel; and

a compressor driven by the turbine wheel.

6. A joint structure of a nozzle vane and a lever, comprising:

a nozzle vane to be disposed in an exhaust passage for guiding exhaust gas to a turbine wheel of a variable geometry turbocharger, the nozzle vane including a shaft portion; and

a lever including a fitting surface to be fitted with a peripheral surface on one end side of the shaft portion, for transmitting torque to the shaft portion to adjust a vane angle of the nozzle vane,

wherein the nozzle vane is composed of nickel-based alloy,

wherein the lever is composed of stainless steel, and

wherein the lever and the one end side of the shaft portion are welded to each other, and a radiation-center position radiated by heat for welding is disposed outside a position of the fitting surface with respect to a radial direction of the shaft portion.

7. The joint structure of a nozzle vane and a lever according to claim 6,

wherein an expression of D/S≧

0.25 is satisfied, where D is a distance between the radiation-center position and the position of the fitting surface with respect to the radial direction of the shaft portion and S is a width of weld metal with respect to the radial direction of the shaft portion.

8. A variable geometry turbocharger, comprising:

the joint structure of a nozzle vane and a lever according to claim 6;

the turbine wheel; and

a compressor driven by the turbine wheel.

9. A method of joining a nozzle vane and a lever by welding, comprising:

providing

a nozzle vane to be disposed in an exhaust passage for guiding exhaust gas to a turbine wheel of a variable geometry turbocharger, the nozzle vane including a shaft portion and being composed of nickel-based alloy, and

a lever including a fitting surface to be fitted with a peripheral surface on one end side of the shaft portion, for transmitting torque to the shaft portion to adjust a vane angle of the nozzle vane, the lever being composed of stainless steel; and

welding the lever and the one end side of the shaft portion by radiating heat to the lever and the one end side of the shaft portion so that a radiation-center position is disposed outside a position of the fitting surface with respect to a radial direction of the shaft portion.

10. The method of joining a nozzle vane and a lever according to claim 9,

wherein heat is radiated so that an expression of D/S≧

0.25 is satisfied, where D is a distance between the radiation-center position and the position of the fitting surface with respect to the radial direction of the shaft portion and S is a width of weld metal with respect to the radial direction of the shaft portion.