Method and device for assembling and adjusting variable capacity turbine

• US 6,669,442 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2002
• Issued: 12/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• Inventors: Matsumoto, Koji, Mikogami, Takashi, Jinnai, Yasuaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Look, Edward K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kershteyn, Igor
• Application Number:
  US10/086,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20030077167A1
• Time in Patent Office: 666 Days
• Field of Search: 415/160, 415/165, 415/163, 298/892
• US Class Current: 415/160
• 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: F05D 2220/40 in turbochargers
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2230/64 using positioning or alignment devices for aligning or centring, e.g. pins
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/4932 Turbomachine making

Abstract

The invention provides a method and device of assembling and adjusting a variable capacity turbine, which simplifies assembling process resulting in reduction of man-hours and costs of assembling and adjustment, and makes it possible that the nozzle vane setting of the adjustable nozzle mechanism is done with high accuracy without influenced by the accuracy in dimensions of the constituent parts such as nozzle vane and annular link mechanism and that the adjustable nozzle vane mechanism is adjusted whenever necessary even after the turbine is assembled.

The invention is characterized in that a plurality of nozzle vanes are temporarily encircled and bound with a binding member capable of binding/releasing such as belt, etc. in a state the vanes are perfectly closed with the vanes contacting to each other, then the nozzle pin fixed to each of the nozzle vanes and supported free of rotation in the nozzle mount is fixed by staking or the like to the lever plate constituting the connection part of the annular link mechanism with the vanes in the temporarily bound state.

Claims

1. A method of assembling and adjusting a variable capacity turbine having a plurality of nozzle vanes disposed along the circumferential direction of a turbine rotor in the inner radius side of the spiral scroll formed in the turbine casing and supported free of rotation on the supporting part of the nozzle mount, the turbine rotor being supported in the turbine casing for rotation around the rotation axis;

and an annular link mechanism mounted free of rotation with respect to the rotation axis, provided with connection parts each of which is connected with the driving part of each of said nozzle vanes, and connected with the output end of an actuator;

wherein said plurality of the nozzle vanes are temporarily encircled and bound with a binding member capable of binding/releasing in a state the vanes are perfectly closed with the vanes contacting to each other, then the driving part of each nozzle vane is fixed to the connection parts of the annular link mechanism with the vanes in the temporally bound state.

2. A method of assembling and adjusting a variable capacity turbine according to claim 1, wherein nozzle pins each of which is fixed to each of the nozzle vanes and supported in said nozzle mount free of rotation are fixed to lever plates constituting the connection parts of the annular link mechanism by means of staking or the like, in the temporarily bound state with the vanes perfectly closed.

3. A method of assembling and adjusting a variable capacity turbine according to claim 1, wherein the constituent parts can be transferred or installed into the turbine in the state of a nozzle assembly temporarily fixed to the supporting part of said nozzle mount by encircling and binding with a binding member capable of binding/releasing in a state the vanes are perfectly closed with the vanes contacting to each other.

4. A method of assembling and adjusting a variable capacity turbine according to claim 1, wherein a nozzle vane side mating part is provided in the nozzle mount, a link side mating part is provided in the annular link mechanism, a jig is prepared of which at an end side is formed a portion for determining the nozzle vane side position and an the other end side is formed a portion for determining the annular link mechanism side position, said portion for determining the nozzle vane side position of said jig is mated with said nozzle vane side mating part of said nozzle mount and said link side mating part is mated with said portion for determining the annular link mechanism side position with each nozzle vane temporarily fixed in perfect closing position, and the perfect closing position of the nozzle vane side and the annular link mechanism side is set up by way of the nozzle vane combining part of said nozzle mount by fixing said nozzle pins to said lever plate by staking.

5. A method of assembling and adjusting a variable capacity turbine according to claim 4, wherein said nozzle mount is provided with a mating hole as said nozzle vane side mating part, said jig is provided with a pin-like protrusion as said portion for determining the nozzle vane side position and a contact face capable of contacting with a face of the link plate constituting said annular link mechanism as said portion for determining the annular link mechanism side position, and positioning is done by allowing said face of the link plate to contact with said contact face of said jig in the state said protrusion of said jig is inserted in said mating hole of said nozzle mount.

6. A method of assembling and adjusting a variable capacity turbine according to claim 4, wherein said nozzle mount is provided with a mating hole as said nozzle vane side mating part, said jig is provided with a pin-like protrusion as said portion for determining the nozzle vane side position and a groove capable of meshing with the connection pin of the link plate constituting said annular link mechanism as said portion for determining the annular link mechanism side position, and positioning is done by allowing the connection part including connection pin of said link plate to mesh with said groove of said jig in the state said protrusion of said jig is inserted in said mating hole of said nozzle mount.

7. A device for assembling and adjusting a variable capacity turbine having a plurality of nozzle vanes disposed along the circumferential direction of a turbine rotor in the inner radius side of the spiral scroll formed in the turbine casing and supported free of rotation on the supporting part of the nozzle mount, the turbine rotor being supported in the turbine casing for rotation around the rotation axis;

and an annular link mechanism mounted free of rotation with respect to the rotation axis, provided with connection parts each of which is connected with the driving part of each of said nozzle vanes, and connected with the output end of an actuator;

wherein a binding member is provided which encircles and binds said plurality of the nozzle vanes to fix them in perfect closing position with the vanes contacting to each other, said binding member being capable of binding/releasing, and a minimum stopper is provided for limiting the shift of the linkage connecting said actuator and annular link mechanism toward perfect closing side.

8. A device for assembling and adjusting a variable capacity turbine according to claim 7, wherein a maximum stopper is provided for limiting the shift of the linkage toward full open side.