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Filed Oct. 25. 1940 .

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Richard Lang, Bavensbnrg, and Fritz Koch and

Otto Banr, Friedrichshafen-on-the-Bodensee,

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Application October 25, 1940, Serial No. 362,882

In Germany October 28, 1939

1 Claims. (CI. 60-13)

Our invention relates to Diesel engines, espe
cially in motor driven vehicles, which are pro
vided with a charging device. Usually such de
vice'includes a turbine driven by means of the
exhaust gases from the cylinders of the main

, tremely strong and also strengthened by ribs l3.

They have feet portions l4 resting on top of the

engine casing II. The charging device I! at its
left hand turbine end at I1 is mounted directly
on the conduit portions i2a which may be formed

integral, and such mounting i1 will have ports

engine. The gases are fed to the device through
therethrough for conducting exhaust gases from
a conduit of pipes.
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the conduit into the turbine, all as represented
Normally the charging device is mounted on
in the drawing. At the right hand air blower
cast or welded brackets connected to the engine
block. The intake pipes of the turbine have to be 10 end of the conduit portions iZa a special support
it is provided on which the charging device II
bent around such brackets or must penetrate
rests. The wall of this rib support is made ex
therethrough. This means a complicated shap
ing oi the pipes, a difficult mounting for them

tremely thin so as to allow for a certain resiliency

and straight shape. I

ations may occur to those skilled in the art with

out deviating from the scope of our invention.

and makes the structure expensive, especially in . so that heat tensions occurring in the conduits
15 I2, l2a are not transmitted to the charging de
vehicles in which the engine space is limited.
vice ii. For the same reason the main dimen
It is the main object of our invention to avoid
sionjof this support It is cross to the longitudinal
such disadvantages and to make it possible for
direction of the conduits l2, Ila.
the conduit of pipes leading from the outlet
We do not want to'be limited to the details de
openings of the cylinders to the intake of the
scribed or shown in the drawing, as many vari
charging turbine to be of comparatively simple
For this purpose, according to our invention,
this conduit of pipes is so dimensioned and
shaped that it forms a support for the charg

ing device, thus avoiding special brackets for

What we claim is:

1. In 9. Diesel engine in combination: a group

of engine cylinders, a charging device driven by

exhaust gases from said cylinders, a conduit of

pipes for said exhaust gases, said conduit being
shaped to serve as a support for said charging
device, said charging device at one point resting,
a. solid connection at one and only and to make
the support at the other end so thin that the 30 directly on and secured to said exhaust conduit,
and an intermediate supporting element inserted
heat tensions occurring in the pipes of the con
between said conduit and said charging device
duit are not transmitted to the charging device
for supporting said charging device at another
so that it may not be distorted.
point, said supporting element being yieldable in
We prefer to arrange the supporting conduit
of pipes between the cylinders of the main en 35 character so that heat tensions in the exhaust
conduit vare not transmitted to the charging de- '
gine in case there be two rows of cylinders.
vice.
.
Having given a general description of our in
2. In a Diesel engine in combination: a group
vention we now want to point it out more in de
of engine cylinders arranged in two oppositely
tail having reference to the drawing which rep
40 situated rows of cylinders, a. charging device "
resents an example embodying our invention.
driven by exhaust gases from said cylinders, and
Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic side view of the upper
a conduit of pipes for said exhaust gases, said
portion of a. Diesel engine with charging device,
conduit forming a support for said charging de
partly in section. Fig. 2 is a corresponding dia
vice and being situated intermediate said two
grammatic plan view, and Fig. 3 is the corre
rows of cylinders, and means secured to the en
sponding front view thereto, also more or less

supporting this device.

II the charging device is supported by the con

duit at both ends it is advantageous to provide

diagrammatic.

81118 casing supporting the exhaust_,.conduit"iii="'""--

dependently of the engine cylinders.

In Fig. 1- the cylinders of the Diesel engine are
3. In 9, Diesel engine having opposing rows of
assumed to be removed, for the purpose oi better
cylinders arranged in V formation, exhaust man
understanding; and in Fig. 2 the charging device
is supposed to be removed, for the same purpose. 50 ifold means for the cylinders extending length
wise within the V space between the cylinder
The engine has twelve cylinders i0 mounted
rows and supported by the underlying portion
.in two rows in V-shape on the casing ll. Be
of the engine casing, an exhaust gas driven tur
tween these two rows and on top of the casing ii
bine and air blower engine charging unit over
the conduits 12 for the exhaust pipes are situ

ated. Their middle portions I720 are made ex 55 lying said exhaust manifold means with its axis

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extending lengthwise of the engine, and a plu

rality of securing means spaced lengthwise of the
exhaust manifold supporting the charging unit
on said exhaust manifold.
4. In 9. Diesel engine having a group of engine
cylinders, exhaust gas manifold means connect
ing with the cylinders having a reinforced por

tion extending lengthwise of the engine, means

cylinders arranged in v formation, exhaust mini

fold means extending lengthwise within the V
space between the cylinder rows, a, charging de~
vice driven byengine exhaust gases located above
said exhaust manifold means with its axis ex
tending lengthwise of the engine, and a plu
rality of mounting means on the exhaust maul

fold means at longitudinally spaced points

thereof
supporting the charging device, one of
the engine independently of the gas connections 10 said mounting means forming a rigid connection
between'the manifold and the engine cylinders,
between the exhaust manifold and the charging
an exhaust driven turbine and air blower charg
device and having passage means therein through
ing tuiit mounted on and extending lengthwise of
which exhaust gases from the manifold are sup
said reinforced exhaust manifold portion.
plied to drive the charging device.
5. In 9. Diesel engine having opposing rows of 15
'I. In a Diesel engine according to claim 8, in
cylinders arranged in V formation, exhaust mani
cluding the additional feature that the second
fold means connecting with the engine cylinders
mounting means for securing the charging de
having a central portion extending lengthwise
vice
to the exhaust manifold means and located
within the V space between the cylinder rows,
in lengthwise spaced relation to the rigid mount
said central exhaust manifold portion being
ing means comprises a yieldable connection pro
strengthened by reinforcing ribs and having.
viding for a lengthwise heat expansion of the
mounting means securing the same to the under
manifold means independently of, and without
lying portion of the engine casing between the
transmitting stresses to, the charging device.

supporting said reinforced manifold portion on

cylinder rows, and an exhaust gas driven turbine

and air blower engine charging unit mounted on

said reinforced central exhaust manifold portion.

6. In a Diesel engine having opposing rows of

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OTTO BAUR.