US 12,123,315 B2
Turbocharger
Takeshi Tsuji, Nagasaki (JP); and Hidetaka Nishimura, Nagasaki (JP)
Assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MARINE MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., Nagasaki (JP)
Appl. No. 18/032,041
Filed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment Co., Ltd., Nagasaki (JP)
PCT Filed Oct. 19, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/038526
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 14, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/085660, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 28, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-177660 (JP), filed on Oct. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0366329 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. F01D 25/18 (2006.01)
CPC F01D 25/18 (2013.01) [F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); F05D 2240/50 (2013.01); F05D 2260/602 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A turbocharger, comprising:
a bearing supplied with lubricant oil;
a casing for accommodating the bearing; and
a first thermometer including a first temperature sensor for measuring temperature of the lubricant oil,
wherein the casing includes a lubricant oil discharge part having a lubricant oil outlet for discharging the lubricant oil from the turbocharger,
wherein the lubricant oil discharge part includes a lubricant oil storage part for storing the lubricant oil,
wherein the lubricant oil storage part is provided below the bearing so as to store the lubricant oil fallen from the bearing, and
wherein the first temperature sensor is disposed in the lubricant oil storage part.