| 摘要 |
<p>A variable geometry turbocharger includes a vane pack having rotatable vanes constrained by a pair of vane rings held together by a plurality of pins. A first end of each pin can be configured with a head. Each pin is received in a pair of aligned apertures in the vane rings such that the head of each pin engages one of the vane rings. A second end of each pin is deformed (e.g., by orbital riveting) such that it engages the other vane ring. Thus, a clamp load is applied to the vane rings, which can control the parallelism and distance between the vane rings so that the vanes can rotate with a minimum clearance without jamming. Also, the pins can maintain vane axle apertures in the vane rings in the correct angular position relative to each other. Such a vane pack configuration can reduce process time and cost.</p> |
