United States Patent 15 (1) Patent Number: 4,502,283 Wandel [45] Date of Patent: Mar. 5, 1985 [54] TURBOCHARGED ENGINE DRIVEN 3428710 4/1964. Blomgren eta a0 POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT BLOWER Recren nied eens al. — ING A PASSAGE 33556 fiche Se OTE Aerie 3,355,879 12/1967 Smith et al. 60/609 Ta en 3372689 3/1968, Brunson. “7710 (95) Inventors David M. andl, Farmington His, 3.89 get gra wal ae — . 3,667,874 6/1972 Weatherson etal (75) signe: General Motors Corporation, D208, pinoy aminer Michel Recto ‘Atiomey, Agent. or Firm—Robert J. Outland [21] Appl. No.; 422,892 (7) ABSTRACT 22] Filed: Sep. 24, 1982 ‘A turbocharged internal combustion engine, preferably [si] Im. cl? F028 37/04 of the two-stroke cycle type, is provided with a Roots [52] US. CL... 60/609; 123/564; type positive displacement charging blower having a 417954 417/310 bypass passage in one end plate and controlled by a [58] Field of Search . 60/608, 611, 610, single plunger control valve responsive solely to blower 133/864; 417/301, 316,253 outlet pressure to provide for bypasing airflow around the blower under various engine operating conditions (56) Retecences Cited either in reverse direction to reduce excess blower US. PATENT DOCUMENTS 1,826,638 10/1931 Schwerdtfeger .. 2,508,958 5/1950 Burn 123/364 417301 X power or in the direction of flow to provide additional charging air. 5 Claims, 7 Drawing FiguresU.S. Patent Mar. 5, 1985 Sheet 1of3 4,502,283 4 awk a 20 je TL % 6 9 a“ ko (38 6 OR FSR er T 0 Bl a7 vo? bo © NeU.S. Patent Mar. 5, 1985 Sheet2of3 4,502,283 eS = 4 Gx. Deo. i SLY 7 SQ 39 % | WV; 55 i “a a Fig #