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EP0318462A2
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Exhaust processor
Assignee: Meritor Inc
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Filing: 1985-08-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-08-13
Abstract
Abstract An "in-line" exhaust processor includes a housing (12) having an inlet (20) for introducing a combustion product (21) from an engine and an outlet (24) for exhausting filtered or otherwise treated combustion product from the housing. A first substrate (26) is situated in a forward or upstream position within the housing (12) to filter combustion product (21a) introduced into the housing through the inlet (20). A second substrate (28) is situated in an adjacent rearward or downstream position within the housing (12) to filter combustion product (21) from at least two sources in the manner explained below. Each substrate (26, 28) includes a cellular structure having opposite inlet and outlet ends and a longitudinal axis. The housing (12) includes a first clam shell portion (16) and a complementary second clam shell portion (14) joined to the first clam shell portion to surround and hold the substrate pair (26, 28) in series. The exhaust processor further includes a bypass channel (56) for diverting a selected portion of the combustion product introduced into the housing through the housing inlet (20) to the second substrate (28).
Inventors
- 👤 George E. Scheitlin
- 👤 Mark A. Sickels
- 👤 Robert T. Usleman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:15
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/02; F01N3/021; F01N3/031; F01N13/00; F01N13/009; F01N13/0097; F01N13/011; F01N13/017; F01N13/18; F01N13/1888; F01N3/0211; F01N3/022; F01N3/0222; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
An exhaust processor assembly (10) comprising a housing (12) including an inlet (20) for introducing a combustion product (21) into the housing and an outlet (24) for exhausting combustion product from the housing, first and second substrate means (26, 28) for treating combustion product introduced into the housing through the inlet, and bypass means including a passageway between the outer boundary of the first substrate means (26) and an interior wall (52) of the housing, for distributing a portion (21b) of the combustion product introduced into the housing through the inlet to the second substrate means for treatment therein such that said distributed portion bypasses the first substrate means, characterised in that said second substrate means (28) is so positioned in the housing (12) that all the combustion product (21a) exhausted from the first substrate means (26) is constrained to pass through the second substrate means on its way to the housing outlet (24).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
An exhaust processor assembly (10) comprising a housing (12) including an inlet (20) for introducing a combustion product (21) into the housing and an outlet (24) for exhausting combustion product from the housing, first and second substrate means (26, 28) for treating combustion product introduced into the housing through the inlet, and bypass means including a passageway between the outer boundary of the first substrate means (26) and an interior wall (52) of the housing, for distributing a portion (21b) of the combustion product introduced into the housing through the inlet to the second substrate means for treatment therein such that said distributed portion bypasses the first substrate means, characterised in that said second substrate means (28) is so positioned in the housing (12) that all the combustion product (21a) exhausted from the first substrate means (26) is constrained to pass through the second substrate means on its way to the housing outlet (24).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
246 words
An exhaust processor assembly (10) comprising a housing (12) including an inlet (20) for introducing a combustion product (21) into the housing and an outlet (24) for exhausting combustion product from the housing, first substrate means (26) situated in a forward position within the housing, and having an outer boundary defining an interior region for receiving and treating combustion product (21a) introduced into the housing through the inlet, second substrate means (28), situated in a rearward position within the housing to lie adjacent to the first substrate means, for treating combustion product introduced into the housing through the inlet, and bypass means including a passageway between the outer boundary of the first substrate means (26) and an interior wall (52) of the housing, for diverting a portion (21b) of the combustion product introduced into the housing through the inlet, to the second substrate means for treatment therein such that said diverted portion bypasses the first substrate means and the remaining undiverted portion (21a) enters the first substrate means, whereby said diverted portion of the combustion product introduced into the housing is intercepted and treated by only the second substrate means prior to being exhausted from the housing through the housing outlet characterised in that said second substrate means (28) is so positioned in the housing (12) that all the combustion product (21a) exhausted from the first substrate means (26) is constrained to pass through the second substrate means on its way to the housing outlet (24).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
246 words
An exhaust processor assembly (10) comprising a housing (12) including an inlet (20) for introducing a combustion product (21) into the housing and an outlet (24) for exhausting combustion product from the housing, first substrate means (26) situated in a forward position within the housing, and having an outer boundary defining an interior region for receiving and treating combustion product (21a) introduced into the housing through the inlet, second substrate means (28), situated in a rearward position within the housing to lie adjacent to the first substrate means, for treating combustion product introduced into the housing through the inlet, and bypass means including a passageway between the outer boundary of the first substrate means (26) and an interior wall (52) of the housing, for diverting a portion (21b) of the combustion product introduced into the housing through the inlet, to the second substrate means for treatment therein such that said diverted portion bypasses the first substrate means and the remaining undiverted portion (21a) enters the first substrate means, whereby said diverted portion of the combustion product introduced into the housing is intercepted and treated by only the second substrate means prior to being exhausted from the housing through the housing outlet characterised in that said second substrate means (28) is so positioned in the housing (12) that all the combustion product (21a) exhausted from the first substrate means (26) is constrained to pass through the second substrate means on its way to the housing outlet (24).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The processor of claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing further includes a first clam shell portion (16) and a complementary second clam shell portion (14) joined to the first clam shell portion to surround the first and second substrate means (26, 28).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
158 words
The processor of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bypass means includes partition means (58) for dividing the interior of an axially forward portion of the housing (12) into a first passageway (62) for conducting the undiverted combustion product (21a) and a second passageway (64) for conducting the diverted combustion product (21b), the partition means being rigidly fixed to the housing to cause one mouth of each passageway to be in communication with the housing inlet (20) and the other mouth of each passageway to be in communication with the inlet end of the structure of the second substrate means (28) such that the undiverted combustion product conducted through the first passageway is sequentially introduced into the first and the second substrate means (26, 28) for treatment therein and the diverted combustion product conducted through the second passageway bypasses the first substrate means and is introduced only into the second substrate means for treatment therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The processor of claim 4, wherein the partition means (58) includes a shell half which includes a body section (34) for receiving a portion of the first substrate structure (26) therein and an inlet cone section (32) for conducting combustion product from the housing inlet (20) to the substrate structure received in the body section (34).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
The processor of claim 5, wherein the shell half section (58) is formed to include a receptacle having an open mouth, and the shell half is rigidly fixed to the housing (12) to cause its mouth to open toward the first clam shell portion (16) and its inlet cone section (32) to be in communication with the housing inlet (20).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
79 words
The processor of claim 5 or 6, further comprising first means for mounting the structure of the first substrate means (26) to the shell half (58) and to the first clam shell portion (16) to be suspended in the first passageway (62) and second means for mounting the structure of the second substrate means (28) to the first and second clam shell portions (16, 14) to be in communication with both of the first and second passageways (62, 64).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
117 words
The processor of any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the inlet cone section (32) of the shell half (58) includes forward edge means for interrupting the flow of combustion product introduced into the housing through the housing inlet (20) to segregate the undiverted and diverted portions (21a, 21b) of the combustion product, the forward edge means and the first clam shell portion (16) cooperate to define the inlet mouth of the first passageway (62) through which the undiverted combustion product (21a) is conducted, and the forward edge means and the second clam shell portion (14) cooperate to define the inlet mouth of the second passageway (64) through which the diverted combustion product (21b) is conducted.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
The processor of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bypass means includes a first shell half (58) and a complementary second shell half (68), each shell half including a body section (34) for receiving a portion of the first substrate structure (26) therein and an inlet cone section (32) for conducting combustion product from the housing inlet (20) to the substrate structure received therein.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
79 words
The processor of claim 9, wherein each body section (34) is formed to include an open mouth, the first shell half (58) is rigidly fixed to the housing (12) to cause its mouth to open toward the first clam shell portion (16), the second shell half (68) is rigidly fixed to the housing (12) to cause its mouth to open toward its companion second clam shell portion (14) so that the two shell halves are held in confronting relation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
79 words
The processor of claim 10, further comprising first means for mounting the structure of the first substrate means (26) to the rigidly fixed shell halves (58, 68) to be suspended in the first passageway (70, 72) and second means for mounting the structure of the second substrate means (28) to the first and second clam shell portions (16, 14) to be in communication with both the first passageway (70, 72) and the outlet of the first substrate means (26).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
73 words
The processor of any of claims 4 to 11, wherein the first clam shell portion (16) and the second clam shell portion (14) each includes a flange (18), the partition member (58, 68) includes a flange 60) and the flanges (18, 60) cooperate to define a single split line extending along the axially forward portion of the processor (10) between the housing inlet (20) and the outlet of the first substrate means (26).
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