US5403559A
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Device for cleaning exhaust gases of motor vehicles
Assignee: Vitesco Technologies Lohmar Verwaltungs GmbH
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Filing: 1993-07-22
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Granted: 1995-04-04
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Expires: 2013-07-22
Abstract
Abstract Device for cleaning exhaust gas of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The device comprises a first honeycomb body having a first diameter and a multiplicity of channels through which the exhaust gas can flow, a diffusor disposed downstream of the first honeycomb body as seen in the direction of flow of the exhaust gas, and a second honeycomb body disposed downstream of the diffusor. The second honeycomb body has a second diameter which is greater than the first diameter.
Inventors
- 👤 Helmut Swars
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:19
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/24; F01N3/28; F01N3/2803; F01N3/2807; F01N3/281; B; B01; B01J; B01J35/00; B01J35/50; B01J35/56; B01J35/57; F01N3/2821; F01N2330/00; F01N2330/02; F01N2330/30; F01N2330/38; F01N2330/44; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A50/00; Y02A50/20; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
Device for catalytically cleaning exhaust gas of a motor vehicle having an exhaust system with the exhaust gas flowing in a given direction of flow, comprising a housing, a first catalyst carrier body disposed in said housing and having a first diameter and a multiplicity of channels extending in a direction of flow for guiding an exhaust gas, a diffusor disposed downstream of said first catalyst carrier body as seen in the direction of flow, and a second catalyst carrier body disposed in said housing downstream of said diffusor as seen in the direction of flow, said second catalyst carrier body having a second diameter and a multiplicity of channels extending in the direction of flow for guiding the exhaust gas, said first diameter being smaller than said second diameter, and each of said first and second catalyst carrier bodies carrying catalytically active material for catalytically cleaning the exhaust gas, said diffusor being connected substantially directly between said first and second catalyst carrier bodies.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
Device for catalytically cleaning exhaust gas of a motor vehicle having an exhaust system with the exhaust gas flowing in a given direction of flow, comprising a housing, a first catalyst carrier body disposed in said housing and having a first diameter and a multiplicity of channels extending in a direction of flow for guiding an exhaust gas, a diffusor disposed downstream of said first catalyst carrier body as seen in the direction of flow, and a second catalyst carrier body disposed in said housing downstream of said diffusor as seen in the direction of flow, said second catalyst carrier body having a second diameter and a multiplicity of channels extending in the direction of flow for guiding the exhaust gas, said first diameter being smaller than said second diameter, and each of said first and second catalyst carrier bodies carrying catalytically active material for catalytically cleaning the exhaust gas, said diffusor being connected substantially directly between said first and second catalyst carrier bodies.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein said diffusor is a second diffusor, and the device further including a first diffusor for receiving the exhaust gas disposed upstream of and connected to said first catalyst carrier body as seen in the direction of flow.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein said first catalyst carrier body has a density of channels of approximately 50 to 100 channels per square inch of cross-sectional surface area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein said second catalyst carrier body has a density of channels of approximately 100 to 200 channels per square inch of cross-sectional surface area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
Device according to claim 1, including means disposed inside said housing for electrically heating at least one of said first and second catalyst carrier bodies.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
Device according to claim 1, including a third catalyst carrier body disposed downstream of said second catalyst carrier body, said third catalyst carrier body having a density of channels of approximately 200 to 400 channels per square inch of cross-sectional surface area.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
Device according to claim 6, wherein said third catalyst body has a channel density of approximately 400 channels per square inch.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein said first and second catalyst carrier bodies are metal carrier bodies.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein said diffusor has a third diameter continuously widening from said first to said second diameters.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein said diffusor has a conical cross-section widening in the direction of flow.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein each of said diffusor and first and second catalyst carrier bodies has a different axial length, said axial length of said diffusor being no greater than the smaller of said axial lengths of said first and second catalyst carrier bodies.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
Device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said catalyst carrier bodies are formed of sheet-metal layers forming said channels, said channels having walls with openings formed therein and flow baffles associated with said openings extending obliquely relative to said channel walls.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
Device according to claim 12, Wherein said diffusor has a third diameter continuously widening from said first to said second diameters.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
Device according to claim 12, wherein said diffusor has a conical cross-section widening in the direction of flow.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
Device according to claim 12, wherein each of said diffusor and first and second catalyst carrier bodies have an axial length, said length of said diffusor being no greater than the smaller of said lengths of said first and second catalyst carrier bodies.
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