US5560757A
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Exhaust particulate filter for diesel engine
Assignee: Isuzu Ceramics Research Institute Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-04-26
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Granted: 1996-10-01
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Expires: 2015-04-26
Abstract
Abstract An exhaust particulate filter for a diesel engine which is high in collecting efficiency of exhaust particulates and small in pressure loss, by using a felt-like body having pores of an optimum inner diameter between heat resistant inorganic lengthy fibers. Wire nets (31) formed of heat resistant metal are put upon both upper and lower surfaces of felt-like body (32), which are arrested from both the surfaces thereof by heat resistant yarn (33), the felt-like body (32) being configured such that heat resistant inorganic lengthy fibers cut into a predetermined length are irregularly oriented in a horizontal direction and laminated, to which needles are applied, and the inorganic lengthy fibers are vertically entangled.
Inventors
- 👤 Shougo Suzuki
- 👤 Toshiaki Sakaguchi
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 06:45
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/24; B01D46/2403; B01D46/2418; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/20; B01D39/2068; B01D39/2082; B01D46/0084; B01D46/0087; B01D46/66; B01D46/80; B01D46/84; F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/02; F01N3/021; F01N3/022; F01N3/0226; F01N3/023; F01N3/027; B01D2239/00; B01D2239/04; B01D2239/0471; B01D2239/0492; B01D2239/06; B01D2239/065; B01D2239/0659; B01D2239/10; B01D2239/12; B01D2239/1208; B01D2239/1225; B01D2239/1233; B01D2279/00; B01D2279/30; F02; F02B; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/10; Y10S55/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
An exhaust particle filter comprising: a felt body having first and second surfaces, formed of heat resistant inorganic lengthy fibers, irregularly oriented horizontally by a carding machine, laminated, and entangled, and vertically entangled by needling; a first wire net attached to said first surface, and a second wire net attached to said second surface, wherein at least one wire net has energizable electrode terminals attached to opposite ends thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
An exhaust particle filter comprising: a felt body having first and second surfaces, formed of heat resistant inorganic lengthy fibers, irregularly oriented horizontally by a carding machine, laminated, and entangled, and vertically entangled by needling; a first wire net attached to said first surface, and a second wire net attached to said second surface, wherein at least one wire net has energizable electrode terminals attached to opposite ends thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The exhaust particle filter according to claim 1, said inorganic lengthy fibers having an outside diameter of from 8 to 15 μm and having a length of from 30 to 100 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The exhaust particulate filter according to claim 1, said felt body having a thickness of from 2 to 10 mm and having a ratio of voids of from 98.7 to 95.7%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The exhaust particulate filter of claim 1, wherein said inorganic lengthy fibers are formed of Si--Ti--C--O ceramics, Si--C--O ceramics, Si--N ceramics, Si--O ceramics, or metal, and are coated with silicon carbide, aluminum or alumina.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The exhaust particulate filter of claim 1, having a spacing between said first wire net and said second wire net of from 2 to 10 mm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The exhaust particulate filter of claim 1, wherein said felt body is three-dimensionally entangled by carding before being vertically entangled by needling.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The exhaust particulate filter of claim 1, wherein said energizable electrode terminals energize said at least one wire net to burn collected exhaust particulates in response to an output from a sensor for detecting exhaust pressure in said exhaust particulate filter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
66 words
An exhaust particulate filter comprising: a felt body having first and second surfaces, formed of heat resistant inorganic lengthy fibers, irregularly oriented horizontally by a carding machine, laminated, and entangled, and vertically entangled by needling; a first wire net attached to said first surface and a second wire net attached to said second surface by heat resistant yarn; said inorganic lengthy fibers having a predetermined length.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
66 words
An exhaust particulate filter comprising: a felt body having first and second surfaces, formed of heat resistant inorganic lengthy fibers, irregularly oriented horizontally by a carding machine, laminated, and entangled, and vertically entangled by needling; a first wire net attached to said first surface and a second wire net attached to said second surface by heat resistant yarn; said inorganic lengthy fibers having a predetermined length.
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