Exhaust gas purification system

• US 6,899,853 B1
• Filed: 09/29/2000
• Issued: 05/31/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Boysen GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: Boysen GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Bühler, Frank, Dietsche, Andraes, Diez, Rainer
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, HIEN THI
• Application Number:
  US09/675,931
• Time in Patent Office: 1,705 Days
• Field of Search: 422/171, 422/177, 422/179, 422/180, 422/211, 422/222
• US Class Current: 422/179
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/88 Handling or mounting catalysts
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 53/94 by catalytic processes
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 13/0097 the purifying devices are arranged in a single housing
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 13/14 having thermal insulation exhaust manifolds F01N13/102
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2470/18 the axis of inlet or outlet tubes being other than the longitudinal axis of apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 3/2842 specially adapted for monolithic supports, e.g. of honeycomb type F01N3/2853 - F01N3/2871 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 50/20 Air quality improvement or preservation, e.g. vehicle emission control or emission reduction by using catalytic converters

Abstract

An exhaust gas purification system, in particular for motor vehicles, having at least one catalyst body (6) which is arranged in a housing (1) and which has an in particular honeycomb-like metal matrix (8) as a substratefor the active catalyst material and a jacket (10), also made of metal, surrounding the matrix (8) and attached thereto in particular by soldering, via which the catalyst body (6) is fixedly connected, in particular welded, to the housing (1), wherein the catalyst body (6) is only fixedly connected to the housing (1) at one point (16), in particular at its downstream end region

Claims

1. An exhaust gas purification system comprising at least one catalyst body which is arranged in a housing assembly and which has a honeycomb metal matrix as a substrate for active catalyst material and a jacket of metal, surrounding the matrix and attached thereto via which the catalyst body is fixedly connected to the housing assembly only at one point at its downstream end region, the catalyst body being arranged inside an inner pipe of the housing assembly fixedly connected to an outer housing of the housing assembly and the catalyst body, in turn, being fixedly connected to the inner pipe, the catalyst body being spaced from the inner pipe to form a gas space, the gas space being closed at its downstream end, and its upstream end being in communication with the exhaust gas flow.

2. An exhaust gas purification system in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the inner pipe is spaced from the outer housing to form an insulation gap.

3. An exhaust gas purification system in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the inner pipe is an extension of an inlet pipe piece or an outlet pipe piece provided in the housing assembly.

4. An exhaust gas purification system in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the inner pipe protrudes over the catalyst body at least at one side.

5. An exhaust gas purification system in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the jacket is connected to the inner pipe via an intermediate pipe piece.

6. An exhaust gas purification system in accordance with claim 5, characterized in that the intermediate pipe piece engages with its one end into the inner pipe and is connected to the jacket and protrudes with its other end over the associated end of the inner pipe and is connected to the inner pipe.

7. An exhaust gas purification system in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the jacket of the catalyst body protrudes beyond the matrix at least at one side to form a protruding section and the fixed connection is at the protruding section.

8. An exhaust gas purification system in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that two catalyst bodies including jackets thereof are arranged behind one another in the direction of exhaust gas flow and in that at least the front catalyst body is only fixedly connected to the housing assembly at one point.

9. An exhaust gas purification system in accordance with claim 8, characterized in that the jacket of the front catalyst body is extended up to the rear catalyst body and is connected to the jacket of the rear catalyst body.

10. An exhaust gas purification system in accordance with claim 9, characterized in that the jacket of the front catalyst body engages into a protruding section of the jacket of the rear catalyst body.

11. An exhaust gas purification system in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that a welded joint fixedly connects the catalyst body to the inner pipe, and the jacket, the matrix and the welded joint are of the same material.