Apparatus and method for an exhaust aftertreatment device

Details Apparatus and method for an exhaust aftertreatment device Apparatus and method for an exhaust aftertreatment device

2008-01-29

2008-01-29

Greene, Jason M. (Department: 1724)

Gas separation

With means securing or retaining separating media

Unit or cohesive sheet-like media in flow line or frame

C055S282300, C055S385300, C055S503000, C055S523000, C055S524000, C055SDIG007, C055SDIG010, C055SDIG030, C060S297000, C060S299000, C060S300000, C060S303000, C060S311000, C422S168000, C422S177000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07323030

ABSTRACT:
An internally insulated exhaust aftertreatment device with a converter body, an end cone assembly and a sealing device inserted in an annular area between the external shell and the substrate of the converter body. The sealing device is sealingly engaged between an inner end cone and the insulating material. The sealing device comprises a wire-mesh ring-shaped device conformable to the annulus between the substrate and the shell, and may have a substantially round cross-sectional area, a C-shaped cross-sectional area, or an L-shaped cross-sectional area.

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