Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Fluid pattern dispersing device making – e.g. – ink jet
Patent
1996-08-08
1998-08-04
Achutamurthy, Ponnathapura
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Fluid pattern dispersing device making, e.g., ink jet
29428, 29429, 29800, 422177, 422179, 422180, H01R 4300, B23P 1900, B01D 5000, F01N 308
Patent
active
057875847
ABSTRACT:
A catalytic converter structure comprising: cylindrical catalyst substrate; a first cylindrical tube covering a first end of the substrate; a second cylindrical tube covering a second end of the substrate; a support mat surrounding a central portion of the substrate and portions of the first and second cylindrical tubes; and a housing having a cylindrical shape, within which the substrate, first and second cylindrical tubes and the support mat are located, wherein the housing has a central body and first and second housing ends, wherein the housing ends each have a first diameter less than a second diameter of the central body, wherein the first and second housing ends engage the first and second cylindrical tubes, respectively. The structure requires few components, is easy to tool and easy to adapt to different engine implementations.
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Andersen Eric Hans
Lawrence Robert Anthony
Shea Michael Richard
Achutamurthy Ponnathapura
General Motors Corporation
Nelson Brett
Simon Anthony Luke
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