Divider, Collector, Valve Means, Or Boundary Layer Device Controlling Exhaust Gas Flow Patents (Class 60/324)
  • Patent number: 11898484
    Abstract: A mixing subassembly for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine for mixing exhaust gas, which is discharged by an internal combustion engine, with reactant includes a mixing path which extends in the direction of a mixing path longitudinal axis and which has an upstream mixing path inflow region for receiving exhaust gas and/or reactant in the mixing path. The mixing path includes a core flow channel, through which a first exhaust gas partial flow flows, and a bypass flow channel, through which a second exhaust gas partial flow flows. At least one flow blocking element reduces a flow cross section of the bypass flow channel and is arranged in the bypass flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Purem GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Weinmann, Vincent Eder, Mathias Rothfuss, Tobias Wolf, Michael Dentler, Alexander Kauderer
  • Patent number: 11788454
    Abstract: A mixer assembly for a vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer shell defining an internal cavity, wherein the mixer shell includes an upstream end configured to receive exhaust gases and downstream end. A reactor is positioned within the internal cavity and has a reactor inlet configured to receive injected fluid and a reactor outlet that directs a mixture of exhaust gas and injected fluid into the internal cavity. A flow diverter is associated with the reactor to direct exhaust gas bypassing the reactor to mix with the mixture exiting the reactor outlet prior to exiting the downstream end of the mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Eduardo Alano, Randall Cvelbar, Amaresh Rakkasagi, Anthony Burnett, Jerome Hornback
  • Patent number: 11746685
    Abstract: An engine exhaust system includes a catalytic converter, an exhaust conduit connected upstream of the catalytic converter, and an oxygen sensor extending into the exhaust conduit at a first axial position of the exhaust conduit. A valve is located within the exhaust conduit at the first axial position. The valve includes a movable throttle plate having a bypass notch formed on a periphery of the plate. The valve has an open position, and a closed position in which the bypass notch is placed adjacent to the oxygen sensor to guide exhaust over the oxygen sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rani Kiwan, Raymond Host
  • Patent number: 11680507
    Abstract: A mixer assembly for a vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer shell defining an internal cavity and an inlet reactor positioned within the internal cavity. The inlet reactor has a fluid inlet, a first exhaust gas inlet, and a second exhaust gas inlet. An inlet baffle is mounted to an upstream end of the mixer shell. The inlet baffle includes a first opening that directs exhaust gas into the first exhaust gas inlet, a scoop that directs exhaust gas into the second exhaust gas inlet, and a plurality of bypass openings that direct exhaust gas to bypass entry into the inlet reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Randall Cvelbar, Eduardo Alano, Amee Bhatt, Amaresh Rakkasagi, Anthony Burnett
  • Patent number: 11585255
    Abstract: A mixer assembly for a vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer shell defining an internal cavity, wherein the mixer shell includes an upstream end configured to receive exhaust gases and downstream end, and a reactor positioned within the internal cavity. The reactor has a reactor inlet configured to receive injected fluid and a reactor outlet that directs a mixture of exhaust gas and injected fluid into the internal cavity. An inlet baffle is mounted to the upstream end of the mixer shell. The inlet baffle includes at least one opening that directs exhaust gas into at least one exhaust gas inlet to the reactor and a plurality of bypass openings that direct exhaust gas to bypass entry into the reactor. The inlet baffle includes a crowned portion that curves away from the reactor to provide for an increased open area within the internal cavity between the inlet baffle and the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Randall Cvelbar, Eduardo Alano, Amaresh Rakkasagi, Jerome Hornback, Jeffery Prairie
  • Patent number: 11486290
    Abstract: An exhaust gas after-treatment mixing device comprises a casing, a mixing pipe located in the casing and a partition plate separating the casing into an upstream space and a downstream space. The mixing pipe comprises a first pipe portion located in the upstream space and a second pipe portion located in the downstream space. The first pipe portion is provided with at least two first openings located on two sides of the first pipe portion, respectively. A shielding plate shields an upstream portion of at least one of the first openings. The shielding plate is shaped and positioned within the casing to urge exhaust gas flowing through the upstream space away from the first end of the mixing pipe and around the shielding plate prior to entering the first openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: TENNECO (SUZHOU) EMISSION SYSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cong Wang
  • Patent number: 11466606
    Abstract: A mixer assembly for mixing an injected reductant with an exhaust gas comprises a tubular housing including a reductant inlet, an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet. The reductant inlet is positioned on a first side of the tubular housing and oriented to direct injected reductant along an injection access that extends transversely to a longitudinal axis. A first flow guide element is shaped as a sheet including a first aperture extending therethrough as well as a surface facing upstream. Exhaust gas flowing through the first aperture is impinged by the injected redundant. A second flow guide element is shaped as a sheet, positioned downstream from the first flow guide element and fixed to the first flow guide element to define a mixing chamber between the first flow guide element and the second flow guide element in which the injected redundant and the exhaust gas mix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Tenneco GmbH
    Inventors: Sascha Haverkamp, Joachim Gehrlein, Stefan Kohrs, Eric A. Hein, Attila Kovacs
  • Patent number: 11441499
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling imbalance with an exhaust tuning valve. In one example, a method may include adjusting a first exhaust tuning valve in response to combustion torque imbalance in a first and second group of cylinders. Additionally or alternatively, the position of the second exhaust tuning valve may be adjusted in response to an imbalance generated by the same group of cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sumanth Reddy Dadam, Hani Ayesh, Vinod Ravi, Di Zhu, Vivek Kumar
  • Patent number: 11208933
    Abstract: The present application discloses an exhaust gas after-treatment mixing device including a casing, a mixing pipe and a partition plate fixed on a periphery of the mixing pipe. The partition plate includes a first plate on one side of the mixing pipe, a second plate on the other side of the mixing pipe and a third plate connecting the first plate and the second plate. The mixing pipe includes a first pipe portion and a second pipe portion. The first pipe portion is provided with at least two first openings located on two sides thereof, respectively. The exhaust gas after-treatment mixing device includes a first shielding plate and a second shielding plate shielding front ends of the first openings, respectively, so that most of exhaust gas needs to flow bypass the first shielding plate and the second shielding plate before entering the first openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: TENNECO (SUZHOU) EMISSION SYSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cong Wang
  • Patent number: 11208935
    Abstract: A mixer for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a first mixer part (12) with a plate shape body (14) having an incoming upstream flow side (18), with respect to an exhaust gas main flow direction (A) and a downstream outflow side (22), and a second mixer part (24), on an outflow side, with a bottom wall (26) spaced apart from the plate shape body and with two side walls (28, 30), extending from the bottom wall (26) towards the plate shape body and fixed at the first mixer part. The mixer parts define a reactant injection duct (32) receiving reactant in a main injection direction (R). An exhaust gas main passage opening (54) the plate shape body opens towards the reactant injection duct with a plurality of exhaust gas secondary passage openings (78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92) run past the injection duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Purem GmbH
    Inventors: Enver Kurpejovic, Florian Friedrich, Ruben Hass, Krishna Kumar Vempati, Sandra Hoeckel
  • Patent number: 11193414
    Abstract: An exhaust system includes a mixer assembly unit (26a) with a mixer body (48a) with an incoming flow side (58a) and with an outflow side (60a) and with a plate shaped carrier element (24a) with a radially outward carrier element body (44a). The mixer body includes a plurality of flow deflection elements (62a) and a holding area (70a). The carrier element includes a counter-holding area (46a) connected in substance to a holding area. The mixer assembly unit is arranged in a junction area of two tubular exhaust gas guide elements (14a, 16a). The exhaust gas guide elements include flange shaped coupling sections. The carrier element body is arranged between the flange shaped coupling sections of the exhaust gas guide elements. A coupling element engages the flange shaped coupling sections and extends over the coupling sections on axial sides oriented facing away from one another radially inwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Purem GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Röhr, Roland Schwarz, Peter Gorke, Frank Berkemer, Tadeusz-Jozef Juroszek
  • Patent number: 11142275
    Abstract: A motorcycle (saddle type vehicle) includes a vehicle body frame, an engine, a bracket and an ignition coil. The engine is mounted to the vehicle body frame. The bracket is mounted to the vehicle body frame. The ignition coil is mounted to the bracket. The bracket includes a frame mounting part, an extension part, and an ignition coil mounting part. The frame mounting part is mounted to the vehicle body frame. The extension part extends away from the frame mounting part toward an outer side in a left-right direction. The ignition coil is mounted to the ignition coil mounting part such that the ignition coil is positioned in the outer side in the left-right direction of the vehicle body frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shogo Sakaguchi, Motoki Kaji
  • Patent number: 11035277
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine; the treatment device is provided with: a tubular duct, which is delimited by a first tubular side wall and has a first exhaust gas inlet opening, a first exhaust gas outlet opening, and an injection opening; and a mixing body, which is arranged inside the tubular duct, is hollow on the inside so that the exhaust gases can flow through it, and has a first perforated base wall with a circular shape, which faces the first outlet opening, a second base wall with a partially circular shape, which faces the first inlet opening, and a second tubular side wall, which joins the first base wall to the second base wall and has a second inlet opening leading into the mixing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: MARELLI EUROPE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Ettorre, Massimiliano Gambarotto, Emanuele Milani, Mauro Brignone, Marco La Sana, Domenico Spatafora
  • Patent number: 11008984
    Abstract: A motor vehicle (100) on which a vehicle engine (1) is mounted is described, the vehicle engine (1) including: an exhaust purification system (70) housing a GPF device (73) for purifying exhaust gas; and an EGR passage (52) connected to a portion of the exhaust purification system located downstream of the GPF device, and the engine is mounted in an engine compartment (R) defined in a front portion of a vehicle body. The exhaust purification system is located forward of a dash panel (103) constituting the engine compartment, and is positioned to extend toward a tunnel portion (T) of the dash panel. An upstream end portion (52c) of the EGR passage is connected to a lower portion of the exhaust purification system in a vertical direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keishi Kitabatake, Taku Kuramashi, Tamotsu Takamure
  • Patent number: 10982771
    Abstract: A valve comprises a valve body delimiting a passage for exhaust gases, a flap arranged in the valve body, and a drive shaft configured to drive the flap, and which is integrally secured to the flap. At least one guide bearing is configured to guide the drive shaft of the flap in rotation in relation to the valve body, and is connected to the valve body. The valve also includes an actuator and a transmission comprising an adapter rigidly attached directly to the drive shaft of the flap. The transmission is arranged in order to transmit a motor torque between the actuator and the adapter. The adapter has a contact surface that is in sealed contact with a complementary surface provided on the guide bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ronan Botella, Julien Cambillard, Raphaël De Matos, Alen Halepovic, Gaël Guerlesquin
  • Patent number: 10957909
    Abstract: A binder composition for nonaqueous battery electrodes essentially contains (A) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer and (B) a surfactant, and further satisfies any two or more conditions of the following (I) to (III): (I) (A) the ethylenically unsaturated monomer includes (a) a phosphoric acid group-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer; (II) (B) the surfactant comprises (b) a phosphoric acid group-containing surfactant; and (III) the composition including (C) a neutralizing agent containing an alkali metal compound and/or an alkali earth metal compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Junya Uchiyashiki, Mitsuru Hanasaki, Tomonori Kurata
  • Patent number: 10920642
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mixer and an exhaust aftertreatment system comprising the mixer. The mixer comprises a shell, an injection port, a first baffle, a second baffle, a deflector, and an impactor, wherein the first baffle is provided with a gas inlet, the second baffle is provided with a gas outlet, the first baffle and the second baffle are disposed opposite each other, and the first baffle, the second baffle and the shell provide a flow space for an exhaust gas to flow in the mixer; and in the flow space, the first baffle, the shell, the deflector and the impactor provide a mixing space, the deflector comprises a first deflecting surface opposite the first baffle, the deflector is disposed adjacent to the impactor, and the impactor is disposed opposite the injection port for impacting a liquid injected from the injection port into the mixing space. The mixer and the exhaust aftertreatment system have the advantages of a simple structure and a high processing efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Faurecia Emission Control Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jie Wang, Gerard Bertran
  • Patent number: 10883417
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, a valve assembly for controlling an exhaust pressure of a gas combustion system. The valve assembly can include a valve housing, a flapper, and a biasing device. The valve housing can be coupleable to an exhaust pipe. The flapper can be pivotably couplable to the valve housing to pivot between a full open position and a restricted position in response to exhaust pressure. The biasing device can be couplable to the housing and extendable into the exhaust pipe to engage the flapper, where the biasing device can be configured to bias the flapper toward the restricted position and can be configured to resist movement of the flapper between the restricted position and the full open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SPEEDWERX, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Gary Houle, Jeremy Lee Houle
  • Patent number: 10865683
    Abstract: An aftertreatment module is disclosed. The aftertreatment module may include a housing. The aftertreatment module may include a mounting plate within the housing that forms an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber. The aftertreatment module may include an inlet for exhaust gas from a combustion engine to flow into to the inlet chamber. The aftertreatment module may include an outlet through a top plate of the housing. The inlet and the outlet may be located on opposite sides of the housing and at opposite ends of the housing from each other. The aftertreatment module may include a set of catalysts mounted to the mounting plate. The aftertreatment module may include a diffuser plate within the inlet chamber that forms a lower portion of the inlet chamber and an upper portion of the inlet chamber. The diffuser plate may diffuse the exhaust gas through the lower portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kurtis Chenoweth, Mohamed Daoud
  • Patent number: 10704448
    Abstract: The present application discloses an exhaust gas after-treatment mixing device including a first plate, a second plate and a mixer. The mixer includes a first space, a second space and a third space located between the first space and the second space. Top portions of the first space and the second space are in communication with the third space. The mixer includes a first raised portion protruding into the third space and a second raised portion located below the first raised portion. A fourth space is formed between the first raised portion and the second raised portion. As a result, the distance and time of urea evaporation is increased and the mixing uniformity is improved. Besides, a package with the exhaust gas after-treatment mixing device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: TENNECO (SUZHOU) EMISSION SYSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cong Wang, Lin Wang, Ping Wang
  • Patent number: 10605133
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an internal combustion automotive engine, such as a V engine or boxer engine, includes a left exhaust tract connectable to a left group of cylinders and a right exhaust tract connectable to a right group of cylinders. Each exhaust tract includes a tract structure defining a tract inlet for receiving exhaust gas ejected from the group of cylinders to which the exhaust tract is connectable, at least one exhaust outlet opening into the atmosphere, and a connection pipe extending between the tract inlet and the exhaust outlet. The connection pipe includes an inlet aperture for receiving exhaust gas from the tract inlet and an outlet aperture for transferring exhaust gas towards the exhaust opening. The left and the right connection pipes are joined to realize a pipe junction such that the connection pipes form a common connection aperture for transferring exhaust gas and the exhaust system includes at least one valve member for opening or closing the common connection aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: AKRAPOVIC D.D.
    Inventors: Igor Akrapovic, Jaka Klemenc, Ga{hacek over (s)}per Sedej, Simon Vipavec
  • Patent number: 10598074
    Abstract: Provided is an exhaust device connected to an engine body. The exhaust device includes a plurality of independent exhaust pipes, each of which has a circular cross section, and which are connected to exhaust ports of cylinders of the engine body; and a mixing pipe having a circular cross section, connected to downstream ends of the independent exhaust pipes, and through which exhaust gas that has passed through the independent exhaust pipes flows in. The independent exhaust pipes are connected to an upstream end of the mixing pipe in such a manner that parts of internal spaces of the circular cross sections overlap each other in a predetermined section from the downstream ends of the independent exhaust pipes toward upstream, and a ratio of overlapping portions of the circular cross sections gradually increases from upstream toward downstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jiro Kato, Tatsuya Koga, Shinji Sumi, Haruna Yanagida, Norihisa Murata
  • Patent number: 10487710
    Abstract: A modular valve unit for controlling the flow rate of an intake or exhaust gas of a combustion engine through the passage of a valve, the valve unit comprising a valve having a valve housing (1) and at least one valve flap (2). The valve unit further comprises an interface (3) and an adapter (6), the interface (3) being connected to the valve housing (1) and having a support (32) and an engagement portion comprising at least two engagement legs (31) projecting from the distal end of the support (32) and being directed away from the valve housing (1). The adapter (6) has a connection plate (62) having at least two engagement orifices (61) for receiving the engagement legs (31) of the interface (3) and a mounting portion for holding an actuator (7). The at least two engagement orifices (61) of the connection plate (62) of the adapter (6) are each configured to engage the corresponding at least two engagement legs (31) of the engagement portion of the interface (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: Bosal Emission Control Systems NV, Mikuni Corporation
    Inventors: Keigo Suzuki, Vik Haesen
  • Patent number: 10443477
    Abstract: An aftertreatment system may include an exhaust gas passageway and a mixer assembly. The exhaust gas passageway may receive exhaust gas from an engine. The mixer assembly is disposed within the exhaust gas passageway and may include an upstream baffle, a downstream baffle, and a tube extending between and connected to the upstream and downstream baffles. The tube may include an inner surface defining a first flow path through the mixer assembly. The upstream and downstream baffles may be attached to each other, the tube and the exhaust gas passageway. The upstream and downstream baffles may cooperate to define a second flow path through the mixer assembly. The second flow path may extend in a rotational direction around an outer surface of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    Inventors: Manoj K. Sampath, Omkar Champhekar, Yanping Zhang
  • Patent number: 10441910
    Abstract: Air filter assemblies and carrier frames have a plurality of vortex-generating flow guides normalizing air flow to a uniform velocity profile downstream thereof. The airflow having the uniform velocity profile travels across a mass airflow sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter K. Herman, Scott W. Schwartz
  • Patent number: 10428718
    Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system for a vehicle includes a cylindrical inner shell, a cylindrical outer shell, an inner end cap, a metal mounting member, and an outer end cap. The inner shell is configured to guide exhaust gas. The outer shell forms a first gap to the inner shell. The inner end cap encloses an open end of the outer shell. The inner end cap includes a first axially-extending lip. The inner end cap is fixed to the inner shell. The outer end cap is fixed to the inner end cap. The outer end cap includes a second axially-extending lip. The outer end cap and the inner end cap cooperate to encapsulate the mounting member. The first axially-extending lip is sandwiched between the outer shell and the second axially-extending lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Owen, Mark Kluesner
  • Patent number: 10364732
    Abstract: A valve device for an exhaust flow passage includes a toggle mechanism, in which a support-side link member and a valve-side link member form a first stopper mechanism and a second stopper mechanism. The first stopper mechanism is configured to limit a link angle formed by the support-side link member and the valve-side link member by abutment of a first support-side stopper portion formed in the support-side link member and a first valve-side stopper portion formed in the valve-side link member against each other. The second stopper mechanism is configured to limit the link angle by abutment of a second support-side stopper portion formed in the support-side link member and a second valve-side stopper portion formed in the valve-side link member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyomichi Kobori, Munehiro Tsubosaka
  • Patent number: 10316721
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system includes an inlet module configured to receive engine exhaust gas and a mixer housing defining an internal cavity that receives engine exhaust gas from the inlet module. An injection component is positioned within the internal cavity and has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet to direct injected fluid into the internal cavity to mix with the engine exhaust gas. The injection component defines an injection axis and includes an inner structure defining an inner gas flow path and an outer structure defining an outer gas flow path that is between the inner and outer structures and radially outward of the inner gas flow path to improve mixing at the fluid outlet. An outlet module is configured to direct a mixture of engine exhaust gas and fluid to a downstream exhaust component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Julien Moulieres, Eduardo Alano, Laurent Poinsot
  • Patent number: 10273854
    Abstract: An exhaust system for a work vehicle includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) mixer configured to be disposed within an interior of an SCR housing. The SCR mixer includes a mixer body configured to receive a flow of an exhaust solution that includes a mixture of exhaust and diesel exhaust fluid through an inlet of the mixer body along a longitudinal axis. The SCR mixer also includes multiple outlets disposed only in a central portion of the mixer body. Further, the multiple outlets extend about the longitudinal axis and are configured to direct the flow of the exhaust solution out of the mixer body to the interior of the SCR housing. In addition, the central portion is positioned between the inlet and an end of the mixer body along the longitudinal axis, and extends approximately 70 percent or less of a longitudinal extent of the mixer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Hesam Abbassi, Panos Tamamidis, Samrendra Kumar Singh, Kaushal Ghorpade
  • Patent number: 10233853
    Abstract: An exhaust gas sensor arrangement structure includes a catalyst which purifies exhaust gas of an engine; and exhaust gas sensors which detect an exhaust gas component of the engine; the catalyst is provided under the engine; and the exhaust gas sensors are provided within a width of the engine in a front/rear direction so that the catalyst is provided between the exhaust gas sensors at front and rear sides of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayoshi Muramatsu, Takaaki Nakashio
  • Patent number: 10221756
    Abstract: Various systems are provided for an exhaust aftertreatment system that includes a support platform, a plurality of isolated legs coupled to the support platform, a plurality of catalysts arranged in parallel with one another and supported above the support platform by the plurality of isolated legs, and an aftertreatment outlet manifold coupled above the plurality of catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: GE Global Sourcing LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Synnott Music, Taylor Duane Gray
  • Patent number: 10174663
    Abstract: An exhaust pathway for an internal combustion engine passes from a larger pipe to a smaller pipe, and then back to a larger pipe. The smaller pipe has a bend of at least approximately 80°, and each of the smaller and downstream larger pipes is disposed within, and spaced apart from, portions of a shell, such that cooling air passes in an air gap between the pipes and the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Dynaflex Products
    Inventor: Cory Pehrsson
  • Patent number: 10066536
    Abstract: The vehicle exhaust device has an exhaust passage from an exhaust port of an engine body to an exhaust muffler provided behind the engine body, and the exhaust passage is formed by a plurality of exhaust passage forming units. The exhaust device includes an exhaust gas sensor attached to one of the exhaust passage forming units, such as a collecting pipe, halfway on the exhaust passage. At least a portion of the exhaust gas sensor is covered from a front side thereof with one of the exhaust passage forming units, such as an individual exhaust pipe, upstream of an attached position of the exhaust gas sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shigeki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9938878
    Abstract: An injection section (12) of an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, with a channel (13) for guiding an exhaust gas flow (3), with an injection port (14), laterally on the channel to which a liquid or gas injector (15) can be connected, and with an injection chamber (16), formed in the channel in the area of the injector port. The chamber is defined by a perforated, first flow through partition (17), arranged in the channel upstream of the injector port relative to the exhaust gas flow and, and by a perforated, second flow through partition, arranged in the channel downstream of the injector port relative to the exhaust gas flow. Improved mixing and/or evaporation is achieved with the perforation portion of the first partition generating at least two partial exhaust gas flows (20, 21), which form two mutually opposite flow swirls (22, 23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Herve Ferront, Laurent Cazeneuve, Heike Többen, Sophie Rilly, Tobias Wolf, Sophie Kermorvant
  • Patent number: 9702288
    Abstract: An emissions cleaning module is provided including a first support, a second support and a mixer module. The mixer module extends between the first support and the second support. The mixer module includes an outer body and an inner body located within the outer body. In addition the outer body is fixedly retained to the first support and the second support. Further, a first end of the inner body is slidingly retained within the outer body, and a second end of the inner body is fixedly retained relative to the outer body at or near the second support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventor: Naseer A. Niaz
  • Patent number: 9617894
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system includes an exhaust purifying element for purifying exhaust gas, and a selective reduction catalyst for promoting reduction of NOx contained in the exhaust gas with a reducing agent. A housing for accommodating the exhaust purifying element includes an outer wall having an accommodating portion. A supply hole is formed on a bottom of the accommodating portion. A pipe that is located inside the housing has a passage through which an interior of the pipe communicates with an exterior of the pipe. The pipe is configured to guide exhaust gas toward the selective reduction catalyst through the passage and the interior of the pipe. The pipe has an end communicating with the supply hole. The injection device of the exhaust gas purification system injects the reducing agent to an interior of the pipe through the supply hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: HINO MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Tongu, Kuniharu Tobe
  • Patent number: 9605580
    Abstract: An exhaust system is provided for an internal combustion engine having at least a first and a second cylinder, wherein the first cylinder is assigned a first exhaust gas pipe and the second cylinder is assigned a second exhaust gas pipe. The first exhaust gas pipe is assigned a first muffler, and the second exhaust gas pipe is assigned a second muffler. A first damping pipe branches off from the first exhaust gas pipe upstream of a first shut-off element. The damping pipe firstly opens into a first reflection chamber and is subsequently led through the first muffler and opens into the second exhaust gas manifold downstream of a second shut-off element. A second damping pipe branches off from the second exhaust gas pipe upstream of a second shut-off element. The second damping pipe firstly opens into a second reflection chamber and is subsequently led through the second muffler and opens into the first exhaust gas pipe downstream of the first shut-off element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Drees, Christian Eichmueller
  • Patent number: 9556773
    Abstract: A mixing and/or evaporating device (12) for an exhaust system (5) of an internal combustion engine (1) encloses in the circumferential direction a cross section, through which flow is possible. The device (12) has two mutually opposite long side walls (21, 22) and two mutually opposite short side walls (23, 24). The short side walls (23, 24) connect each the two long side walls (21, 22) to one another. A plurality of guide blades (25), which project in the direction of the other long side wall (21, 22) and are set at an angle in relation to the axial direction (20), are arranged at at least one axial end (26, 27) at at least one long side wall (21, 22). Additional guide blades (29) are arranged at at least one long side wall (21, 22) at a distance (s) in the axial direction (20) from an axial end (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Silvia Calvo
  • Patent number: 9551255
    Abstract: A system for mixing ammonia (reductant) with engine exhaust includes an exhaust flow created by a vehicle engine, an ammonia feed line passing into the exhaust flow, an injector connected to the feed line and positioned within the exhaust flow, the injector having at least one port for discharging ammonia into the exhaust flow, and a mixing plate positioned within the exhaust flow downstream of the ammonia injector and stabilizing at least one of either the feed line and the injector. An aspect of the invention is to stabilize the injector by attaching the mixing plate to the feed line to provide such stability. Alternatively or additionally, the mixing plate is attached to the injector to stabilize. The feed line may even pass through the mixing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Kelso, Jason B. Arriaga, Gregory A. Griffin, Timothy Taekhoon Yoon, Adam C. Lack, Navtej Singh, Ryan Andrew Wacker, Prasanna Nagabushan-Venkatesh, Jorge Prieto
  • Patent number: 9476324
    Abstract: An exhaust collector for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The exhaust collector includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a side panel. The side panel includes a circumferential portion, a first contoured portion, and a second contoured portion. The circumferential portion extends about the exhaust collector axis with a constant radius. The first contoured portion and the second contoured portion are each between the circumferential portion and the exhaust outlet and include a plurality of curved sections with alternating concavity. Each of the plurality of curved sections extends from the front panel to the rear panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Kevin Kiyoto Hirako, Brian Alan Fox, Leslie John Faulder
  • Patent number: 9453448
    Abstract: A mixing system is provided. The mixing system includes a housing defining a boundary of a mixing conduit including an expansion section with an injector mount and a reductant diverter extending into the conduit upstream of the injector mount in the expansion section. The mixing system further includes an atomizer with openings positioned in the housing and a helical mixing element positioned in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Levin, Furqan Zafar Shaikh
  • Patent number: 9322317
    Abstract: A motorcycle is equipped with a V-type engine in which front and rear cylinders are arranged in a V-shape along a vehicle front and rear direction. An exhaust device includes: a catalyst device disposed on an exhaust downstream side of a collection part of an exhaust pipe of the front cylinder and an exhaust pipe of the rear cylinder; and a connecting pipe via which the exhaust pipe of the front cylinder and the exhaust pipe of the rear cylinder communicate with each other, and the connecting pipe passes through a space between the exhaust pipe of the rear cylinder and the catalyst device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji Sasaki, Yoshisato Inayama, Kazuhiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9188039
    Abstract: A device for exhaust-gas treatment near an engine includes an annular structure and a guide structure disposed in an exhaust line. An inner wall forms an inner flow passage and an outer flow passage in the annular structure. The inner wall and the guide structure form a gap in such a way that only a limited secondary flow of the exhaust gas is conducted through the inner flow passage. A motor vehicle having the device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignees: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH, J. Eberspaecher GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Nagel, Carsten Kruse, Joerg-Uwe Mueller, Jan Haenisch, Joerg Oesterle, Sebastian Leicht
  • Patent number: 9174167
    Abstract: A reductant mixing system having injector and mixing plate positioned within mixing canister is disclosed. Injector discharges reductant directly into vehicle exhaust gases. Mixing plate effects turbulence to mix gases for NO reduction. Mixing plate includes plurality of arms each having surface area and extending from center of plate, barrier region defined by collective surface areas of arms and substantially centered for diverting fluid flow outward, and first and second cut-outs, which allow the gases diverted by barrier region to pass mixing plate into adjacent canister of exhaust treatment system. Each of the first cutouts is defined by outer edge between adjacent arms, and second tier of cut-outs defined by inner edge proximate end of each arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Comapny, LLC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Kelso, Jason B. Arriaga, Gregory A. Griffin, Timothy Taekhoon Yoon, Adam C. Lack, Navtej Singh, Ryan Andrew Wacker, Prasanna Nagabushan-Venkatesh
  • Patent number: 9097161
    Abstract: In an exhaust gas pipe, a first fluid flows in a flow direction in the pipe, and a second fluid is injected inside the pipe by a nozzle, from an injection inlet arranged in the pipe wall, according to an injection direction. A mixing device fastened inside the pipe upstream from the injection inlet creates turbulence that helps the mixing of the fluids. The mixing device has a first portion located on the injection inlet side of the pipe and a second portion located opposite the injection inlet side of the pipe, the portions being designed so that the fluid velocity is higher downstream from the mixing device second portion than downstream from the mixing device first portion. An aqueous solution of urea can be injected inside an exhaust pipe of a diesel engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Volvo Trucks AB
    Inventors: Michel Vanvolsem, Julien Ampere
  • Patent number: 9062581
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas muffler includes a casing and a relief valve. The relief valve is provided to open when a pressure of an upstream exhaust-gas chamber is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. The relief valve includes a shutter, a spring, and a seal member. The shutter member is provided to face an open end of a gas passage provided between an upstream exhaust-gas chamber and a downstream exhaust-gas chamber. The spring is to bias the shutter member in a direction in which the gas passage is closed. The seal member is disposed on a downstream side of the gas passage. The seal member is made of a metal mesh material and has a disc shape to cover the open end of the gas passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Usa, Tsuyoshi Mochizuki, Makoto Nishioka
  • Patent number: 9057312
    Abstract: System and apparatus are disclosed for reducing reductant deposit formation in an exhaust aftertreatment system. A directing device is provided in the exhaust flow path upstream of a reductant opening into the exhaust flow path. The directing device is configured to direct an exhaust flow toward the reductant opening and around the directing device to effectively mix the exhaust flow with a reductant provided through the reductant opening to reduce the formation of reductant deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Achuth Munnannur, Mihai Chiruta, Matt Young, Deepesh Goyal, Karthik Muruganantham, Atul Abhyankar, Yogesh Birari
  • Patent number: 9051869
    Abstract: An exhaust rain cap assembly for covering the end of an exhaust conduit, the exhaust rain cap assembly including a channel vane member comprising a channel vane for attaching to the lid and stop member. The exhaust rain cap assembly may also include a counterbalance that interacts with a spacer, bushing or other stop member to provide for the lid to stop in a plurality of positions including a closed position, a first open position for when the engine is idling, and a second open position when the engine is in operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Mercury Products Corp.
    Inventor: Harry Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150135692
    Abstract: A device for guiding a gas stream defines an inlet opening, an outlet opening and at least one angular offset which diverts the gas stream. The shell is assembled from a first shell part and a second shell part, wherein the first shell part defines the inlet opening and the outlet opening and has at least one connecting structure for the gas-tight connection of the device to a further gas-guiding component, and wherein the second shell part is configured to enclose the inlet opening and the outlet opening of the first shell part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Franz Ramusch, Michael Schleh, Frank Buehler
  • Patent number: 9027335
    Abstract: A catalyst can of exhaust gas can include a catalyst embedded substantially in the center of an inner space of the catalyst can, and an inflow space and a discharge space partitioned in an upper part and a lower part of the catalyst can, respectively. The catalyst can also includes an inflow-side partition vertically cutting and dividing the inflow space into a plurality of partial inflow spaces, and an inlet formed for each partial inflow space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Woo Tae Kim, Chun Woo Lee, In Gee Suh, Joon Won Lim, Il Joong Hwang