Patents Assigned to FAURECIA EMISSIONS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
  • Exhaust system component
    Patent number: 10619540
    Abstract: An exhaust system component for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle comprises a substrate which is held in a substantially cylindrical housing. The cylindrical housing has a housing jacket which comprises a metal sheet bent about a cylinder axis. The ends of the metal sheet oriented in the circumferential direction relative to the cylinder axis form a joint connected with a weld seam. The weld seam is spaced apart from an inner surface of the housing jacket and the ends each have a bevel at least in sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Alfred Blueml
  • Exhaust heat recovery and acoustic valve
    Patent number: 10584623
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system includes an exhaust pipe defining an exhaust gas flow path, a heat recovery device connected to the exhaust pipe, and a diverter valve that controls exhaust gas flow between the exhaust pipe and heat recovery device. The diverter valve is moveable between at least a heat recovery mode where the diverter valve blocks flow through the exhaust pipe and directs flow into the heat recovery device, a full bypass acoustic mode where the diverter valve blocks flow through the heat recovery device and directs flow through the exhaust pipe, a transition mode where the diverter valve partially blocks flow through the heat recovery device and partially blocks flow through the exhaust pipe, and a partial bypass acoustic mode where the diverter valve blocks flow through the heat recovery device and partially blocks flow through the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph E. Callahan
  • Double wall mixer with active heat transfer
    Patent number: 10577995
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system includes an outer housing defining an internal cavity surrounding an axis, an inlet baffle configured to direct engine exhaust gas into the internal cavity, an injector that is configured to spray a fluid into the internal cavity to mix with engine exhaust gas, and an inner wall spaced radially inward of an inner surface of the outer housing to define a gap. The inner wall has an impingement side facing the axis and a non-impingement side facing the gap. At least one heating element is associated with the non-impingement side to actively heat the inner wall to reduce spray deposit formation on the impingement side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Ker, John G. Rohde
  • Exhaust pipe assembly and method of fastening a sheet-metal tab to an exhaust pipe
    Patent number: 10563562
    Abstract: An exhaust pipe assembly comprises an exhaust pipe extending along a pipe axis and a fastening panel that is mounted to the exhaust pipe. The cross-section of the fastening panel is configured in a curved manner, and two contact surfaces of the fastening panel, which are spaced apart in the circumferential direction, are soldered to the exhaust pipe. A support connected with the fastening panel is arranged between the two contact surfaces of the fastening panel. The fastening panel can be fastened to the exhaust pipe by the following steps: an exhaust pipe and a sheet-metal tab are provided; a soldering material is then captively fixed to the sheet-metal tab; and the sheet-metal tab is then arranged on the exhaust pipe such that the soldering material contacts the exhaust pipe to finally solder the sheet-metal tab to the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Lampe, Bernhard Mayereder, Julian Raphael Olm
  • Integrated composite hybrid shock tower
    Patent number: 10556627
    Abstract: A shock tower assembly includes a shock tower body comprised of a polymer composite material, at least one reinforcement member integrated into the shock tower body, and a wheel cover comprised of the polymer composite material and integrated into the shock tower body to form a single-piece component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Yang Cao, Pankaj Ghevarchand Bedmutha, Louis Moreau-Gentien
  • Vehicle exhaust system component having an insulating heat shield assembly with encapsulated pockets
    Patent number: 10544724
    Abstract: An exhaust component assembly includes a heat shield and a mounting structure to attach the heat shield to an outer housing of an exhaust component. The mounting structure includes a primary insulator located between an outer surface of the outer housing and an inner surface of the heat shield, and at least one secondary insulator positioned adjacent the primary insulator. The primary insulator comprises a sheet of material including at least one encapsulated insulating cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Robin Willats, Jerome Brian Hornback, John G. Rohde, Thibaut Contremoulins, Maria Saur
  • Mixer and valve assembly
    Patent number: 10533478
    Abstract: A mixer assembly for a vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer housing defining an internal cavity that is configured to receive engine exhaust gases and an upstream baffle that is positioned at an inlet end of the mixer housing. The upstream baffle comprises a plate having an open area that comprises a fixed geometric configuration through which exhaust gas enters the internal cavity. A valve is movable from a closed position toward an open position to provide a variable geometric configuration that changes the open area to reduce back pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventor: Eduardo Alano
  • Sound generating device on a vehicle for reducing or generating engine sound and exhaust system
    Patent number: 10477289
    Abstract: A sound generating device is provided on a vehicle to reduce or generate engine sound, and is used in particular for an exhaust system of a combustion engine of the vehicle. The sound generating device has a housing into which a loudspeaker is positioned to divide an inner space of the housing into two sub-spaces separated in a gas-tight manner. A seal rim provides the gas-tight sealing of the loudspeaker towards the housing. An abutment rim positions the loudspeaker in the inner space of the housing. The abutment rim and the seal rim are spaced apart from each other in a direction of a central axis of the loudspeaker. There is also described an exhaust system of a combustion engine of a vehicle with a sound generating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Hannes Steinkilberg, Juergen Klement
  • Drive system for an exhaust gas flap
    Patent number: 10443754
    Abstract: A drive system for an exhaust gas flap of a vehicle exhaust gas system includes a drive element that is connected to an adjustment drive and an output element that is connected to an exhaust gas flap spindle. A resilient element is arranged between the drive element and the output element and comprises a center section and two end sections. The center section is used to transfer torque between the drive element and the output element, and wherein the center section and two end sections are coupled to the drive element or to the output element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, GmbH
    Inventor: Otto Steinhauser
  • Motor vehicle sound generator system
    Patent number: 10427600
    Abstract: A motor vehicle sound generator system has a housing in which a loudspeaker is accommodated. The housing has at least a first orifice and a second orifice. The orifices each have a sound transmission member provided thereon. The first orifice is arranged in a front side region of the loudspeaker and the second orifice is arranged in a rear side region of the loudspeaker as viewed in an axial direction of the loudspeaker. The sound generator system has a first sound outlet opening that is associated with the first orifice and a second sound outlet opening that is associated with the second orifice. The sound exits into open air through the first and second sound outlet openings, with the first and second sound outlet openings being free of exhaust gas flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies
    Inventor: Tobias Schindele
  • Cylinder holder for a hydroforming device, and hydroforming device
    Patent number: 10399136
    Abstract: A cylinder holder for a hydroforming device has a substantially cuboid cylinder holder body with a hydraulic cylinder seat to which a hydraulic cylinder can be fixed. The hydraulic cylinder is configured to supply a hydroforming fluid to a workpiece to be shaped. The cylinder holder further includes a base plate to which the cylinder holder body is fixed at a predetermined angle with an anti-rotation lock unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Hamed Dardaei Joghan, Daniel Staupendahl, Andreas Henke, Thorsten Keesser, Francois Legat
  • Automotive exhaust aftertreatment system having an ammonia distributor
    Patent number: 10392989
    Abstract: An automotive exhaust aftertreatment system for a combustion engine in an automobile includes an ammonia gas distribution system for delivering gaseous ammonia to an exhaust stream. The ammonia gas distribution system is configured to mix the ammonia and the exhaust stream together before the exhaust gas and ammonia are exposed to a catalyst in the SCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Alfred Tucker, Philip Dimpelfeld
  • Exhaust valve and active noise control for compact exhaust system
    Patent number: 10358956
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system includes a first exhaust gas path and a second exhaust gas path. At least one valve is positioned within the first exhaust gas path and an active noise control system is associated with the second exhaust gas path. An example method includes, providing the first exhaust gas path with a first tailpipe having a first outlet and the second exhaust gas path with a second tailpipe having a second outlet separate from the first outlet. The valve and the active noise control system are controlled simultaneously to control noise generated by the vehicle exhaust system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: James Egan, Hannes Steinkilberg, Yuntian Wang, Brandon Sobecki, Subhabrata Banerjee
  • Exhaust system
    Patent number: 10352484
    Abstract: An exhaust gas system includes a first exhaust component and a second exhaust component that are spaced apart from each other by a solder gap that can be has great as 1.20 mm. A high temperature solder material is provided near the solder gap and is heated by an inductor to form an induction solder joint between the first and second exhaust components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: FAURECIA EMISSIONS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Alfred Blueml, Hongjiang Cui
  • Mixer assembly for a vehicle exhaust system
    Patent number: 10337379
    Abstract: A mixer assembly includes an outer housing having an inlet area that receives exhaust gas from an upstream exhaust component and an outlet area that directs exhaust gas to a downstream exhaust component. The outer housing includes an outer wall extending outwardly from the base wall about a periphery of the base wall and a deflector wall that directs exhaust gas from the inlet area to the outlet area. The deflector wall has a portion spaced from the outer wall to define a flow guide path that first directs exhaust gas flow from the inlet area in a first direction against a first portion of the outer wall and then directs exhaust gas flow in a second direction against a second portion of the outer wall that is transverse to the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: FAURECIA EMISSIONS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Philip M. Dimpelfeld, Eduardo Alano
  • Mixer for a vehicle exhaust system
    Patent number: 10337380
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system includes an outer housing defining an internal cavity surrounding an axis, an inlet baffle configured to direct engine exhaust gas into the internal cavity, and an injector that is configured to spray a fluid into the internal cavity to mix with engine exhaust gas. An inner wall is spaced radially inward of an inner surface of the outer housing to define a gap. The inner wall has an impingement side facing the axis and a non-impingement side facing the gap. At least one heat transfer element is positioned within the gap and in is contact with at least one of the inner surface of the outer housing and the non-impingement side of the inner wall to transfer heat through the inner wall to the impingement side to reduce spray deposit formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Robin Willats, Jerome Brian Hornback, Tony Parrish, John G. Rohde, Eric Ker
  • High efficiency mixer for vehicle exhaust system
    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
  • Method of regenerating an exhaust gas purification filter, and vaporizer
    Patent number: 10309284
    Abstract: A method of regenerating an exhaust gas purification filter, in particular for internal combustion engines, uses a vaporized liquid that is to be introduced into the exhaust gas flow. A surface temperature of a heating element in a vaporizer chamber is limited to a maximum of 700 to 750° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: FAURECIA EMISSIONS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Wilbur Crawley, Tobias Danner, Wolfgang Hahnl, Jurgen Klement, Marco Ranalli, Barbara Lacher
  • Mixer and doser cone assembly
    Patent number: 10294843
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system includes an exhaust component defining an engine exhaust gas passageway and which includes an opening. A doser defines a doser axis and extends to a doser tip that is configured to spray a reducing agent into the engine exhaust gas passageway through the opening. A cone has a base end positioned adjacent the opening such that an annular gap is formed within the exhaust component around the doser tip. Exhaust gas is directed into the base end of the cone through the annular gap in a direction transverse to the doser axis. This configuration reduces deposit formation while still allowing the reducing agent to be thoroughly mixed with engine exhaust gases prior to introduction of the mixture into a downstream exhaust component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Eduardo Alano, Philip M. Dimpelfeld
  • Modular mixer for exhaust assembly
    Patent number: 10287954
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust component includes a first exhaust component, a second exhaust component downstream of the first exhaust component, and a mixer that connects an outlet of the first exhaust component to an inlet to the second exhaust component. The mixer includes a first housing portion with a first connection interface and a second housing portion with a second connection interface. The first housing portion is attached to the outlet of the first exhaust component and the second housing portion is attached to the inlet of the second exhaust component. The first and second connection interfaces are connectable to each other in one of a plurality of different connection orientations such that the first and second exhaust components can be positioned at any of a plurality of different mounting orientations relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies USA, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Chapman, Robin Willats