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Vehicle exhaust system component having an insulating heat shield assembly with encapsulated pockets

US10544724B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC · US

Inventors

Robin Willats · Columbus, US
Jerome Brian Hornback · Greenwood, US
John Rohde · Columbus, US
Thibaut Contremoulins · Belfort, FR
Maria Saur · Augsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 23, 2017
Grant date	Jan 28, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/12
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

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.

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