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Method and apparatus to enable package space reduction in a vehicle exhaust system

US11143069B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC · US

Inventors

James Egan · Indianapolis, US
Thorsten Keesser · Augsburg, DE
Dieter Fahrlaender · Eberdingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2040

Classification

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

Abstract

A vehicle exhaust system includes a hot end having one or more hot end exhaust components that treat emissions generated by an engine and a cold end that includes at least one cold end component that attenuates noise. At least one acoustic volume is in parallel or serial to the hot end to further attenuate noise.

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