Patent · US Expired

Device for introducing fuel into an exhaust line

US7168241B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

J. Eberspaecher GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Josef Rudelt · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
Gerd Gaiser · Reutlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 28, 2005
Grant date	Jan 30, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 28, 2025

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device (1) for introducing fuel into an exhaust line (4) of an internal combustion engine, in particular in a motor vehicle, with a fuel injector (2) for injecting fuel under injection pressure into the exhaust line (4) through a radial opening (5) in a pipe section (3) of the exhaust line (4).To improve the efficiency of such a device (1), the fuel injector (2) is connected to a coolant circulation system (7) in a manner suitable to transfer heat.

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