Diesel particulate filter cleaning apparatus and method
US7767031B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01N3/0237
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A diesel particulate filter of a motor vehicle is cleaned of diesel particulate material like ash and possibly soot, typically using equipment already available in a service shop following the method and diesel particulate filter cleaning apparatus of the invention. The diesel particulate filter cleaning apparatus has an air chamber that is coupled to a vibrator and is attached to the diesel particulate filter. The vibrator vibrates the air chamber and the diesel particulate filter to dislodge the diesel particulate material. Air is introduced into the air chamber and into the diesel particulate filter to further remove the diesel particulate material from the diesel particulate filter.
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