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Flow guide device as well as exhaust system equipped therewith

US8572949B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH · DE

Inventor

Georg Wirth · Kirchheim unter Teck, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 23, 2008
Grant date	Nov 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

A flow guide (8) is provided for an exhaust system (3) of an internal combustion engine (1), especially in a motor vehicle. The flow guide (8) has at least one U-shaped guide plate body (13), which can be mounted with its U-base (14) on a pipe section (4′) of the exhaust system (3) and whose U-legs (15) form in the mounted state a flow guide plate (15) each. The flow guide plate cooperates with an exhaust gas stream (19) being guided in the pipe section (4′) during the operation of the exhaust system (3).

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