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Engine exhaust aftertreatment component including aftertreatment brick module

US8950179B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

21Claims

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Assignee

Caterpillar Inc. · US

Inventors

Pradyumna V. Rao · Peoria, US
Saad Hasan · Detroit, US
Ian Aguirre · Peoria, US
Varun Malik · Peoria, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 3, 2012
Grant date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 3, 2032

Classification

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

Abstract

An engine exhaust aftertreatment component includes a housing defining an exhaust flow path from an exhaust inlet to an exhaust outlet. The housing supports an internal support channel. An aftertreatment brick module includes a catalytic brick, a can configured to receive the catalytic brick, and an end plate disposed along an end of the can. The end plate includes a coupling mechanism configured to be received within the internal support channel.

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