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US 10,024,216 B2Granted
Retention system for aftertreatment module
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsKurtis Edward Chenoweth, David Allen Akers
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Abstract
A retention system for use with an aftertreatment module is disclosed. The retention system may include a first support mat disposed on at least one surface of the at least one catalyst substrate. The retention system may also include at least one support plate having a corrugated portion disposed on the first support mat. The retention system may further include a second support mat disposed on the corrugated portion.
Claims4
A retention system for an aftertreatment module having a plurality of catalyst substrates, the retention system comprising:
- a plurality of first support mats, each first support mat being disposed on at least one surface of a respective catalyst substrate;
- a plurality of support plates, each support plate having a corrugated portion disposed on a respective first support mat and a tab portion extending from the corrugated portion;
- a plurality of second support mats disposed on at least one respective corrugated portion;
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- an outer sleeve configured to be disposed on the plurality of second support mats and having a plurality of protrusions forming respective slots configured to receive respective tab portions of the plurality of support plates.
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