# US 10,480,387 B2 · Housing for aftertreatment systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,480,387 B2 - Document ID: US10480387B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/427,104 - Filed: 2017-02-08 - Published: 2018-08-09 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-02-08 - Assignees: Caterpillar Inc. - Applicants: Caterpillar Inc. - Inventors: Andrew M. Denis; Zhang Zhenhua; Min Xiao; Julian Justin; Jun Zuo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10480387B2 ## CPC - F01N 13/1888: {the housing of the assembly consisting of two or more parts, e.g. two half-shells} - F01N 13/0097: {the purifying devices are arranged in a single housing} - F01N 13/1805: {Fixing exhaust manifolds, exhaust pipes or pipe sections to each other, to engine or to vehicle body (pipe joints in general F16L; fixing auxiliaries in motor vehicles in general B60K)} - F01N 13/1838: {characterised by the type of connection between parts of exhaust or silencing apparatus, e.g. between housing and tubes, between tubes and baffles} - F01N 13/1844: {Mechanical joints} - F01N 13/1872: {the assembly using stamp-formed parts or otherwise deformed sheet-metal} - F01N 3/021: by means of filters - F01N 3/103: {Oxidation catalysts for HC and CO only} - F01N 3/2066: {Selective catalytic reduction [SCR]} - F01N 2530/00: Selection of materials for tubes, chambers or housings - F01N: GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES (arrangements in connection with gas exhaust of propulsion units in vehicles B60K13/00; combustion-air intake silencers specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines F02M35/00; protecting against, or damping, noise in general G10K11/16) ## Abstract A housing for an aftertreatment system is disclosed. The housing includes a wall that defines an interior cavity. The interior cavity is configured to enclose at least one aftertreatment component. Moreover, the wall has at least one corrugated panel having alternating grooves and ridges. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A housing for an aftertreatment system, the housing comprising: a plurality of single-layer, rectangular, exterior walls defining a generally rectangular interior cavity configured to enclose at least one aftertreatment component, at least one of the exterior walls comprising at least one corrugated panel having alternating grooves and ridges; and a frame formed by a plurality of beams, the frame supporting the plurality of exterior walls, wherein each alternating ridge of the at least one corrugated panel includes a raised wall, the raised wall including one or more extension portions that extend in opposite directions from each other, each said extension portion overlapping and contacting a corresponding one of the plurality of beams, wherein at least one of the extension portions overlaps and contacts at least two sides of one of the beams of the plurality of beams of the frame, wherein said at least one extension portion includes a bent edge that wraps around and engages said one of the beams, and wherein the raised wall extends from one side of the exterior wall to the other side of the exterior wall opposite the one side. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The housing of claim 1, wherein the at least one corrugated panel is integrally formed with the at least one of the exterior walls. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The housing of claim 1, wherein the at least one corrugated panel runs along one of a length or a breadth of the at least one of the exterior walls. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The housing of claim 1, wherein each alternating groove of the at least one corrugated panel is U-shaped including a base wall and a pair of side walls, and wherein for each alternating ridge of the at least one corrugated panel the raised wall is spaced apart from the base wall. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The housing of claim 4, wherein the base wall is parallel to the raised wall and the pair of side walls is at right angles to each of the base wall and the raised wall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The housing of claim 1, wherein each beam of the plurality of beams includes a square shaped cross-section. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The housing of claim 1, wherein one of the exterior walls forms a ceiling of the housing and another of the exterior walls forms a floor of the housing, wherein said one exterior wall forming the ceiling includes a first input/output port and said another exterior wall forming the floor includes a second input/output port. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The housing of claim 1, wherein the first input/output port is offset from the second input/output port in a top plan view of the housing. ### Claim 9 An aftertreatment system for an engine, comprising: at least one aftertreatment component; and a housing configured to house the at least one aftertreatment component, the housing having: a plurality of walls defining an interior cavity configured to enclose the at least one aftertreatment component, a subset of the plurality of walls each having at least one corrugated panel, and a frame formed by a plurality of beams, the frame supporting the plurality of walls, wherein the at least one corrugated panel includes alternating grooves and ridges, and wherein each alternating ridge of the at least one corrugated panel includes a raised wall, the raised wall including one or more extension portions, each said extension portion overlapping and contacting a corresponding one of the plurality of beams, and wherein at least one of the one or more extension portions includes a first bent edge that wraps around and engages a first beam of the plurality of beams of the frame and a second bent edge opposite the first bent edge that wraps around and engages a second beam of the plurality of beams of the frame. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The aftertreatment system of claim 9, wherein the at least one corrugated panel of each wall of the subset of walls is integrally formed with the wall. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The aftertreatment system of claim 9, wherein the at least one corrugated panel of each wall of the subset of walls runs along one of a length or a breadth of the wall. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The aftertreatment system of claim 9, wherein each alternating groove of the at least one corrugated panel is U-shaped including a base wall and a pair of side walls, and wherein for each alternating ridge of the at least one corrugated panel the raised wall is spaced apart from the base wall. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The aftertreatment system of claim 12, wherein the base wall is parallel to the raised wall and the pair of side walls is at right angles to each of the base wall and the raised wall. ### Claim 14 An engine system comprising: an aftertreatment system configured to receive exhaust gas from an engine, the aftertreatment system including: at least one aftertreatment component; and a housing configured to house the at least one aftertreatment component, the housing having: a plurality of single-layer walls defining an interior cavity configured to enclose the at least one aftertreatment component, at least one of the walls having at least one corrugated panel, and a frame formed by a plurality of beams, the frame supporting the plurality of walls, wherein the at least one corrugated panel includes alternating grooves and ridges, wherein each alternating ridge of the at least one corrugated panel includes a raised wall, the raised wall including extension portions that extend in opposite directions from each other, each said extension portion overlapping and contacting a corresponding one of the plurality of beams, and wherein at least one of the extension portions includes a bent edge that wraps around and engages one of the beams of the plurality of beams of the frame. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The engine system of claim 14, wherein each alternating groove of the at least one corrugated panel is U-shaped including a base wall and a pair of side walls, the pair of side walls being at right angles to the base wall, and wherein for each alternating ridge of the at least one corrugated panel the raised wall is parallel to the base wall.