Exhaust gas cleaning apparatus

Abstract

There is provided an exhaust gas cleaning apparatus for cleaning exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine that includes an upstream side exhaust pipe and a downstream side exhaust pipe that are located on an upstream side and a downstream side, respectively, with respect to a flow direction of the exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine. A filter unit is disposed between the upstream side exhaust pipe and the downstream side exhaust pipe and removably connected at opposite sides thereof to the upstream side exhaust pipe and the downstream side exhaust pipe. The filter unit includes a filter that captures particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas flowing in the upstream side exhaust pipe, a casing in which the filter is accommodated, and a thermal insulator that covers an entire outer peripheral surface of the casing. A handle is provided on the thermal insulator.

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