Device for purifying exhaust gases
AssigneePankl Emission Control Systems
InventorsHanspeter Mayer, Dominikus Klawatsch, Alexander Male
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Abstract
Device and method for purifying exhaust gases from motor vehicles. A housing includes an intake opening, an outlet opening, an exhaust gas inflow area, an exhaust gas outflow area, and a longitudinal axis. At least one module for purifying exhaust gas is arranged in the housing and has a module axis. The at least one module connects the exhaust gas inflow area and the exhaust gas outflow area, and the module axis is tilted relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
Claims20
A device for purifying exhaust gases from motor vehicles, comprising:
- a housing including an intake opening, an outlet opening, an exhaust gas inflow area, an exhaust gas outflow area, and a longitudinal axis;
- and
- at least one module for purifying exhaust gas arranged in the housing and having a module axis,
- wherein the at least one module connects the exhaust gas inflow area and the exhaust gas outflow area, and the module axis is tilted relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing.
A method of purifying exhaust gases of motor vehicles, comprising:
- directing exhaust gas through an inlet opening of a housing;
- purifying the exhaust gas in at least one module arranged in the housing, in which the at least one module has a module axis tilted with respect to a longitudinal axis of the housing;
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- directing the exhaust gas through an outlet opening of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.