Component of an exhaust system and method for manufacturing such a component
AssigneeFaurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Germany GmbH
InventorMarco BAUR
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Abstract
There is described a component of an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, which includes a wall in which at least one opening is provided. A perforated cover (16) at least partly closes the opening, wherein the cover (16) is mounted on the wall by means of a holder (18), and a portion (32, 34) of the cover (16) engages into an opening (28, 30) provided on the holder (18). There is also presented an exhaust system comprising such a component, and a method for manufacturing such a component, in which the cover (16) is mounted on the holder (18) by introducing at least one portion (32, 34) of the cover (16) into an opening (28, 30) provided on the holder (18).
Claims19
A component of an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a wall in which at least one opening is provided;
- a perforated cover which at least partly closes the opening;
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- a holder to mount the perforated cover on the wall of the component, and wherein a portion of the perforated cover engages into an opening provided on the holder.
A method for manufacturing a component of an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, comprising the following steps:
- a) mounting a perforated cover on a holder by introducing at least one portion of the perforated cover into an opening provided on the holder, and subsequently
- b) attaching an assembly comprising the perforated cover and the holder on a wall so that the perforated cover at least partly closes an opening provided in the wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.