Support structure for a heating matrix
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsJan HODGSON, Alexander MÖSELER
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Abstract
A support structure for positioning a heating matrix in an exhaust gas line spatially delimited by a housing, wherein the heating matrix is formed by a honeycomb body which has a multiplicity of flow channels through which flow can pass in a main flow direction, wherein the heating matrix is supported with respect to the inner surface of the housing by the support structure and the matrix is fixed with respect to the support structure by a plurality of coupling elements. The support structure is of multipart design having at least one central annular element and a plurality of struts, which project in a radial direction from the annular element and extend to the inner surface of the housing, and all the components are optionally joined by a joining method.
Claims9
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A support structure configured to position a heating matrix in an exhaust gas line spatially delimited by a housing, wherein the heating matrix is formed by a honeycomb body which has a multiplicity of flow channels through which flow can pass in a main flow direction, wherein the heating matrix is supported with respect to an inner surface of the housing by the support structure and the matrix is fixed with respect to the support structure by a plurality of coupling elements, the support structure is of multipart design, comprising:
- at least one central annular element;
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- a plurality of struts, which project in a radial direction from the at least one annular element and extend to the inner surface of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.