Mount for exhaust system components
AssigneeInternational Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
InventorsScott A. Beatty, Gregory A. Griffin, Ivan M. Lazich, Luis Carlos Cattani
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Abstract
A mount (50) for mounting an exhaust gas component (30, 32, 16) in an exhaust pipe (34) or in a component housing includes a spring band (54) and a plurality of spring fingers (64). The spring band (54) is configured to contact and substantially pass around an outer surface (52) of the exhaust gas component (30, 32, 16). The plurality of spring fingers (64) extend from the spring band (54) generally axially with respect to the exhaust gas component (30, 32, 16) and generally radially from the spring band. The spring fingers (64) contact the exhaust gas component (30, 32, 16).
Claims19
A mount for mounting an exhaust gas component in an exhaust pipe or in a component housing, the mount comprising:
- a spring band configured to contact and substantially pass around an outer surface of the exhaust gas component;
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- a plurality of spring fingers extending from the spring band generally axially with respect to the exhaust gas component and generally radially from the spring band, wherein the plurality of spring fingers contact the exhaust gas component and an inside pipe wall of the exhaust pipe to locate the exhaust gas component within the exhaust pipe.
A mount for mounting an exhaust gas component in an exhaust pipe or in a component housing, the mount comprising:
- a spring band configured to contact and substantially pass around an outer surface of the exhaust gas component;
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- a plurality of spring fingers extending from the spring band generally axially with respect to the exhaust gas component and generally radially from the spring band, wherein the plurality of spring fingers contact the exhaust gas component and an interior surface of the component housing to locate the exhaust gas component within the component housing.
A mount for mounting a generally cylindrical exhaust gas component in an exhaust pipe forming an axis, the mount comprising:
- a generally ring-shaped spring band configured to contact and substantially pass around a cylindrical outer surface of the exhaust gas component;
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- a plurality of spring fingers extending from the spring band generally parallel to the axis and generally radially from the spring band, wherein the spring fingers contact the exhaust gas component and an inside wall of the exhaust pipe such that the exhaust pipe generally circumscribes the exhaust gas component.
A pre-diesel oxidation catalyst assembly for an exhaust system of a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
- a casting having an inside wall;
- a pre-diesel oxidation catalyst disposed within the casting;
- a mount for mounting the pre-diesel oxidation catalyst in the casting, the mount comprising:
- a spring band configured to contact and substantially pass around an outer surface of the pre-diesel oxidation catalyst;
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- a plurality of spring fingers extending from the spring band generally axially with respect to the pre-diesel oxidation catalyst and generally radially from the spring band, wherein the spring fingers contact the pre-diesel oxidation catalyst and the inside wall of the front casting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.