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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Bogdan Balea, Peoria, IL (US);
Eric P. Spaeth, Pekin, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/10 (2006.01); F01N 3/28 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01); F01N 13/08 (2010.01); F01N 3/021 (2006.01); B01D 53/94 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/2892 (2013.01); B01D 53/9418 (2013.01); B01D 53/9431 (2013.01); B01D 53/9436 (2013.01); F01N 3/021 (2013.01); F01N 3/2066 (2013.01); F01N 13/08 (2013.01); B01D 46/0041 (2013.01); B01D 2279/30 (2013.01); F01N 2470/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A component of the exhaust aftertreatment system includes a metallic body having a tapered portion. The component of the exhaust aftertreatment system further includes a curved plate arranged within the tapered portion of the metallic body. The curved plate has a plurality of perforations disposed on the curved plate to facilitate distribution of an exhaust mixture flowing through the curved plate across a surface of a substrate.