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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2018
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Deenaraj Neelagal, Jackson, MI (US);
Larry J. Geer, Jackson, MI (US);
Ryan Barrus, Jackson, MI (US);
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A fluid delivery system for an exhaust aftertreatment system includes a pump disposed within an outer housing. A filter assembly is in fluid communication with the pump and also disposed within the outer housing. A tubular filter medium is disposed within a pump housing. An elongated first compensation element is disposed within an elongated aperture of the filter medium. A support ring is associated with the pump housing and includes a plurality of flexible arms. Second and third compensation elements are also provided to contract in response to expansion of fluid within the pump housing due to freezing and expand in response to thawing of the fluid.