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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
May. 22, 2019
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Renault S.a.s., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Takayuki Hamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirofumi Tsuchida, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Takaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Ishigaki, Kanagawa, JP;
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama, JP;
RENAULT S. A. S., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A catalytic converter is provided with: an inlet-side diffuser part; an outlet-side diffuser part; a case including an upstream-side cylindrical part and a downstream-side cylindrical part; an inner liner provided in the upstream-side cylindrical part; a first catalyst retained inside the inner liner; and a second catalyst retained inside the downstream-side cylindrical part. An end face of the second catalyst faces a peripheral surface of the inner liner. An annular flow path is provided between the upstream-side cylindrical part and the inner liner, and the first catalyst is insulated from heat by the annular flow path. A part of exhaust flows into the second catalyst via the annular flow path.