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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2023
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Prathap J. Boddeda, Dunlap, IL (US);
Stephen Ellis Oedewaldt, Mapleton, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A diesel engine aftertreatment system is disclosed. The aftertreatment system includes a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) injection system including a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device, a DEF tank connected to the SCR device, a DEF injection device installed in the tank, and an integrated grommet filter. The integrated grommet filter includes a grommet having a top gasket portion and a bottom cylindrical skirt portion. The cylindrical skirt portion is integrally connected to a sock filter. In an embodiment, the integral connection between the skirt portion and the sock filter includes an overlap and stitching. In an embodiment, the gasket is a star shaped gasket.