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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
J. Eberspacher GmbH & Co., Esslingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422171 ; 422177 ; 422179 ;
Abstract
A method for uniting an exhaust treatment body (2) surrounded by a bedding mat (6) with a metal case (8) forming a housing for the exhaust treatment body, characterized in that one or two preformed metal blanks are pressed by means of a form tool (10) against the exhaust treatment body (2) surrounded by the bedding mat (6) and thereby brought into the final case form; and the thus formed metal blank or blanks are welded to the case (8) along one or two longitudinal seams (28). An afflux funnel (44) and a discharge funnel are preferably welded on by means of a special triple seam (56).