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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2000
Rolf Brück, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Jörg-Roman Konieczny, Siegburg, DE;
Emitec Gesellschaft fur Emissionstechnologie mbH, Lohmar, DE;
Abstract
A catalytic converter for cleaning exhaust gas, particularly from a small engine, includes a converter housing and at least one honeycomb body disposed therein and containing layers of sheet metal having catalytically active material. The converter is disposed on a dividing wall of a muffler housing for a small engine. The dividing wall has at least one opening. The housing has an upper housing component and a lower housing component. The converter housing is shaped in such a way that exhaust gas can flow successively through the honeycomb body and the opening and the converter housing is spaced apart from the muffler housing. Such a converter can be manufactured cost-effectively, can easily be integrated into existing structures and does not lead to unacceptable temperatures of the outer wall of the muffler housing during operation.