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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/334 ; B01J 3/200 ; B01J 3/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/334 ; B01J 3/200 ; B01J 3/504 ;
Abstract
A metal catalyst carrier body includes layers of first and second metal sheets defining passages through which exhaust gases flow. The first metal sheet is corrugated and engaged with the second metal sheet in each of upstream and downstream regions at numeral contact points. In intermediate region between the upstream and downstream regions, the first metal sheet is out of engagement with the second metal sheet.