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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory Thomas Roth, Davison, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/334 ; F01N 3/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/334 ; F01N 3/28 ;
Abstract
An catalytic converter is integrated with a flexible endcone to form an assembly. The assembly comprises a catalytic converter with a flexible endcone integrated connected to one end of the catalytic converter, which is optionally attached to a mounting flange or exhaust pipe. The endcone comprises a flexible bellow containing a plurality of undulating ribs. The flexible bellow is secured to an end of the catalytic converter at one or more interface points along the periphery of the flexible endcone assembly.