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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2005
Thomas C. Meiller, Pittsford, NY (US);
Brian A. Tinch, North Chili, NY (US);
Thomas C. Meiller, Pittsford, NY (US);
Brian A. Tinch, North Chili, NY (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An emissions control canister including an insert tube and a final scrubber inside the tube. Because a scrubber formed as a carbon monolith is relatively fragile and easily damaged, a flexible, porous, resilient sling is provided for installing and retaining scrubber within cylindrical tube in lieu of either seals or elastomeric gaskets. An end of the scrubber is placed on a center portion of the sling, and the straps are folded alongside the cylindrical surface of the scrubber to form a sub-assembly. The sling is die-cut from planar stock of either a loose, thick, woven polyester fabric or an open-cell resilient foam. Advantages of the sling over a resilient elastomeric gasket are cost, ease of assembly, and the outer surface of the scrubber is made available as additional vapor adsorption area.