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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2005
Harry Radel, Geesthacht, DE;
Markus Kruger, Bad Segeberg, DE;
Harry Radel, Geesthacht, DE;
Markus Kruger, Bad Segeberg, DE;
Dolmar GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
To provide an exhaust system () for a combustion engine having a housing () in which at least one aperture for an exhaust gas inlet () and an additional aperture for an exhaust gas outlet () are provided, and having a catalytic element that is arranged in the housing () of the exhaust system () for cleaning exhaust gases from the combustion engine, and which can be manufactured simply and inexpensively, yet still achieves a high conversion rate to satisfy increasingly stringent environmental regulations, it is suggested to arrange at least one cleaning unit () including at least the described catalytic element () and a reflection means () in housing () of the exhaust system (), in which some or all of the exhaust gases are directed through the catalytic element () of the cleaning unit () before reaching the reflection means () disposed behind it, which directs the exhaust gases () through the catalytic element () again, this time from the other side.