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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
Applicant:
Hiroyuki Kawakubo, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Kawakubo, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 39/20 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exhaust gas control apparatus () for an engine includes a filter case () that has an internal space; a filter () that is arranged in the filter case () and that purifies exhaust gas; and a mat () that is arranged, in a compressed state, between the filter case () and the filter (). The filter () is arranged in the filter case () with a first flange () of the filter () engaged with the mat () and with a second flange () engaged with a retainer ().