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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2008
Hyun Tae Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Tae Kim, Seoul, KR;
Alantum Corporation, Seongnam, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a filter device for reducing automobile exhaust fume. The filter device includes a case, a front flange mounted inside the case, a rear flange mounted inside the case, and a filter member mounted between the front and rear flanged. The case includes an inlet port, a porous tube and an exhaust port. The filter member includes a laminated-type or rolled-up type metallic foam filter mounted between the front and rear flanges, and a jacket wrapped around the metallic foam filter. The exhaust gas that flows inside the porous tube passes through the metallic foam filter. The jacket is formed in a network form to maintain the shape of the metallic foam filter and provide durability thereto. The jacket is formed with a rectangular vent hole. The jacket holds the metallic foam filter such that the shape, construction and position of the metallic foam filter can be maintained.