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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Andreas Albrecht, Renningen, DE;
Peter Benz, Pliezhausen, DE;
Charles W. Emley, Emporia, KS (US);
Uwe Gaertner, Remshalden, DE;
Christian Medau, Koengen, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Albrecht, Renningen, DE;
Peter Benz, Pliezhausen, DE;
Charles W. Emley, Emporia, KS (US);
Uwe Gaertner, Remshalden, DE;
Christian Medau, Koengen, DE;
Assignee:
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 39/06 (2006.01); B01D 39/14 (2006.01); B01D 39/20 (2006.01); B01D 24/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for cleaning and checking a particle filter of a motor vehicle is provided. In a first step soot particles which have collected in the particle filter are burnt off. In a second step ash located in the particle filter is blown out using compressed air. A cleaning device for a particle filter of a motor vehicle is also provided.