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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2010
Mamoru Yoshioka, Susono, JP;
Noriaki Kumagai, Susono, JP;
Naoya Takagi, Mishima, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
The flow of electricity to the case () of an electrically heated catalyst () is inhibited. The heating element (), the case (), and the electrically insulating inner pipe () provided between the heating element () and the case () and inner matsandthat are shorter in the direction of the flow of exhaust gases than inner pipe () that are provided in a compressed condition between heating element () and inner pipe (), and outer matsandthat are shorter in the direction of the flow of exhaust gases than inner pipe () that are provided in a compressed condition between inner pipe () and case () are provided and the load per unit area acting upon inner pipe () at the contact surface between inner pipe () and outer matsandis larger than the load born per unit area of acting upon the heating element () at the contact surface between the inner matsandand heating element ().