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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2007
Michael J. Hornby, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Stephen C. Bugos, Poquoson, VA (US);
Hamid Sayar, Newport News, VA (US);
David Stockmaster, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Michael J. Hornby, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Stephen C. Bugos, Poquoson, VA (US);
Hamid Sayar, Newport News, VA (US);
David Stockmaster, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
Dosing structure () supplies diesel fuel to an exhaust passage of a diesel system. The dosing structure includes an electrically operated control valve (). An inlet tube () is coupled with an inlet of the control valve. A first welded joint () is between the inlet tube and the control valve. The inlet tube is constructed and arranged to be coupled to a supply of diesel fuel for feeding fuel to the control valve. A dosing valve () is constructed and arranged to receive fuel from the control valve and deliver the fuel to the exhaust passage. An extension tube () is fluidly coupled between the control valve and the dosing valve to space the control valve from the dosing valve. A second welded joint () is between the extension tube and the control valve and a third welded joint () is between the extension tube and the dosing valve.