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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2015
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Michael Golin, Dexter, MI (US);
Douglas Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Erwin Peters, Cement City, MI (US);
Kevin Reeder, Carson City, MI (US);
Michael Stebli, Toledo, OH (US);
Bala Subramanian Gurusamy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
An exhaust after-treatment system includes an exhaust inlet, an exhaust outlet, and an array of exhaust treatment components disposed in a housing. The housing includes a first connection flange securing the housing to the inlet, a second connection flange securing the housing to the outlet, and a third flange positioned between the first and second flanges. A mounting device is secured to the third flange to independently support the housing relative to the inlet and the outlet.