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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
Kwin Abram, Columbus, IN (US);
Joseph Callahan, Greenwood, IN (US);
Robin Willats, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies USA, LLC, Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 15/03 (2006.01); F01N 1/08 (2006.01); F01N 1/16 (2006.01); F02D 9/04 (2006.01); F02D 9/10 (2006.01); F01N 13/08 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 1/08 (2013.01); F01N 1/165 (2013.01); F02D 9/04 (2013.01); F02D 9/103 (2013.01); F01N 13/085 (2013.01); F01N 2240/36 (2013.01); F01N 2410/00 (2013.01); F16K 15/033 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0324 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7898 (2015.04);
Abstract
A hybrid valve assembly for an exhaust system includes an exhaust tube having a bore defining an exhaust flow path. A vane is mounted within the bore and is moveable between an open position and a closed position. A resilient member biases the vane toward the closed position. A valve actuator has an ON position where movement of the vane is actively controlled by the valve actuator and an OFF position where movement of the vane is passively controlled by exhaust gas flow.