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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 1/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01); B01F 5/00 (2006.01); B01F 5/04 (2006.01); B01F 5/06 (2006.01); B01F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/206 (2013.01); B01F 3/04049 (2013.01); B01F 5/0062 (2013.01); B01F 5/0451 (2013.01); B01F 5/0616 (2013.01); F01N 3/2066 (2013.01); B01F 2005/0639 (2013.01); F01N 2240/20 (2013.01); F01N 2610/02 (2013.01); Y02T 10/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aftertreatment system may include an exhaust pipe and a mixing pipe. The exhaust pipe receives exhaust gas from an engine. The mixing pipe is disposed in the exhaust pipe and may include a tubular portion and a plurality of blades extending from a longitudinal end of the tubular portion. The tubular portion may include a plurality of openings extending through inner and outer diametrical surfaces of the tubular portion. The tubular portion and the plurality of blades may define an integrally formed unitary body.