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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Usa, Llc, Columbus, IN (US);
Frederic Guilbaud, Montbeliard, FR;
Philip M. Dimpelfeld, Columbus, IN (US);
Eduardo Alano, Columbus, IN (US);
Frederic Guilbaud, Montbeliard, FR;
Philip M. Dimpelfeld, Columbus, IN (US);
Eduardo Alano, Columbus, IN (US);
Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC, Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
A mixer for a vehicle exhaust system includes an outer shell having an inlet end and an outlet end, an upstream baffle positioned adjacent the inlet end to initiate swirling of engine exhaust gases, and a downstream baffle positioned adjacent the outlet end. An impactor extends between the upstream and downstream baffles, and is spaced radially inwardly from an inner surface of the outer shell by a gap.