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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Columbus, IN (US);
Inventor:
Jerome Brian Hornback, Greenwood, IN (US);
Assignee:
Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC, Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 13/18 (2010.01); F01N 13/08 (2010.01); F01N 13/14 (2010.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01); F01N 13/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 13/1838 (2013.01); F01N 3/20 (2013.01); F01N 13/009 (2014.06); F01N 13/0097 (2014.06); F01N 13/08 (2013.01); F01N 13/14 (2013.01); F01N 13/1805 (2013.01); F01N 13/1855 (2013.01); F01N 13/1861 (2013.01); F01N 13/1888 (2013.01);
Abstract
An end cap module for a vehicle exhaust system is comprised of an outer skin and inner skin that cooperate to define an internal cavity. The outer skin includes a mount interface configured for attachment to a vehicle structure. A cast internal sub-structure is mounted within the internal cavity. The inner skin positioned within the internal cavity such that the cast internal sub-structure is positioned between the inner skin and the outer skin.