EP0336115A1 - Catalyseur pour gaz de combustion avec monolithe en métal - Google Patents
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- EP0336115A1 EP0336115A1 EP89103696A EP89103696A EP0336115A1 EP 0336115 A1 EP0336115 A1 EP 0336115A1 EP 89103696 A EP89103696 A EP 89103696A EP 89103696 A EP89103696 A EP 89103696A EP 0336115 A1 EP0336115 A1 EP 0336115A1
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- monolith
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N3/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
- F01N3/08—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
- F01N3/10—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust
- F01N3/24—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by constructional aspects of converting apparatus
- F01N3/28—Construction of catalytic reactors
- F01N3/2839—Arrangements for mounting catalyst support in housing, e.g. with means for compensating thermal expansion or vibration
- F01N3/2853—Arrangements for mounting catalyst support in housing, e.g. with means for compensating thermal expansion or vibration using mats or gaskets between catalyst body and housing
- F01N3/2857—Arrangements for mounting catalyst support in housing, e.g. with means for compensating thermal expansion or vibration using mats or gaskets between catalyst body and housing the mats or gaskets being at least partially made of intumescent material, e.g. unexpanded vermiculite
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N2330/00—Structure of catalyst support or particle filter
- F01N2330/02—Metallic plates or honeycombs, e.g. superposed or rolled-up corrugated or otherwise deformed sheet metal
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N2350/00—Arrangements for fitting catalyst support or particle filter element in the housing
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N2470/00—Structure or shape of gas passages, pipes or tubes
- F01N2470/10—Tubes having non-circular cross section
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- the invention relates to an exhaust gas catalyst with a honeycomb structured metal monolith, which is surrounded by thermal insulation and is mounted in a metallic outer housing.
- the metal monolith is supported by a surrounding mineral fiber mat in the supporting outer housing and that the transition between the monolith shell and funnel or between the sections of the outer housing divided in a radial transverse plane is designed as a sliding seat.
- this spring mat mounting in the load-bearing outer housing - in contrast to the only thermal insulation of the inner housing from an outer housing, as in the prior art - has the advantage that the mineral fiber mat supports the metal monoliths on the circumference in such a way that the monolith jacket is much weaker can or - which will be explained in more detail below - could even be completely omitted.
- the mineral fiber mat can be designed to be continuous over the entire catalytic converter, or alternatively from consist of different materials in sections, whereby in the simplest case an aluminum silicate fiber mat can be used.
- the inner ring forming the profile stiffening can optionally also be welded to the monolith jacket on the inlet or outlet side .
- the stiffening of the funnels can also be achieved by the fact that the funnel is provided with a curl at the free end, this optionally according to could be rolled inside or outside.
- a particularly simple and reliable exhaust gas catalytic converter results in an embodiment of the invention in that the special axial displacement lock is used by mounting the metal monolith in the load-bearing outer housing in such a way that the metal monolith is formed without the previously usual steel jacket and the spirally wound coil body, which is usually designed as a winding body Provides metal monoliths with a friction-enhancing outer profile and is supported by a swelling mat in the load-bearing outer housing, the inner funnels ending freely in front of the metal monolith and the gaps between the monolith and the funnels preferably being covered by external bands.
- the exhaust gas catalytic converter shown in FIG. 1 consists of a continuous load-bearing outer housing 1 with the internal and external funnels 3 and 4 at a distance, which are thermally insulated by an aluminum silicate fiber mat 5.
- the metal monolith 6 with a preferably made of steel sheet monolith jacket 7, which protrudes at the ends, is mounted with the aid of a mineral fiber mat 5 ', preferably in the form of a swelling mat, in the load-bearing outer casing 1, preferably roughening the monolith casing, and possibly also the inner surface of the outer casing 1 is provided so that in connection with the strong compression of the mineral fiber mat 5 'an axial displacement lock of the metal monolith 6 in the outer housing 1 is given.
- the inner funnels 3 and 4 are provided with a profile stiffening formed by an outer ring 9 welded on the outside, this outer ring being supported with a sliding fit in the load-bearing outer housing 1.
- This outer ring counteracts the risk of the funnels collapsing at high temperatures, which exists in particular in the case of the mostly oval cross-sectional shapes which modern catalytic converters usually have (cf. FIG. 7).
- the profile stiffening of the outlet-side funnel 4 shown here is realized by a corresponding profiling instead of welded-on inner and outer rings.
- the first type of friction-increasing outer profiling is formed in that the sheets 15, which form the outer surface of the monolith, are so thin that they are dented inward by the high pressure of the swelling mat 5 ', as shown in Fig. 8 .
- the metal monolith 6 is provided with a soldered spiral 17, which is embedded in the swelling mat and thus ensures such firm storage that even in the event of strong impacts and impacts, the metal monolith 6 cannot slide axially in the outer housing 1.
- FIG. 12 shows an embodiment in which the bearing mat 5, which supports the funnel 3 in the outer housing 2, is a simple mineral fiber mat, which in this context should simply mean that it is not a swelling mat.
- This simple mineral fiber mat is pulled over the gap between the funnel 3 and the monolith 6, thus ensuring that the swelling mat 5 'in the storage area of the monolith 6 does not exert any pressure on the funnel 3, so that a separate funnel stiffening is not necessary in this embodiment .
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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DE3811224A DE3811224A1 (de) | 1988-04-02 | 1988-04-02 | Abgaskatalysator mit metallmonolith |
DE3811224 | 1988-04-02 |
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EP0336115A1 true EP0336115A1 (fr) | 1989-10-11 |
EP0336115B1 EP0336115B1 (fr) | 1992-07-29 |
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EP89103696A Expired - Lifetime EP0336115B1 (fr) | 1988-04-02 | 1989-03-03 | Catalyseur pour gaz de combustion avec monolithe en métal |
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Cited By (9)
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EP0450348A1 (fr) * | 1990-03-28 | 1991-10-09 | HEINRICH GILLET GmbH & CO. KG | Convertisseur catalytique pour moteurs à combustion interne |
EP0472009A1 (fr) * | 1990-08-22 | 1992-02-26 | Firma J. Eberspächer | Dispositif de purification de gaz d'échappement avec deux corps de traitement de gaz l'un après l'autre |
US5173267A (en) * | 1988-10-11 | 1992-12-22 | Emitec Gesellschaft Fur Emissionstechnologie Mbh | Catalyst with a double casing system |
US5190732A (en) * | 1988-10-11 | 1993-03-02 | Emitec Gesellschaft Fur Emissionstechnologie Mbh | Catalyst with a double casing system |
US6185819B1 (en) | 1996-07-10 | 2001-02-13 | Volkswagen Ag | Catalytic converter housing arrangement |
EP1241331A3 (fr) * | 2001-03-17 | 2004-02-25 | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft | Cône d'entrée et de sortie d'un boítier de catalyseur |
WO2005001252A1 (fr) * | 2003-06-27 | 2005-01-06 | Emitec Gesellschaft Für Emissionstechnologie Mbh | Systeme de retraitement des gaz d'echappement pourvu d'une enveloppe a retour et procede de retraitement des gaz d'echappement correspondant |
US7258842B2 (en) | 2000-09-20 | 2007-08-21 | Emitec Gesellschaft Fuer Emissionstechnologie Mbh | Catalyst assembly with a fixed catalyst carrier body |
WO2022268799A1 (fr) * | 2021-06-23 | 2022-12-29 | Vitesco Technologies GmbH | Dispositif de post-traitement de gaz d'échappement ayant de petites cavités |
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DE3930680A1 (de) * | 1989-09-14 | 1991-03-28 | Behr Gmbh & Co | Katalysator zur abgasreinigung mit dehnungen ausgleichender lagerung |
DE4024015A1 (de) * | 1990-07-28 | 1992-02-06 | Boysen Friedrich Gmbh Co Kg | Vorrichtung zur katalytischen reinigung bzw. zerlegung von heissen abgasen |
DE4041856A1 (de) * | 1990-12-24 | 1992-06-25 | Behr Gmbh & Co | Vorrichtung zur katalytischen entgiftung von abgasen, vorzugsweise von verbrennungskraftmaschinen |
DE4223648C2 (de) * | 1992-07-17 | 1996-02-01 | Zeuna Staerker Kg | Katalytische Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung |
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DE2312794A1 (de) * | 1973-03-15 | 1974-09-19 | Volkswagenwerk Ag | Katalysator zur katalytischen reinigung von abgasen |
US3850453A (en) * | 1972-10-04 | 1974-11-26 | Questor Corp | Method and apparatus for connecting insulating conduits |
DE3433938A1 (de) * | 1984-09-15 | 1985-10-24 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, 8000 München | Abgaskonverter fuer brennkraftmaschinen |
EP0177479A1 (fr) * | 1984-08-17 | 1986-04-09 | VOEST-ALPINE St. Aegyd Aktiengesellschaft | Dispositif de purification catalytique de gaz d'échappement ainsi que procédé pour sa production |
EP0193072A1 (fr) * | 1985-02-22 | 1986-09-03 | Leistritz Aktiengesellschaft | Dispositif d'épuration catalytique des gaz d'échappement |
EP0256416A1 (fr) * | 1986-08-07 | 1988-02-24 | Leistritz Aktiengesellschaft | Dispositif d'épuration de gaz d'échappement |
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DE2302746A1 (de) * | 1973-01-20 | 1974-07-25 | Sueddeutsche Kuehler Behr | Traegermatrix fuer einen katalytischen reaktor zur abgasreinigung bei brennkraftmaschinen, insb. ottomotoren von kraftfahrzeugen, sowie ein herstellungsverfahren |
DE3506219A1 (de) * | 1985-02-22 | 1986-09-04 | LEISTRITZ Maschinenfabrik GmbH, 8500 Nürnberg | Katalytische abgasentgiftungseinrichtung |
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US3850453A (en) * | 1972-10-04 | 1974-11-26 | Questor Corp | Method and apparatus for connecting insulating conduits |
DE2312794A1 (de) * | 1973-03-15 | 1974-09-19 | Volkswagenwerk Ag | Katalysator zur katalytischen reinigung von abgasen |
EP0177479A1 (fr) * | 1984-08-17 | 1986-04-09 | VOEST-ALPINE St. Aegyd Aktiengesellschaft | Dispositif de purification catalytique de gaz d'échappement ainsi que procédé pour sa production |
DE3433938A1 (de) * | 1984-09-15 | 1985-10-24 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, 8000 München | Abgaskonverter fuer brennkraftmaschinen |
EP0193072A1 (fr) * | 1985-02-22 | 1986-09-03 | Leistritz Aktiengesellschaft | Dispositif d'épuration catalytique des gaz d'échappement |
EP0256416A1 (fr) * | 1986-08-07 | 1988-02-24 | Leistritz Aktiengesellschaft | Dispositif d'épuration de gaz d'échappement |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5173267A (en) * | 1988-10-11 | 1992-12-22 | Emitec Gesellschaft Fur Emissionstechnologie Mbh | Catalyst with a double casing system |
US5190732A (en) * | 1988-10-11 | 1993-03-02 | Emitec Gesellschaft Fur Emissionstechnologie Mbh | Catalyst with a double casing system |
EP0450348A1 (fr) * | 1990-03-28 | 1991-10-09 | HEINRICH GILLET GmbH & CO. KG | Convertisseur catalytique pour moteurs à combustion interne |
EP0472009A1 (fr) * | 1990-08-22 | 1992-02-26 | Firma J. Eberspächer | Dispositif de purification de gaz d'échappement avec deux corps de traitement de gaz l'un après l'autre |
US6185819B1 (en) | 1996-07-10 | 2001-02-13 | Volkswagen Ag | Catalytic converter housing arrangement |
US7258842B2 (en) | 2000-09-20 | 2007-08-21 | Emitec Gesellschaft Fuer Emissionstechnologie Mbh | Catalyst assembly with a fixed catalyst carrier body |
EP1241331A3 (fr) * | 2001-03-17 | 2004-02-25 | Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft | Cône d'entrée et de sortie d'un boítier de catalyseur |
WO2005001252A1 (fr) * | 2003-06-27 | 2005-01-06 | Emitec Gesellschaft Für Emissionstechnologie Mbh | Systeme de retraitement des gaz d'echappement pourvu d'une enveloppe a retour et procede de retraitement des gaz d'echappement correspondant |
WO2022268799A1 (fr) * | 2021-06-23 | 2022-12-29 | Vitesco Technologies GmbH | Dispositif de post-traitement de gaz d'échappement ayant de petites cavités |
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EP0336115B1 (fr) | 1992-07-29 |
DE58901910D1 (de) | 1992-09-03 |
DE3811224A1 (de) | 1989-10-12 |
DE3811224C2 (fr) | 1991-08-08 |
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