IP Library Granted Patent US 8,938,949
Granted Patent B2
US 8,938,949 · App. 12/804,896 · Granted Jan 27, 2015

SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device

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Patent No.
US 8,938,949
App. No.
12/804,896
Granted
Jan 27, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device, particularly for diesel motor internal combustion engines having a very large exhaust gas volume and/or divided exhaust gas trains. In order to be able to manufacture this SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device in a cost-efficient manner, also for a high mixing degree of exhaust gas and AUS, it is proposed that a plurality of metering units (D 1 , D 2 , D n ) is provided, each of which has an atomizing nozzle, which nozzle-injects the aqueous urea solution into the exhaust gas train. In this case, the pressure existing in a common line for all metering units (D 1 , D 2 , D n ) can be determined by means of a pressure sensor.

Claims (23)

1. An SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device comprising: a pump ( 2 ) configured to pressurize an aqueous urea solution in a line ( 50 ) connected to each inlet connection ( 157 a , 157 b ) of each metering unit of a plurality of metering units (D 1 , D 2 , D n ), each metering unit of the plurality of metering units (D 1 , D 2 , D n ) having a metering valve ( 34 ) connected to the each inlet connection ( 157 a , 157 b ) and the line ( 50 ) and an atomizing nozzle ( 101 ) to nozzle-inject the aqueous urea solution into an exhaust gas train ( 177 ), each metering unit of the plurality of metering units (D 1 , D 2 , D n ) having an outflow connection ( 156 a , 156 b ), separate from the line ( 50 ), leading via a proportional valve ( 223 ) to a tank ( 200 ), and a pressure sensor ( 221 ) configured to determine a pressure existing in the line ( 50 ), each metering unit of the plurality of metering units (D 1 , D 2 , D n ) configured to nozzle-inject a portion of the aqueous urea solution into the exhaust gas train ( 177 ) while the pump ( 2 ) simultaneously circulates another portion of the aqueous urea solution via the proportional valve ( 223 ) to the tank ( 200 ).

2. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 1 , further characterized in that the proportional valve ( 223 ) is completely closed when a quantity of aqueous urea solution to be injected is at a maximum.

3. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 2 , further characterized in that each of the metering units (D 1 , D 2 , D n ) has a pressure sensor ( 221 ).

4. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 3 , further characterized in that the metering units (D 1 , D 2 , D n ) are classified with the atomizing nozzles ( 101 ), with only metering units (D 1 , D 2 , D n ) of one class being employed at the SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device.

5. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 4 , further characterized in that a degree of opening of the proportional valve ( 223 ) is regulated by a control unit (ECU) depending on the injected quantity of the aqueous urea solution.

6. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 4 , further characterized in that the proportional valve ( 223 ) is open when there is no electric current.

7. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 3 , further characterized in that a degree of opening of the proportional valve ( 223 ) is regulated by a control unit (ECU) depending on the injected quantity of the aqueous urea solution.

8. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 3 , further characterized in that the proportional valve ( 223 ) is open when there is no electric current.

9. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 2 , further characterized in that a degree of opening of the proportional valve ( 223 ) is regulated by a control unit (ECU) depending on the injected quantity of the aqueous urea solution.

10. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 2 , further characterized in that the proportional valve ( 223 ) is open when there is no electric current.

11. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 1 , further characterized in that each of the metering units (D 1 , D 2 , D n ) has a pressure sensor ( 221 ).

12. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 11 , further characterized in that the metering units (D 1 , D 2 , D n ) are classified with the atomizing nozzles ( 101 ), with only metering units (D 1 , D 2 , D n ) of one class being employed at the SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device.

13. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 11 , further characterized in that a degree of opening of the proportional valve ( 223 ) is regulated by a control unit (ECU) depending on an injected quantity of the aqueous urea solution.

14. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 11 , further characterized in that the proportional valve ( 223 ) is open when there is no electric current.

15. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 1 , further characterized in that a degree of opening of the proportional valve ( 223 ) is regulated by a control unit (ECU) depending on an injected quantity of the aqueous urea solution.

16. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 15 , further characterized in that the proportional valve ( 223 ) is open when there is no electric current.

17. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 1 , further characterized in that the proportional valve ( 223 ) is open when there is no electric current.

18. An SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device comprising: a pump ( 2 ) configured to pressurize an aqueous urea solution in a line ( 50 ) connected to each inlet connection ( 157 a , 157 b ) of each metering unit of a plurality of metering units (D 1 , D 2 , Dn), each metering unit of the plurality of metering units (D 1 , D 2 , Dn) having a metering valve ( 34 ) connected to the each inlet connection ( 157 a , 157 b ) and the line ( 50 ), an atomizing nozzle ( 101 ) to nozzle-inject the aqueous urea solution into an exhaust gas train ( 177 ), an outflow connection ( 156 a , 156 b ), separate from the line ( 50 ), leading via a proportional valve ( 223 ) to a tank ( 200 ), and a pressure sensor ( 221 ) configured to determine a pressure existing in the line ( 50 ), wherein a predominant theoretical value for regulating the pump ( 2 ) is formed from a mean value of output signals of the pressure sensors ( 221 ).

19. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 18 , further characterized in that a degree of opening of the proportional valve ( 223 ) is regulated by a control unit (ECU) depending on an injected quantity of the aqueous urea solution.

20. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 18 , further characterized in that the proportional valve ( 223 ) is open when there is no electric current.

21. An SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device comprising: a pump ( 2 ) configured to pressurize an aqueous urea solution in a line ( 50 ) connected to each inlet connection ( 157 a , 157 b ) of each metering unit of a plurality of metering units (D 1 , D 2 , Dn), each metering unit of the plurality of metering units (D 1 , D 2 , Dn) having a metering valve ( 34 ) connected to the each inlet connection ( 157 a , 157 b ) and the line ( 50 ), an atomizing nozzle ( 101 ) to nozzle-inject the aqueous urea solution into an exhaust gas train ( 177 ), an outflow connection ( 156 a , 156 b ), separate from the line ( 50 ), leading via a proportional valve ( 223 ) to a tank ( 200 ), and a pressure sensor ( 221 ) configured to determine a pressure existing in the line ( 50 ), wherein a predominant theoretical value for regulating the pump ( 2 ) is formed from a mean value of output signals of the pressure sensors ( 221 ), and the proportional valve ( 223 ) is completely closed when a quantity of aqueous urea solution to be injected is at a maximum.

22. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 21 , further characterized in that a degree of opening of the proportional valve ( 223 ) is regulated by a control unit (ECU) depending on the injected quantity of the aqueous urea solution.

23. The SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment device according to claim 21 , further characterized in that the proportional valve ( 223 ) is open when there is no electric current.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2012
From: CUMMINS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: CUMMINS LTD.
Reel/Frame 029224/0944 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2012
From: HILITE GERMANY GMBH
To: CUMMINS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 029215/0595 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 22, 2012
From: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
To: HILITE GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 027907/0322 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2010
From: BRANCO, ALEXANDRE; STEGMANN, HEICO; ZAPF, FRIEDRICH
To: HYDRAULIK-RING GMBH
Reel/Frame 025098/0883 →