IP Library Granted Patent US 8,771,392
Granted Patent B2
US 8,771,392 · App. 13/729,927 · Granted Jul 8, 2014

Device for particle separation in an exhaust-gas recirculation system and motor vehicle having the device

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Patent No.
US 8,771,392
App. No.
13/729,927
Granted
Jul 8, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for separating particles from an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine includes at least a pot with a base having a multiplicity of openings, at least one nonwoven layer positioned on the base of the pot, and a cover. The at least one nonwoven layer is positioned between the base and the cover. A motor vehicle having the device is also provided.

Claims (25)

1. An exhaust system, comprising:

an exhaust gas recirculation line configured to recirculate an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine;

a device disposed in said recirculation line and configured to separate particles from the exhaust gas;

said device including a pot having a base with a multiplicity of openings formed therein, a cover, and at least one nonwoven layer disposed at said base and positioned between said base and said cover.

2. The exhaust system according to claim 1 , wherein said cover is wrapped around an outside of said pot.

3. The exhaust system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said base or said cover has a curved shape.

4. The exhaust system according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one nonwoven layer is catalytically coated.

5. The exhaust system according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one nonwoven layer is in the form of a fabric.

6. The exhaust system according to claim 1 , wherein said base has at least one central first zone and a second zone surrounding said at least one central first zone, and said first and second zones have differently configured openings.

7. A motor vehicle, comprising:

an exhaust-gas recirculation system equipped with a device for separating particles from an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine;

said device including a pot having a base with a multiplicity of openings formed therein, a cover, and at least one nonwoven layer disposed at said base and positioned between said base and said cover.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein said cover is wrapped around an outside of said pot.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of said base or said cover has a curved shape.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein said at least one nonwoven layer is catalytically coated.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein said at least one nonwoven layer is in the form of a fabric.

12. The motor vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein said base has at least one central first zone and a second zone surrounding said at least one central first zone, and said first and second zones have differently configured openings.

13. The exhaust system according to claim 1 , wherein the exhaust system is configured to withstand temperatures up to approximately 800° C.

14. A method for operating an exhaust system, the method comprising the following steps:

providing an exhaust gas recirculation line;

providing a device in the recirculation line, the device including a pot having a base with a multiplicity of openings formed therein, a cover, and at least one nonwoven layer disposed at the base and positioned between the base and the cover;

recirculating an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine through the exhaust gas recirculation line; and

separating particles from the exhaust gas in the device.

15. The method according to claim 14 , which further comprises catalytically coating the at least one nonwoven layer.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one nonwoven layer is in the form of a fabric.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2025
From: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
To: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 071028/0838 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2025
From: CONTINENTAL EMITEC GMBH
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 070818/0195 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 19, 2024
From: EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FÜR EMISSIONSTECHNOLGIE MBH
To: CONTINENTAL EMITEC GMBH
Reel/Frame 067125/0944 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2013
From: KRUSE, CARSTEN; NAGEL, THOMAS; KURTH, FERDI
To: EMITEC GESELLSCHAFT FUER EMISSIONSTECHNOLOGIE MBH
Reel/Frame 029851/0717 →