IP Library Granted Patent US 12,338,756
Granted Patent B2
US 12,338,756 · App. 18/679,278 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Water drainage assemblies for aftertreatment systems

Inventors: Shaila Sangmeshwar Kalyanshetti (Pune, IN); Jeffrey T. Sedlacek (Stoughton, WI); Collin P. Veele (Madison, WI); Douglas Robert Farnsworth (Columbus, IN)
Assignee: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
F01N13/085F01N3/005F01N13/082F01N13/141F01N2470/00
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Patent No.
US 12,338,756
App. No.
18/679,278
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A water drainage assembly for an aftertreatment system includes: a first tube configured to be coupled to an outlet conduit of the aftertreatment system; a second tube having a first end coupled to an outer surface of the first tube, a second end opposite the first end, and an intermediate portion located between the first end and the second end; and a baffle plate located in the second tube. The intermediate portion of the second tube surrounds an end portion of the first tube such that a volume is defined between the end portion of the first tube and the intermediate portion of the second tube. The second tube comprises a drain port configured to allow water to drain from the volume defined between the end portion of the first tube and the intermediate portion of the second tube.

Claims (56)

1. A water drainage assembly for an aftertreatment system, comprising:

a first tube configured to be coupled to an outlet conduit of the aftertreatment system;

a second tube having a first end coupled to an outer surface of the first tube, a second end opposite the first end, and an intermediate portion located between the first end and the second end; and

a baffle plate located in the second tube; wherein:

the intermediate portion of the second tube surrounds an end portion of the first tube such that a volume is defined between the end portion of the first tube and the intermediate portion of the second tube; and

the second tube comprises a drain port configured to allow water to drain from the volume defined between the end portion of the first tube and the intermediate portion of the second tube; and

the baffle plate comprises:

a central portion, and

exactly two arms extending from a periphery of the central portion and attached to an inner surface of the second tube,

wherein the central portion is spaced from the inner surface of the second tube by a gap through which exhaust is able to flow.

2. The water drainage assembly of claim 1 , wherein the arms extend in directly opposite directions from the central portion.

3. The water drainage assembly of claim 1 , wherein an entirety of an upper surface of the central portion is planar.

4. The water drainage assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the baffle plate comprises walls extending from edges of the central portion and the least one arms in a direction toward the second end of the second tube.

5. The water drainage assembly of claim 4 , wherein:

gaps are located between the walls extending from the edges of the arms and the inner surface of the second tube, such that water is able to flow from the arms through the gaps to the volume defined between the end portion of the first tube and the intermediate portion of the second tube.

6. The water drainage assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the arms comprise a first arm extending from the periphery of the central portion at a first location, and a second arm extending from the periphery of the central portion at a second location opposite the first location.

7. The water drainage assembly of claim 6 , wherein:

the baffle plate comprises walls extending from edges of the central portion and the first and second arms in a direction toward the second end of the second tube.

8. The water drainage assembly of claim 7 , wherein:

gaps are located between the walls extending from the edges of the first and second arms and the inner surface of the second tube, such that water is able to flow from the first and second arms through the gaps to the volume defined between the end portion of the first tube and the intermediate portion of the second tube.

9. The water drainage assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the second tube comprises an outlet tube at its second end, a width of the outlet tube being less than a width of the intermediate portion of the second tube.

10. The water drainage assembly of claim 9 , wherein:

a width of the central portion is equal to or larger than the width of the outlet tube of the second tube.

11. The water drainage assembly of claim 9 , wherein:

the outlet tube is cylindrical and the central portion of the baffle plate is circular; and

a diameter of the central portion is equal to or larger than a diameter of the outlet tube.

12. A water drainage assembly for an aftertreatment system, comprising:

a flange coupled to an outlet conduit of the aftertreatment system;

a tube having a first end coupled to an outer surface of the flange, a second end opposite the first end, and an intermediate portion located between the first end and the second end; and

a baffle plate located in the tube; wherein:

the intermediate portion of the tube surrounds the flange such that a volume is defined between the flange and the intermediate portion of the tube; and

the tube comprises a drain port configured to allow water to drain from the volume defined between the inlet tube of the flange and the intermediate portion of the tube; and

the baffle plate comprises:

a central portion, and

exactly two arms extending from a periphery of the central portion and attached to an inner surface of the tube,

wherein the central portion is spaced from the inner surface of the tube by a gap through which exhaust is able to flow.

13. The water drainage assembly of claim 12 , wherein:

the baffle plate comprises walls extending from edges of the central portion and the arms in a direction toward the second end of the tube.

14. The water drainage assembly of claim 13 , wherein:

gaps are located between the walls extending from the edges of the arms and the inner surface of the tube, such that water is able to flow from the arms through the gaps to the volume defined between an end portion of the flange and the intermediate portion of the tube.

15. The water drainage assembly of claim 12 , wherein:

the arms comprises a first arm extending from the periphery of the central portion at a first location, and a second arm extending from the periphery of the central portion at a second location opposite the first location.

16. The water drainage assembly of claim 15 , wherein:

the baffle plate comprises walls extending from edges of the central portion and the first and second arms in a direction toward the second end of the tube.

17. The water drainage assembly of claim 16 , wherein:

gaps are located between the walls extending from the edges of the first and second arms and the inner surface of the tube, such that water is able to flow from the first and second arms through the gaps to the volume defined between an end portion of the flange and the intermediate portion of the tube.

18. The water drainage assembly of claim 12 , wherein:

the tube comprises an outlet tube at its second end, a width of the outlet tube being less than a width of the intermediate portion of the tube.

19. The water drainage assembly of claim 18 , wherein:

a width of the central portion is equal to or larger than the width of the outlet tube of the tube.

20. The water drainage assembly of claim 18 , wherein:

the outlet tube is cylindrical and the central portion of the baffle plate is circular; and

a diameter of the central portion is equal to or larger than a diameter of the outlet tube.

Continuity (4)
Division 18094846 · Jan 9, 2023
Division 16922437 · Jul 7, 2020
Provisional Application 62876292 · Jul 19, 2019
Related Publication 20240309791A1 · Sep 19, 2024
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