Title:
【発明の名称】内燃機関に使用する触媒コンバータおよびその製造方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002533603
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A catalytic converter for purifying exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine includes a monolithic ceramic substrate having a peripheral surface encircled by a non-intumescent supporting mat material. A metal shell comprising a wider portion which is adjacent to and encloses the mat material and the substrate. The metal shell further comprises a narrower portion, preferably triangularly shaped, that overlaps and is attached to the outer surface of the wider metal shell portion. The wider and narrower metal shell portions combine to exert a compressive force on the wrapped substrate.
Inventors:
Rocker, robert jay
Morse, Robert A
Schmidt, Paul S
Morse, Robert A
Schmidt, Paul S
Application Number:
JP2000589816A
Publication Date:
October 08, 2002
Filing Date:
November 30, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated
International Classes:
B01D53/86; B01J33/00; F01N3/28; (IPC1-7): F01N3/28; B01D53/86; B01J33/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Seiji Yanagida (1 person outside)