Catalyst carrier for exhaust gas purification
Granted 11 Jul 2023 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Ngk Insulators, Ltd. · originally NGK Insulators, Ltd.
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Inventors: Yoichi Aoki · Examiner: Calvin E Vansant · AU 2915 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a catalyst carrier for exhaust gas purification illustrating my new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the rear view thereof being a right-and-left reversed image;
FIG. 3 is a top view thereof, the bottom view thereof being a mirror image;
FIG. 4 is a right view thereof, the left view thereof being a mirror image;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view delimited by the lines labelled 5 in FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 6 is a middle omitted cross-sectional view thereof taken through line 6 - 6 of FIG. 5 ;
FIG. 7 is a middle omitted cross-sectional view thereof taken through line 7 - 7 of FIG. 5 ;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a catalyst carrier for exhaust gas purification illustrating my new design;
FIG. 9 is a front view thereof, the rear view thereof being a right-and-left reversed image;
FIG. 10 is a top view thereof, the bottom view thereof being a mirror image;
FIG. 11 is a right view thereof, the left view thereof being a mirror image;
FIG. 12 is an enlarged view thereof delimited by the lines labelled 12 in FIG. 9 ;
FIG. 13 is a middle omitted cross-sectional view thereof taken through line 13 - 13 of FIG. 12 ; and,
FIG. 14 is a middle omitted cross-sectional view thereof taken through line 14 - 14 of FIG. 12 .
The catalyst carrier is used for removing toxic substances contained in exhaust fumes emitted from automobile engines and the like. The catalyst carrier has fins in each of its cells. The fin is provided in the same sectional shape over the whole length of the cells.
The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
The dot-dash broken lines in the drawings depict a boundary between the claimed design and the unclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.
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