CATALYST CARRIER ARRANGEMENT FOR INSTALLATION CLOSE TO THE ENGINE

摘要

THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE PATENT APPLICATION RELATES TO A CATALYST CARRIER ARRANGEMENT HAVING A HOUSING (1) IN WHICH A CATALYST CARRIER BODY (4) IS ARRANGED. THE CATALYST CARRIER BODY (4) HAS A MULTIPLICITY OF PASSAGES WHICH ARE SEPARATED FROM ONE ANOTHER BY PARTITIONS (7) AND EXTEND IN AN AXIAL DIRECTION OF THE CATALYST CARRIER BODY (4). THE HOUSING (1) EXTENDS AT LEAST PARTIALLY IN THE AXIAL DIRECTION OF THE CATALYST CARRIER BODY (4). THE HOUSING (1) HAS AT LEAST ONE COLLAR (5) WHICH IS DIRECTED ESSENTIALLY RADIALLY OUTWARDS AND AT LEAST PARTIALLY SURROUNDS THE CATALYST CARRIER BODY (4). THE COLLAR (5) CAN BE ARRANGED BETWEEN A CYLINDER HEAD (16) AND A MANIFOLD (20) OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE. THE DESIGN OF THE CATALYST CARRIER ARRANGEMENT ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION ALLOWS A CATALYST CARRIER BODY TO INSTALLED CLOSE TO THE ENGINE.