发明授权
- 专利标题: Vacuum-insulated exhaust treatment device with phase change materials and thermal management system
- 专利标题(中): 具有相变材料和热管理系统的真空绝缘排气处理装置
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申请号: US09889623申请日: 2000-01-21
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公开(公告)号: US06875407B1公开(公告)日: 2005-04-05
- 发明人: John Peter Biel, Jr. , Frederick B. Hill, Jr. , Steven D. Burch , Terry R. Penney
- 申请人: John Peter Biel, Jr. , Frederick B. Hill, Jr. , Steven D. Burch , Terry R. Penney
- 申请人地址: US MI Auburn Hills
- 专利权人: Benteler Automotive Corporation
- 当前专利权人: Benteler Automotive Corporation
- 当前专利权人地址: US MI Auburn Hills
- 代理机构: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton, LLP
- 国际申请: PCTUS00/01473 WO 20000121
- 国际公布: WO0043103 WO 20000727
- 主分类号: B01D53/88
- IPC分类号: B01D53/88 ; B01D53/94 ; B01D53/34 ; B01D53/92 ; F01N3/28 ; F01N7/14
摘要:
A thermally-activated exhaust treatment device, such as a catalytic converter (20) adapted to control exhaust emissions in a vehicle, includes a core having an inner housing (21) and a catalytic material (27) chosen to reduce undesirable emissions from the exhaust of a combustion engine. A jacket includes an outer housing (22) enclosing the inner housing (21) but characteristically not contacting the inner housing (21). The inner and outer housings (21, 22) include walls (30, 31) forming a vacuum-drawn sealed insulation cavity (26) around the inner housing (21). A chamber (60) positioned adjacent the inner housing (21) includes low melting point metal phase change material (61). A thermal management system is operably connected to the insulation cavity (26) that is constructed to control heat flow from the inner housing (21) to maximize the time the catalytic material (27) is within a predetermined optimum temperature operating range or limit catalyst maximum temperature.