Urea solution injection device integrated with mixer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10376850-B2
Application number	US-201715629217-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2017
Priority date	Jun 21, 2016
Publication date	Aug 13, 2019
Grant date	Aug 13, 2019

Abstract

A urea solution injection device includes an exhaust pipe for discharging exhaust gas generated in a combustion chamber to the exterior; an injector is installed and pierces into the exhaust pipe to inject urea solution into the exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust pipe. A catalyst is disposed at a position after the injector when viewed in a flow direction of the exhaust gas and the exhaust gas is discharged to the exterior to decompose the exhaust gas mixed with the urea solution. A urea solution mixer is provided at an end of the injector and installed and pierces into the exhaust pipe. Accordingly the urea solution injected from the injector is dispersed therein. An installation unit provides for the urea solution mixer to be installed in the exhaust pipe and pierces into the exhaust pipe.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A urea solution injection device comprising:
an exhaust pipe for discharging exhaust gas generated in a combustion chamber to an exterior;
an injector disposed in the exhaust pipe that pierces the exhaust pipe to inject urea solution into the exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust pipe;
a catalyst disposed at a position after the injector when viewed in a flow direction of the exhaust gas to decompose the exhaust gas mixed with the urea solution; and
a urea solution mixer disposed at a first end of the injector and installed within the exhaust pipe and pierces the exhaust pipe to inject and disperse the urea solution from the injector,
wherein the urea solution mixer comprises a connection member formed in a pipe shape, of which both ends are opened and a first end is inserted around an outer peripheral surface of a lower end of the injector, and a mixer member coupled to a second end of the connection member to scatter the urea solution injected from the injector,
wherein the mixer member comprises a ring member inserted around and coupled to an edge of an opening at the second end of the connection member and having an aperture formed at a center thereof, and a urea solution dispersion member composed of a plurality of fin members, wherein each of the fin members being arranged to form a fan shape with its adjacent fin member in a manner that a first end of the fin members are adjacent to the center of the aperture and a second end of the fin members are spaced apart from each other at an interval of a predetermined angle and adjacent to an edge of the aperture having a plurality of dispersion apertures for dispersing the urea solution, and
wherein the urea solution mixer further comprises a urea solution guide member coupled to an interior of the connection member to guide the urea solution injected from the injector to the urea solution dispersion member, wherein an interior peripheral surface of the urea solution guide member has a groove of a projection-shaped spiral portion that guides the urea solution injected from the injector in a shape of swirl.

2. The urea solution injection device according to claim 1 , wherein the urea solution dispersion member has the plurality of fin members formed in a curved shape.

3. The urea solution injection device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an installation unit for allowing the urea solution mixer to be disposed within and piercing into the exhaust pipe the installation unit comprising:
a first engagement portion formed on an exterior peripheral surface of the urea solution mixer;
a support protrusion that protrudes from an exterior peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe to communicate with an interior of the exhaust pipe; and
a second engagement portion disposed on an interior peripheral surface of the support protrusion to engage with the first engagement portion of the urea solution mixer.

4. The urea solution injection device according to claim 3 , wherein the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion include threads that are screwed to each other.

Assignees

• Hyundai Kefico Corp

Inventors

• Kim Hyung Ik
• Kim Dong Hyun
• Kim Se Hun

Classifications

• F01N2610/1453

  Sprayers or atomisers; Arrangement thereof in the exhaust apparatus · CPC title

• F01N3/2821 Primary

  the support being provided with means to enhance the mixing process inside the converter, e.g. sheets, plates or foils with protrusions or projections to create turbulence · CPC title

• F01N2610/02

  the substance being ammonia or urea · CPC title

• F01N3/2066 Primary

  Selective catalytic reduction [SCR] · CPC title

• F01N3/2073

  Means for generating a reducing substance from the exhaust gases · CPC title