Mounting system for an after-treatment component

US8943816B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8943816-B2
Application numberUS-201213592641-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 23, 2012
Priority dateAug 23, 2012
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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A mounting system for connecting an after-treatment component to a frame is disclosed. The mounting system may have a front center bracket connectable to a front end of the after-treatment component. The mounting system may further have a front link, which may have a first end connected to the front center bracket and a second end connectable to the frame. The mounting system may also have a rear center bracket connectable to a rear end of the after-treatment component. In addition, the mounting system may have a rear link, which may have a first end connected to the rear center bracket and a second end connectable to the frame.

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What is claimed is: 1. An exhaust system, comprising: a frame; a first rail attached to the frame; a second rail spaced apart from the first rail and attached to the frame; an after-treatment component having a front end and a rear end; a plurality of mounting feet connecting the after-treatment component to the first and second rails; a front center bracket connected to the front end of the after-treatment component; a rear center bracket connected to the rear end of…

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What does patent US8943816B2 cover?
A mounting system for connecting an after-treatment component to a frame is disclosed. The mounting system may have a front center bracket connectable to a front end of the after-treatment component. The mounting system may further have a front link, which may have a first end connected to the front center bracket and a second end connectable to the frame. The mounting system may also have a re…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bednarz Stephen M, Gowda Satyajit, Electro Motive Diesel Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F01N13/1855. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).