Patent ID: 8690115
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: F01N

Abstract:
1. A system for mounting a catalytic converter of an exhaust system to an internal combustion engine, the mounting system comprising: a bracket adapted to fix the catalytic converter to the engine; and a strap adapted to circumferentially extend about a portion of the catalytic converter and clamp the catalytic converter to the bracket, wherein the bracket includes a seat to support a portion of the catalytic converter opposite the strap, a mounting pad and a compliant portion interconnecting the seat and the mounting pad, the compliant portion including a slot circumferentially extending adjacent to the seat at an angle greater than ninety degrees to reduce the stiffness of the bracket and allow the bracket to deflect during thermal expansion of the catalytic converter, the seat circumferentially extending an angle greater than one hundred degrees and including a substantially cylindrically shaped surface adapted to engage the catalytic converter, the cylindrically shaped surface including a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the mounting pad.