Patent ID: 9101905
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: B01D,B01J,F01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A catalytic converter apparatus, comprising: a housing comprising an inlet port, an outlet port spaced apart from the inlet port, a chamber between the inlet and outlet ports, an access opening for access to the chamber, and an interior sealing surface generally encompassing a periphery of one of the inlet and outlet ports in the chamber; a substrate assembly insertable into the chamber and removable from the chamber through the access opening, the substrate assembly comprising a catalyst matrix for treating fluid; and a positioning mechanism for removably supporting the substrate assembly within the chamber so that movement of the substrate assembly in a lateral direction generally parallel to the interior sealing surface moves the substrate assembly in an axial direction generally perpendicular to the interior sealing surface, wherein the substrate assembly comprises a frame for holding the catalyst matrix, wherein the positioning mechanism guides the frame to move the substrate assembly in the axial direction into sealing engagement with the one of the inlet and outlet ports, thereby providing a fluid flow path through the catalyst matrix between the inlet and outlet ports, wherein force applied to the frame in the lateral direction resolves into force of the substrate assembly in the axial direction bearing against the interior sealing surface, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises first and second guiding surfaces for slidingly receiving the frame, the first and second guiding surfaces arranged on generally opposing first and second sides of the chamber, respectively, and wherein the guiding surfaces are inclined at an angle relative to the interior sealing surface.