Patent ID: 7533520
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: B01F,F01N,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An exhaust aftertreatment system comprising an exhaust pipe carrying exhaust to an aftertreatment element treating said exhaust, an injector injecting chemical species mixing with said exhaust prior to reaching said aftertreatment element, a mixer in said exhaust pipe between said injector and said aftertreatment element, wherein said mixer is a stamped muffler flange, wherein said exhaust flows through said exhaust pipe along an axial flow direction through said mixer, and said mixer comprises an outer annular border extending axially along said axial flow direction and having a plurality of tabs bent radially inwardly therefrom, wherein said tabs are bent at respective bend lines and extend radially inwardly therefrom, said tabs being separated by gaps therebetween through which exhaust flows, and comprising at least a first of said tabs bent at a first bend angle relative to said axial flow direction, and at least a second of said tabs bent at a second bend angle relative to said axial flow direction, said second bend angle being different than said first bend angle.