US 11,781,460 B2
Support assembly
Jürgen Häberle, Stuttgart (DE); Christoph Buckermann, Kirchheim unter Teck (DE); and Johannes Grupp, Donzdorf (DE)
Assigned to Purem GmbH, Neunkirchen (DE)
Filed by Purem GmbH, Neunkirchen (DE)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/674,560.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 103 851.0 (DE), filed on Feb. 18, 2021; and application No. 10 2021 104 934.2 (DE), filed on Mar. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0260000 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. F01N 13/18 (2010.01); F01N 3/28 (2006.01)
CPC F01N 3/2867 (2013.01) [F01N 3/2853 (2013.01); F01N 2450/02 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support assembly for supporting an exhaust gas treatment element of an exhaust gas treatment unit for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine, the exhaust gas treatment element being accommodated in a housing, and the support assembly defining an assembly center axis (M) and comprising:
a carrying body configured to be secured to said housing of said exhaust gas treatment unit;
said carrying body being further configured to surround said assembly center axis (M) as an annulus;
at least one flexible support element carried on said carrying body;
said support element being configured to be an annulus and having an exhaust gas treatment element supporting side for supporting interaction with said exhaust gas treatment element;
said support element having a carrying body supporting side facing away from said exhaust gas treatment element supporting side thereof;
said carrying body having a radial limb at least partially engaging radially over said support element on said carrying body supporting side facing away from said exhaust gas treatment element supporting side of said support element and not engaging axially over said support element on a radial inner side thereof;
said carrying body having an outer limb, said outer limb engaging radially outside axially over said support element and laying on a radial outer side of said support element, said radial limb being at an angle with respect to said outer limb and extending radially inward from said outer limb; and,
said support element being held on said carrying body only by radial interference fit and being supported at said carrying body support side on said radial limb so as to be shiftable radially inward with respect to said carrying body.