Modular Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment Housing with Routing Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exhaust gas cleaning arrangements for internal combustion engines have fixed structural arrangements, making it impossible to flexibly adapt standard systems to different engine conditions, limiting their applicability and increasing costs due to the need for multiple configurations.
Innovation Solution
An exhaust gas aftertreatment device with a housing featuring equivalently designed receptacles for AGN modules and an exhaust gas routing module that can be inserted to form either an inlet or outlet, allowing for flexible adaptation and connection of the exhaust gas system to different engines, reducing the need for structural modifications and increasing component versatility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a fixed structural arrangement is used for exhaust gas cleaning inserts and connections, then manufacturing and assembly are simplified, but adaptability to different engine structural conditions is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The exhaust gas cleaning arrangement is divided into separate, modular components (cleaning inserts, routing modules, connections) that can be independently configured and assembled. This segmentation allows the same basic components to be adapted to different engine types without requiring custom manufacturing for each application.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates movable and adjustable elements, including routing modules that can be positioned at different locations and exhaust gas connections that can be oriented in various directions. This dynamic configurability enables adaptation to different engine structural conditions while maintaining standardized component designs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple fixed configurations are provided for different engines, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Standardized exhaust gas connections and routing modules are designed to perform multiple functions and be compatible with different engine types. The same connection design can be oriented and positioned differently to accommodate various engine configurations, eliminating the need for multiple specialized connection types.
Solution Approach 2:
The system achieves adaptability through changes in positional parameters (location of routing modules, orientation of connections) rather than through fundamental design changes. This allows the same component design to be adapted to different engines by adjusting installation parameters rather than creating new components.
3Ease of manufacture
If standardized components are used across different engines, then costs are reduced, but flexibility in adapting to specific structural conditions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the exhaust gas cleaning system into standardized modular components, the patent enables cost-effective mass production of universal parts while maintaining the flexibility to assemble them in different configurations for specific engine applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The routing module serves as an intermediary component that provides flexible connection between the exhaust gas inlet/outlet and the cleaning inserts. This intermediary element absorbs the variability needed for different engine configurations while allowing the use of standardized cleaning insert components.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an exhaust gas treatment device (1) for an exhaust gas system (2, 3) of an internal combustion engine (4), comprising a housing (5) which has at least two equivalently formed receiving elements (6) for arranging the AGN modules (7), and at least one exhaust gas guide module (8) which is inserted into one of receiving elements (6), and an exhaust gas guide module (8) for an exhaust gas treatment device (1) of said type.