Exhaust aftertreatment system, and engine service package having fuel filtering mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8460422
APP PUB NO 20120067034A1
SERIAL NO

12884347

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An exhaust aftertreatment system includes a combustion head housing defining a plenum, and an air supply system including an air conduit fluidly connected with the plenum. The aftertreatment system further includes a fuel system having a fuel supply housing defining a fuel passage, a control valve positioned within the fuel passage and a fuel filtering mechanism having a filtering component positioned within the fuel passage fluidly between a fuel inlet and the control valve. A nozzle is mounted within the combustion head housing and defines a nozzle outlet, and a fuel conduit extends between the fuel supply housing and the combustion head housing. The control valve includes an open state in which the fuel system defines an unobstructed fuel flow path from the fuel inlet to the nozzle outlet. A non-serviceable fuel filtering mechanism is coupled with the combustion head housing, and a serviceable fuel filtering mechanism is reversibly coupled with the combustion head housing and positioned upstream the non-serviceable fuel filtering mechanism. In a related aspect, a diesel engine service package includes a fuel filtering mechanism having a threaded body component and a filtering component having a cup shape and being formed of a sintered metallic filter medium.

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CATERPILLAR INC100 NORTHEAST ADAMS STREET PEORIA ILLINOIS 61629-6490 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McClure, Thomas R Washington, US 13 84

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