AFTERTREATMENT MOUNTING SYSTEM
Номер патента: US20120096833A1. Автор: Baig Mirza P., Gandhi Ramanlal M., Jeffs Rick E., Sakaray Umakanth, Stephens Brandon J., Storm Steven R., Tan Dongming, Velasquez Tetsu O.. Владелец: CATERPILLAR INC.. Дата публикации: 26-04-2012.An exhaust aftertreatment module comprising a plurality of mounts for connecting the module to a surface. The mounts are arranged in a radial pattern around a central location of the module. The mounts also have a direction of travel aligned with a radial direction of expansion that passes through the central location. 1. An exhaust aftertreatment module comprising a plurality of mounts for connecting the module to a surface ,wherein the mounts are arranged around a central location of the module and the mounts have a direction of travel aligned with a radial direction of expansion that passes through the central location.2. The exhaust aftertreatment module of claim 1 , wherein the mounts are located in a radial pattern about the central location.3. The exhaust aftertreatment module of claim 2 , wherein the mounts are located in a symmetric pattern about the central location.4. The exhaust aftertreatment module of claim 1 , wherein the mounts have only a single direction of travel.5. The exhaust aftertreatment module of claim 1 , wherein components of the mount slide relative to each other to achieve a distance of travel along the direction of travel.6. The exhaust aftertreatment module of claim 5 , wherein the mounts include:a module mount fixed to the module;a machine mount fixed to the surface, wherein a gap is defined between the module mount and machine mount; anda slide bar fixed to one of the module mount and machine mount and in sliding engagement with the other of the module mount and machine mount, wherein the slide bar is disposed in the direction of travel and the gap defines the distance of travel.7. The exhaust aftertreatment module of claim 1 , wherein an insulating plate is disposed between at least one of the surface and the mount and the module and the mount.8. The exhaust aftertreatment module of claim 1 , wherein the surface is a roof of a machine.9. The exhaust aftertreatment module of claim 8 , wherein the machine is mobile.10. The exhaust ...