EP1304455A1 - Partikelfilter zum Reinigen von motorischen Abgasen - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N3/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
- F01N3/08—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
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- F01N3/0828—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by using absorbents or adsorbents characterised by the absorbed or adsorbed substances
- F01N3/0842—Nitrogen oxides
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N13/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00
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- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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- F01N3/02—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust
- F01N3/021—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters
- F01N3/022—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters characterised by specially adapted filtering structure, e.g. honeycomb, mesh or fibrous
- F01N3/0222—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters characterised by specially adapted filtering structure, e.g. honeycomb, mesh or fibrous the structure being monolithic, e.g. honeycombs
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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- F01N3/02—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust
- F01N3/021—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters
- F01N3/023—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters using means for regenerating the filters, e.g. by burning trapped particles
- F01N3/027—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters using means for regenerating the filters, e.g. by burning trapped particles using electric or magnetic heating means
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- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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- F01N3/0821—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by using absorbents or adsorbents combined with particulate filters
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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- the present invention relates to a particle filter for cleaning engine exhaust, with cup-shaped trained inlet channels, the end with are provided with an inlet channel floor and into which particle-laden ones Exhaust gases flow in, as well as adjacent in parallel arranged to the inlet channels and vice versa pot-shaped outlet channels, each are provided at the end with an outlet channel floor and which derive the cleaned exhaust gases, whereby the filtering on the porous, flowed through wall sections deposits a particle layer from the inlet channel, the regeneration of the particle filter electrical heating means is burnable.
- Particle filters of this type are commonly used for this used, the particle emission in exhaust gases from Internal combustion engines - especially diesel engines - too to reduce.
- the technical effort to meet stricter Emissions standards are significant with the current possibilities. So does a prescribed reduction in Particle emissions by over 90%, for example Diesel vehicles with particle filters are essential and also requires active measures for suffocation. This is based on realistic estimates Allow more fuel consumption of over 5% because the required to be switched on in the exhaust gas flow Filter arrangement cause an increased energy requirement.
- the energy requirement increases with increasing sootiness of the Particle filter, i.e. with an increasing particle layer. However, the particle layer is burned off can be removed in order to regenerate the particle filter again.
- a generic particle filter is from the US 6,101,793 known.
- the one made of a porous ceramic material existing particle filter has elongated cup-shaped trained inlet channels into which the from Intake of particle-laden exhaust gases generated by the diesel engine.
- Outlet channels are parallel to the inlet channels arranged which the cleaned by filtering Discharge exhaust gases to the atmosphere.
- the outlet channels are also cup-shaped, but vice versa aligned with the inlet channels. With this arrangement the filtering takes place when the porous common flows through Wall sections, being on the part of the inlet duct forms a particle layer.
- the inlet channels as well the outlet channels here have a square Cross section on.
- the bottom areas of the pot-shaped channels are formed by various plugs, which are the channels according to their orientation described above close at one end.
- the particle filter is made of an outer tubular filter part built, in which an inner, smaller tubular Filter part is used coaxially.
- This second filter part is on the flow of the exhaust gases laden with particles Side closed and thus forms a pot-shaped Outlet channel.
- the one between the second filter part and the area formed by the first filter part also to be regarded as a pot-shaped inlet duct.
- a cylinder tube-shaped and with openings provided sieve-like heating means is provided sieve-like heating means.
- the particle-laden exhaust gases flowing past transport during regeneration of the particle filter the heat generated by the electrical heating medium to the Particle layer continues, which thereby burns.
- the electrical heating medium according to this state of the Technology integrated directly into the exhaust gas flow, so that no additional means to generate a heated Airflow are required; nevertheless required the operation of the large-area cylindrical Heating means a very high amount of energy.
- the invention closes the technical teaching a, the electrical heating means of a particle filter in at least some of the outlet channels in the area of the outlet duct floor that the by the Heat emitted by electrical heating means burns off the one located in the adjacent inlet ducts Particle layer triggers.
- Electric heating means is that this Exhaust gas flow when entering the particle filter is not is disturbed. Because the electrical heating means in one Area of the exhaust ducts are not in the area the exhaust gas flow is located, the introduced electrical energy for heat generation clearly better used. As a result, the electrical Heat given off mainly by Transfer heat radiation to the neighboring filter walls become.
- the ignition temperature for the particle layer depends on the soot distribution, especially on the Layer thickness and the packing density as well as the soot quality about the filter length. Since with the exhaust gas flow the the heat generated by the electrical heating means is transported further As a result, the particle layers are heated Wall sections what regeneration of the particle filter supported.
- the cleaned exhaust gas can also cause corrosion processes avoided as a result of soot and ash deposits become.
- the particle filter designed according to the invention enables self-sustaining regeneration, too immediately after an engine cold start in idle mode.
- the electrical heating means radiate because of their high surface temperature heat from the adjacent Wall sections is added. This amount of heat regeneration starts on the inlet side of the Particulate filter. Some of the heat is turbulent Currents in the outlet channels to those there Wall sections released, whereby heating takes place. This will produce that generated by the electrical heating means Heat better used for regeneration and one Interruption of soot burning with a very high probability prevented.
- the self-supporting oxidation the particle layer then moves in the direction of flow of the exhaust gas up to the gas outlet side and thus represents the original exhaust back pressure of the particle filter in the unloaded state, i.e. without a particle layer, again.
- each outlet duct has an electrical Heating medium is equipped. With a square Channel cross section can thus the number of required electric heating medium to 25% of the number of outlet channels be reduced.
- the electrical heating means with a pulse width modulated Supply voltage operated.
- This pulse width modulated Supply voltage only needs one short defined period of time are maintained, which burning of the particle layer starts. After this Start triggered via the electrical heating means the further burning process due to the exothermic reaction automatically continue. Through the minimization thus achieved of the electrical energy requirement becomes the on-board electrical system vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
- the Electric heating means are advantageously at least partly connected in series. Consequently leads to the burning of individual electrical heating means not to the failure of the entire particle filter. Separate Groups of heating means connected in series enable the particle filter to be heated in sectors.
- the electrical heating means are preferred starting from the assigned outlet duct floor into the outlet duct arranged protruding, to the extent that optimal blasting into the neighboring edge areas the inlet channels can be achieved.
- the electrical In this respect, heating agents do not need to go very far into the outlet duct protrude to their function according to the invention to fulfill.
- the particle filter is made up of two parts. This consists of a disc-shaped outlet channel bottom Particulate filter cover part, on its contact side attached the heating medium to a particle filter main part are.
- the particle filter cover part thus fulfills on the one hand the function of a carrier for the electrical On the other hand also serves to form the Auslasskanalböden.
- Both parts of the particle filter are preferably made made of the same filter material and can Detachment are generated.
- the outlet duct floors can by correspondingly introduced into the particle filter cover part Plug elements are formed.
- the electrical Heating means are preferred on the particle filter cover part by gluing with a temperature resistant Adhesive attached. Alternatively, it is also conceivable the heating means releasably into the outlet channel floors of the Particulate filter cover part, which is an easier one Interchangeability guaranteed in case of repair.
- the attached to the contact side of the particle filter cover part Heating means are preferably in corresponding Recesses, so that a overall flat contact side to the particle filter main part there arises.
- the Heating medium also in the outlet duct sections of the particle filter cover part protruding towards the inlet side arranged and therefore entirely on the part of the thicker particle filter cover part.
- the heating means do not necessarily have to in a certain direction along an outlet duct be arranged.
- the length of the outlet duct sections of the particle filter cover part should be slightly larger than the length of the heating elements themselves.
- a flow gap can also be maintained, whereby the duct in the main part of the particle filter compared to the Particulate filter cover part by appropriately inserted Plug elements should be offset to be a cheap one To create flow guidance.
- Over the existing Flow gap can advantageously be the electrical Wiring of the heating elements can be realized. in this respect can be a sealed combination of both Filter parts can be dispensed with.
- the particle filter designed according to the invention can according to another improve the invention Measure to be used as part of a filter arrangement, in which the particulate filter has a nitrogen oxide separator module is connected downstream.
- the nitrogen oxide separator module comes directly on the gas outlet side of the particle filter to the system.
- the nitrogen oxide separator module is used for the final embroidery of the exhaust gas, including one Desulfation can be carried out advantageously. This modular arrangement enables significant savings on platinum-containing coating materials.
- the filter arrangement described above another particle filter can be added which in turn is followed by another nitrogen oxide separator module can.
- This further particle filter is preferred unheated and provided with a catalytic coating.
- the multiple arrangement increases the efficiency of the Filtering significantly.
- the modular structure of the filter arrangement also offers significant energetic benefits. So is due to the compact design, heat integration for Reduction of energy requirements possible and at the same time can the regeneration of uncoated particle filters emerging gas components CO and HC immediately for Regeneration of the subsequent nitrogen oxide separator module used and thus dismantled.
- the particle filter 2 is with electrical heating means 4 equipped for regeneration, which is shown below Position to be described in more detail.
- the nitrogen oxide separator module 5 is with a provided suitable catalyst material and serves Elimination of harmful substances contained in the exhaust gases Nitrogen oxides.
- the nitrogen oxide separator module 5 a further particle filter 6 downstream, but here unheated is.
- the regeneration of this unheated particle filter 6 is on the heating means 4 of the front particle filter 2 by the heat from the particle oxidation in the particle filter 2 taken over. The heat required for this is forwarded accordingly via the exhaust gas flow.
- the unheated particle filter 6 is with a catalytic Provide coating.
- modular design follows the unheated particle filter 6 finally another nitrogen oxide separator module 7.
- the filter arrangement alternating over this cleaned exhaust gases 8 after leaving the Housing 1 to the atmosphere.
- FIG. 2 there is the heatable particle filter 2 from cup-shaped inlet channels 9, and arranged in parallel adjacent to the inlet channels 9 Outlet channels 10.
- the inlet channels 9 at the end with an inlet channel floor 11 provided; the outlet channels 10 are on the input side an outlet channel floor 12 closed.
- the particle-laden flow into the inlet channels 9 Exhaust gases 3 for filtering.
- the porous wall sections 13 settles on the part of the inlet channel 9 shows a particle layer 14 on the wall sections 13 from.
- Electric heating means 15a, 15b provided in the Outlet channels 10 in the area of the outlet channel bottom 12 are arranged.
- the electric heating means 15a, 15b with a pulse width modulated Supply voltage operated by a generator unit 16, starting from the voltage source 17 is generated.
- the electrical heating means 15 are designed in the manner of a coiled cantal wire and are based on the assigned outlet duct floor 12 arranged protruding into the outlet channel 10.
- the output from the electrical heating means 15 Heat radiation penetrates the wall sections 13 in Area of the associated outlet channel floors 12, heated the coating up to the activation temperature and triggers the burning of the in the adjacent inlet channels 9 located particle layer 14.
- outlet channels 10a each unheated outlet channels 10b.
- the unheated outlet channels 10b are opposite the heated outlet channels 10a not provided with an electrical heating means 15.
- the outlet channels 10 and 10 have the inlet channels 9 have a square cross-section, so that with the arrangement of the electrical heating means shown 15 only 25% of the outlet channels 10 with one Electric heating means 15 are to be provided to enable complete regeneration of the particle filter 2.
- the particulate filter 2 constructed in two parts and consists of an inlet side disk-shaped particle filter cover part 18, which has a contact side 20 which with a Particulate filter main part 19 comes into contact.
- the particle filter cover part 17 serves primarily for attachment or inclusion of the heating means 15.
- the heating means 15 are in this embodiment by gluing with a temperature resistant Adhesive with the particle filter cover part 18 connected. To in the attached state of the Heating means 15 a flat contact side 20 to the particle filter main part To form 19, the heating means 15 are within corresponding recesses on the contact side 20 of the particle filter cover part 18 inserted.
- the length of the outlet duct sections 10a of the particle filter cover part 18a is somewhat larger than the length of the heating elements 15a.
- the channel guide in the particle filter main part 19a compared to the particle filter cover part 18a by appropriately introduced Plug elements 21a are offset so as to be inexpensive To create flow guidance. Over the existing flow gap 22 the electrical wiring of the Heating elements 15a.
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Description
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- eine schematische Darstellung einer aus Partikelfiltern und Stickoxid-Abscheidermodulen bestehende Filteranordnung,
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- eine Prinzipdarstellung der Funktionsweise eines erfindungsgemäß ausgebildeten Partikelfilters,
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- eine schematische Draufsicht auf die eingangsseitige Stirnfläche des Partikelfilters,
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- eine schematische Seitenansicht eines geteilt aufgebauten Partikelfilters mit hieran angebrachten elektrischen Heizmitteln.
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- eine schematische Seitenansicht eines geteilt aufgebauten Partikelfilters mit hieran angebrachten elektrischen Heizmitteln in einer anderen Ausführungsform.
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- Partikelfilter, beheizt
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- Abgase, partikelbeladen
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- Stickoxid-Abscheidermodul
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- Stickoxid-Abscheidermodul
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- Abgase, gereinigt
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- Heizmittel
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- Partikelfilterdeckelteil
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- Kontaktseite
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- Stöpselelement
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- Strömungsspalt
Claims (13)
- Partikelfilter zum Reinigen von motorischen Abgasen, mit topfförmig ausgebildeten Einlasskanälen (9), die endseitig mit einem Einlasskanalboden (11) versehen sind und in welche partikelbeladene Abgase (3) einströmen, sowie parallel benachbart zu den Einlasskanälen (9) angeordnete und hierzu umgekehrt topfförmig ausgerichtete Auslasskanäle (10), welche endseitig mit einem Auslasskanalboden (12) versehen sind und welche die gereinigten Abgase (8) ableiten, wobei sich infolge der Filterung an den dazwischenliegenden porösen, durchströmten Wandabschnitten (13) seitens des Einlasskanals (9) eine Partikelschicht (14) absetzt, die zur Regeneration über elektrische Heizmittel (15) abbrennbar ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die elektrischen Heizmittel (15) in zumindest einem Teil der Auslasskanäle (10) derart im Bereich des Auslasskanalbodens (12) angeordnet sind, dass die von den elektrischen Heizmitteln (15) abgegebene Wärmestrahlung das Abbrennen der in den angrenzenden Einlasskanälen (9) befindlichen Partikelschicht (14) auslöst.
- Partikelfilter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass an die mit elektrischen Heizmitteln (15) ausgerüsteten Auslasskanäle (10a) jeweils unbeheizte Auslasskanäle (10b) angrenzen, um die Gesamtzahl der elektrischen Heizmittel (15) zu reduzieren.
- Partikelfilter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zur Einsparung elektrischer Energie die Heizmittel (15) mit einer pulsweitenmodulierten Versorgungsspannung betrieben werden, welche zum Auslösen des Abbrennens der Partikelschicht (14) während einer definierten Zeitdauer bereitgestellt wird.
- Partikelfilter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Heizmittel (15) nach Art eines gewendelten Kantal-Drahts ausgebildet sind.
- Partikelfilter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die einzelnen den Auslasskanalböden (12) zugeordneten Heizmittel (15) zumindest teilweise in Serie zueinander geschalten sind.
- Partikelfilter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Heizmittel (15) ausgehend vom zugeordneten Auslasskanalboden (12) in den Auslasskanal (10) hineinragend angeordnet sind.
- Partikelfilter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein scheibenförmiges einlassseitiges Partikelfilterdeckelteil (18) vorgesehen ist, an dessen Kontaktseite (20) zu einem Partikelfilterhauptteil (19) die Heizmittel (15) angeordnet sind.
- Partikelfilter nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Heizmittel (15) durch Kleben mit einem temperaturbeständigen Klebstoff unlösbar mit dem Partikelfilterdeckelteil (18) verbunden sind.
- Partikelfilter nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Heizmittel (15) die Auslasskanalböden (11) des Partikelfilterdeckelteils (18) lösbar eingesteckt sind.
- Partikelfilter nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass Stöpselelemente (21) vorgesehen sind, welche zur Bildung der Auslasskanalböden (11) die Auslasskanäle (10) verschließen.
- Partikelfilter nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Heizmittel (15c) in Auslasskanalabschnitte (10a) des Partikelfilterdeckelteils (18a) in Richtung der Einlassseite hineinragend angeordnet sind, wobei die Länge der Auslasskanalabschnitte (10a) des Partikelfilterdeckelteils (18a) zumindest der Länge der Heizelemente (15c) entspricht.
- Partikelfilter nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zwischen dem Partikelfilterdeckelteil (18a) und dem Partikelfilterhauptteil (19a) ein Strömungsspalt (22) besteht, wobei die Kanalführung im Partikelfilterhauptteil (19a) gegenüber dem Partikelfilterdeckelteil (18a) versetzt erfolgt.
- Partikelfilter nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die versetzte Kanalführung zwischen dem Partikelfilterhauptteil (19a) und dem Partikelfilterdeckelteil (18a) über in der Stirnfläche des Partikelfilterhauptteils (19a) entsprechend eingebrachte Stöpselelemente (21a) erfolgt.
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