An exhaust purification device has a catalytic converter provided with: an outer cylinder welded at the upstream end portion to an exhaust gas inlet of an inlet-side flange and welded at the downstream end portion to an exhaust gas outlet of the outlet-side flange. An inner cylinder has an upstream end portion held by the upstream side portion of the outer cylinder with no gap and has a downstream end portion disposed at the downstream side of the outer cylinder with a gap, the inner cylinder housing a catalyst support. An opening end is formed at the downstream end portion of the inner cylinder with a gap with respect to the outer cylinder, and a gas layer is formed by the exhaust gas having entered from the exhaust gas inlet and convected to an upstream side between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder.

An exhaust gas treatment assembly for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine includes a housing defining a longitudinal axis. A first exhaust gas treatment unit is inserted in the housing and has a first casing and at least one first exhaust gas treatment unit carried in the first casing. A second exhaust gas treatment unit is inserted in the housing and has a second casing and at least one second exhaust gas treatment unit carried therein. A locking arrangement is for locking a first exhaust gas treatment unit in the housing at least against movement in the direction of the longitudinal axis in a locked state, wherein, when the first exhaust gas treatment unit and the second exhaust gas treatment unit are inserted in the housing, the locking arrangement is blocked in the locked state by the second exhaust gas treatment unit.

An emission treatment component support structure for an exhaust system, the support structure comprising: an insulating layer configured to support a substrate of the emission treatment component within a housing; and one or more resistive metal elements provided at least partially within the insulating layer.

A support assembly supports an exhaust gas treatment element of an exhaust gas treatment unit for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine. A carrying body is secured on a housing of an exhaust gas treatment unit and surrounds an assembly center axis as a ring or annulus. At least one flexible supporting element is carried on the carrying body. The supporting element has an exhaust gas treatment element supporting side for supporting interaction with an exhaust gas treatment element. The carrying body has a radial limb at least partially engaging radially over the supporting element on a carrying body supporting side facing away from the exhaust gas treatment element supporting side. The supporting element is supported by the carrying body supporting side thereof on the radial limb so as to be shiftable radially inward with respect to the carrying body.

A tubular member for an exhaust gas treatment device according to at least one embodiment of the present invention includes: a tubular main body made of a metal; and an insulating layer formed at least on an inner peripheral surface of the tubular main body. The insulating layer contains glass containing a crystalline substance, and the insulating layer has a porosity of from 1% to 12%.

The present invention provides a mat comprising a layer having a mixture of long and short fibers wherein said short fibers have a length of not more than about 13 mm and wherein said long fibers have a length of at least about 20 mm and wherein the amount of said short fibers is at least about 3% by weight based on the total weight of said mixture of long and short fibers.

A process manufactures an exhaust gas treatment device including a tubular circumferential wall (14) elongated along a longitudinal axis (L) with two axial end areas, an exhaust gas treatment unit (52) arranged in the circumferential wall and a closing element (20, 38) connected to the circumferential wall at the two axial end areas. The exhaust gas treatment unit is held at the circumferential wall by a supporting material layer (54) enclosing the exhaust gas treatment unit and supporting same in relation to the circumferential wall. The process includes arranging a first of the two closing elements at one of the axial end areas of the circumferential wall, pushing the exhaust gas treatment unit enclosed by the supporting material layer into the circumferential wall from the other axial end area (18), and arranging a second of the closing elements at the other axial end area of the circumferential wall.

An emission treatment component support structure for an exhaust system, the support structure comprising: an insulating layer configured to support a substrate of the emission treatment component within a housing; and one or more resistive metal elements provided at least partially within the insulating layer.

A catalyst device includes a heating element that generates heat when energized, a case that accommodates a catalyst support (heating element), an inflow pipe that draws exhaust gas into the case, and a connecting pipe that connects the inflow pipe and the case to each other. The case includes an end portion, which protrudes further in an upstream direction than an end face of the catalyst support. The inflow pipe is disposed inside the case. The catalyst device includes a triple-walled pipe structure, in which the connecting pipe overlaps with the end portion of the case and the inflow pipe in a covering manner.

A sheathing arrangement for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes at least one sheathing element (18) with a sheathing element shell (19). On an inner side (30) of the sheathing element shell (19) insulation material (38) overlaps the inner side (30) in at least some areas. The inner side is to be positioned facing toward a component of an exhaust system (10), which component is to be sheathed. The insulation material (38) is fixed to the sheathing element shell (19) by means of at least one fastening element (40) passing through the sheathing element shell (19) and the insulation material (38).