Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Exhaust muffler
- Patent Title (中): 排气消声器
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Application No.: US13705202Application Date: 2012-12-05
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Publication No.: US08820475B2Publication Date: 2014-09-02
- Inventor: Rajdeep Pradhan
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agent John P. Wappel
- Main IPC: F01N1/08
- IPC: F01N1/08

Abstract:
An exhaust muffler for an internal combustion engine including a housing having a sidewall, a first end plate and a second end plate spaced apart and located opposite the first end plate. A plurality of partitions may be disposed within the housing defining a plurality of chambers, including a resonator chamber, a cross-flow chamber, and an outlet chamber. An inlet pipe may be disposed through the housing into the resonator chamber and in fluid communication with the cross-flow chamber, the inlet pipe having a bend in the resonator chamber, wherein the inlet pipe is in fluid communication with the resonator chamber through a resonator aperture located in the bend. A resonator tube may be in fluid communication with the cross-flow chamber and the outlet chamber. An outlet pipe may be disposed through the housing and in fluid communication with the outlet chamber.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140151148A1 EXHAUST MUFFLER Public/Granted day:2014-06-05
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