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Valve assembly

US10518632B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

9References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Tenneco Automotive Operating Company LLC · US

Inventors

Charles L. Bell · Jackson, US
Danny Alexander · Ganay Yehuda, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 31, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/7903
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A valve assembly for an exhaust system includes a conduit, a valve flap disposed within an exhaust passageway for controlling exhaust flow through the exhaust passageway, a shaft supporting the valve flap in the exhaust passageway for rotation about a pivot axis, and a mass damper disposed external to the conduit and coupled to the shaft. The mass damper includes a longitudinal segment coupled to the shaft. The mass damper also includes a first damping mass that is disposed proximal to a first end of the longitudinal segment and is linearly movable along a centerline axis to a first distance with respect to the pivot axis. The mass damper further includes a second damping mass that is disposed proximal to a second end of the longitudinal segment and is linearly movable along the centerline axis to a second distance with respect to the pivot axis.

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