Exhaust pipe bridge

US12116915B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Tenneco Automotive Operating Company LLC · US

Inventors

• Rangan Chakravarthi · Jackson, US
• Aaron Adams · Grass Lake, US
• Mark Thompson · Savage, US
• Scott Carper · Redwood City, US
• Pavel Robles · Jackson, US
• Daryn Davenport · Cement City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 28, 2022
• Grant date: Oct 15, 2024
• Expiry date: Jan 19, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F01N2470/00
• WIPO field: Environmental technology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An exhaust system comprises a first exhaust pipe having a first aperture, a second exhaust pipe having a second aperture and a bridge mechanically and fluidically interconnecting the first and second exhaust pipes. The bridge includes a first plate including a first curved portion sealingly fixed to an outer surface of the first exhaust pipe. The bridge includes a second plate including a second curved portion sealingly fixed to an outer surface of the second exhaust. The first and second plates each include first and second coupling tubes including first and second frustoconical portions to funnel exhaust from the first exhaust pipe toward the second exhaust pipe and vice versa. The first plate is sealingly coupled to the second plate.