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Exhaust gas silencing device

US4744440A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 10, 1987
Grant dateMay 17, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 10, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01N2470/02
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An exhaust silencing device comprises an outer tube that is pinched down to form a series of annular chambers around a coaxial inner gas flow tube and has openings connecting the chambers to provide for some secondary gas flow parallel to primary flow through the tube. The device and is shown in conjunction with a catalytic converter to provide an exhaust system that has a sporty sound.

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