Acoustic muffler with one-piece housing
US5216809A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49909
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A muffler of the type used to attenuate exhaust gas noise in exhaust systems of automobiles, trucks, or the like, particularly characterized by a gas flow conduit which is axially slotted and laterally flattened to form a closure and a pair of openings axially inward of the closure, wherein the end walls of the shell are pressed into engagement with the conduit ends to close the conduit and support the conduit.
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