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Engine incoming air silencer and mounting arrangement therefore

US5516990A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1994
Grant dateMay 14, 1996
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02M35/1233
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an air silencer comprising a main body including a first member including a first wall partially defining a first plenum area, a second wall partially defining a second plenum area, and a third wall connecting the first and second walls, a second member including a first wall which partially defines a plenum area cooperating with the first plenum area of the first member to define a first plenum chamber, a second wall which partially defines a plenum area cooperating with the second plenum area of the first member to define a second plenum chamber, and a third wall which connects the first and second walls of the second member and is located in spaced relation to the third wall of the first member to define therebetween a narrow passage between the first and second plenum chambers.

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