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Muffler structure for vehicle

US8025123B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 15, 2007
Grant dateSep 27, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01N2490/08
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention obtains a muffler structure for a vehicle which can suppress an emission sound. In a muffler shell for a muffler for a vehicle, there are formed a peripheral joint in which an upper shell and a lower shell corresponding to a plurality of shell structure portions are joined in respective peripheral joint flanges and, and an inter-isolation chamber joint in which the upper shell and the lower shell are joined in inter-isolation chamber joint flanges and in such a manner as to partition a space positioned in an inner side of the peripheral joint into a plurality of isolation chambers and arranged in parallel in a gas flow direction.

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