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Aspirator with integral muffler

US8240428B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

5References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Behr America, Inc. · US

Inventors

Niranjan Humbad · Novi, US
Tom Jerome · Oakland Charter Township, US
Dan Silaghi · Midland, US
Chris Craft · Utica, US
Tikanand Kulkarni · Jamkhed, IN
Matthew G. Morris · San Diego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2010
Grant date	Aug 14, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60H2001/00085
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An aspirator with an integral muffler includes a housing having a top, a bottom and a side and an aspirator chamber and a muffler chamber in the housing. The aspirator chamber includes an inlet, an outlet and a venturi section between the inlet and the outlet, and the muffler chamber has an outlet and an inlet in fluid communication with the muffler chamber duct. A duct extends from the muffler chamber outlet into the aspirator chamber.

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