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Exhaust filter

US8627921B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 2010
Grant dateJan 14, 2014
Priority date—
Expiry dateMar 22, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An exhaust muffler comprising an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet via an expansion chamber (16), the expansion chamber (16) comprising an inner core (22) extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein the muffler is provided with at least one accelerator (24a) tube between the inlet and the expansion chamber. The disclosure extends to a catalytic converter of a similar construction.

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