IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0681171
(2012-11-19)
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등록번호 |
US-8636103
(2014-01-28)
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우선권정보 |
KR-10-2012-0087688 (2012-08-10) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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인용정보 |
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초록
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A muffler for a vehicle may include a main muffler in front of a rear suspension when viewing from a front of the vehicle, a plurality of baffles dividing an interior of the main muffler into a plurality of chambers, an inlet pipe installed substantially at an center of one side of the main muffler
A muffler for a vehicle may include a main muffler in front of a rear suspension when viewing from a front of the vehicle, a plurality of baffles dividing an interior of the main muffler into a plurality of chambers, an inlet pipe installed substantially at an center of one side of the main muffler and passing through the plurality of the baffles, a discharge pipe installed at a lower side of the other side of the main muffler and passing through the plurality of the baffles, wherein the discharge pipe exhausts an exhaust gas flowed in the inlet pipe to an exterior of the main muffler, an intermediate pipe in fluidic communication with an outlet port of the inlet pipe, and a variable valve selectively opened or closed in response to a back pressure of the exhaust gas from an outlet port of the intermediate pipe.
대표청구항
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1. A muffler for a vehicle, comprising: a main muffler disposed in front of a rear suspension when viewing from a front of the vehicle;a plurality of baffles dividing an interior of the main muffler into a plurality of chambers;an inlet pipe installed substantially at an center of one side of the ma
1. A muffler for a vehicle, comprising: a main muffler disposed in front of a rear suspension when viewing from a front of the vehicle;a plurality of baffles dividing an interior of the main muffler into a plurality of chambers;an inlet pipe installed substantially at an center of one side of the main muffler and passing through the plurality of the baffles;one discharge pipe installed parallel to the inlet pipe in the main muffler and passing through the plurality of the baffles, wherein the discharge pipe is provided for exhausting an exhaust gas flowed in the inlet pipe to an exterior of the main muffler;an intermediate pipe installed in the main muffler and having an inlet port disposed in a chamber that is the same as an outlet port of the inlet pipe; anda variable valve selectively opened or closed in response to a back pressure of the exhaust gas from an outlet port of the intermediate pipe;wherein the plurality of chambers includes first, second, third, fourth and fifth chambers that are partitioned by means of first, second, third and fourth baffles;wherein the inlet pipe includes a first array of punched holes, a second array of punched holes and a third array of punched holes that are formed on an outer circumferential surface of the inlet pipe passing through the second chamber, the third chamber and the fourth chamber, respectively;wherein the discharge pipe includes a fourth array of punched holes and a fifth array of punched holes that are formed on an outer circumferential surface of the discharge pipe passing through the first chamber and the second chamber, respectively;wherein the fourth chamber, through which the inlet pipe passes, is filled with glass wool; andwherein the third array of punched holes formed on the outer circumferential surface of the inlet pipe in the fourth chamber allows the exhaust gas in the inlet pipe to flow toward flow holes of the fourth baffle through the glass wool. 2. The muffler of claim 1, wherein the inlet pipe is configured to pass through the first, second, third and fourth baffles, and the outlet port of the inlet pipe is positioned in the fifth chamber. 3. The muffler of claim 1, wherein the discharge pipe is configured to pass through the first, second, third and fourth baffles, and an inlet port of the discharge pipe is positioned in the first chamber. 4. The muffler of claim 1, wherein the intermediate pipe is positioned in the fourth chamber and passes through the third baffle and the fourth baffle, and is in fluidic communication with the third chamber and the fifth chamber. 5. The muffler of claim 1, wherein the variable valve opens when the back pressure of the exhaust gas from the outlet port of the intermediate pipe exceeds a certain pressure level, thereby providing a fluidic communication between the second chamber and the third chamber. 6. The muffler of claim 1, wherein the variable valve keeps closed if the back pressure of the exhaust gas from the outlet port of the intermediate pipe is lower than a certain pressure level, thereby forcing an amount of the exhaust gas passing through the first array of punched holes of the inlet pipe and through the fifth array of punched holes of the discharge pipe and then discharged to the exterior of the main muffler. 7. The muffler of claim 1, wherein a plurality of flow holes are formed on the surfaces of the third baffle and the fourth baffle which are configured to partition the fourth chamber. 8. The muffler of claim 1, wherein a plurality of flow holes are formed in the first baffle so that the exhaust gas passing through the variable valve by way of the third chamber can pass through the first chamber.
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