Arvin Industries, Inc.

James K Krider

Wilbur H Crawley

David E Wright

An active noise cancellation system is used to quiet engine exhaust noise. Combustion product from an engine passes through a conduit to an acoustical mixing chamber located in the tailpipe. A microphone senses noise in the vicinity of the tailpipe and provides a signal to a control unit. The control unit generates a controlling signal sent to one or more speakers mounted in a housing that is coupled to the tailpipe. Sound produced by the speakers enters the mixing chamber to mix with and cancel sound from the combustion product exiting he conduit. Some embodiments include a muffler housing forming an interior chamber which is divided into two sub-chambers. Other embodiments include a muffler having an outer housing enclosing an inner housing. Variations have been devised regarding the number of speakers mounted in each chamber and the way in which they are mounted. Generally, the speakers are attached to mounting brackets and oriented to direct sound waves generally toward the exit of the housing and into the mixing region located in the tailpipe.

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North Vernon, IN, United States of America

James K Krider