Ap Parts Manufacturing Company

Robert A Kohntopp

Jon W Harwood

Michael W Clegg

The subject invention is directed to a muffler formed from a plurality of stamped components. The stamped components include at least a pair of plates formed to define an array of tubes therein. The tubes include a plurality of unidirectional flow tubes each of which carries a portion of the exhaust gas flowing through the muffler. The plurality of unidirectional flow tubes communicate with an in-line expansion chamber defined within the muffler. The in-line expansion chamber enables exhaust gas flowing from the unidirectional flow tubes to expand significantly thereby contributing to noise attenuation. The muffler may further include at least one external shell defining a chamber which communicates with the tubes or the in-line expansion chamber.

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Toledo, OH, United States of America

Robert A Kohntopp