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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuki Masui, Kobe, JP;
Shinya Akase, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/02 (2006.01); F01N 1/02 (2006.01); F01N 1/14 (2006.01); F01N 3/28 (2006.01); F01N 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/0205 (2013.01); F01N 1/02 (2013.01); F01N 1/026 (2013.01); F01N 1/083 (2013.01); F01N 1/14 (2013.01); F01N 3/2885 (2013.01); F01N 2230/04 (2013.01); F01N 2260/022 (2013.01); F01N 2260/20 (2013.01); F01N 2470/02 (2013.01); F01N 2470/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A muffler for decreasing the amount of noise of exhaust gases from a combustion engine is fluid connected with an exhaust port of an engine cylinder through an exhaust pipe. The interior of the muffler is divided into a first expansion chamber on the most upstream side, and a second expansion chamber on a downstream side thereof. The exhaust pipe is fluid connected with the muffler so as to be present within the first expansion chamber. The muffler is furthermore provided with a cooling pipe, which extends through the first expansion chamber, and a cooling air flows through cooling pipe.