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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2017
Andreas Stihl Ag & Co. KG, Waiblingen, DE;
Fevronia Konstantinidou, Waiblingen, DE;
Johannes Menzel, Rechberg, DE;
David Hampe, Stuttgart, DE;
Ralf Steidinger, Stuttgart, DE;
Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG, Waiblingen, DE;
Abstract
A hedge trimmer has at least one cutting blade and an internal combustion engine operatively connected to the at least one cutting blade so as to drive the at least one cutting blade reciprocatingly. The internal combustion engine has an exhaust gas muffler with an outlet for discharging exhaust gases from the exhaust gas muffler. A multi-part exhaust gas pipe is connected seal-tightly to the outlet of the exhaust gas muffler and connects the outlet of the exhaust gas muffler to an outlet opening where the exhaust gases exit from the hedge trimmer. The multi-part exhaust gas pipe has a plurality of pipe sections, including at least a first pipe section and a second pipe section, wherein the second pipe section is embodied separate from the first pipe section. At least one of the plurality of pipe sections is made of plastic material.