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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1990
Nobuyasu Hisashige, Hiroshima, JP;
Fukuichi Yokogawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Makoto Shinhama, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An engine exhaust including a silencer which has a cylindrical shell, a front and a rear end plate which are provided to close both ends of the cylindrical shell, and at least three partition walls to divide an inside space of the silencer into a plurality of chambers, i.e. at least a first chamber, a second chamber, a third chamber and a fourth chamber. An inlet pipe which bypasses at least the first and the second chambers, and connects the front end and the third chamber. The inlet pipe has a plurality of small holes which face toward the first and the second chambers. The small holes facing the second chamber are surrounded by a sound absorber. An outlet pipe bypasses at least the second, the third and the fourth chambers and connects the first chamber and the rear end plate. The outlet pipe has a plurality of small holes which face toward the third and the fourth chambers. The small holes facing the fourth chamber are surrounded by a sound absorber.