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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1990
Yukiichiro Shimada, Hiroshima, JP;
Nobuhiro Komatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Seiichi Tsuji, Hiroshima, JP;
Satoshi Fujita, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroshi Nakatsuka, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiromichi Kawamura, Hiroshima, JP;
Makoto Shinhama, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A dual type exhaust system is used in an automobile having an internal combustion engine with transversely mounted front and rear rows of cylinders. Two exhaust pipe assemblies extend from the front and rear rows of cylinders, respectively, toward the back of the car body. The two assemblies are arranged side by side in a space formed in a floor panel. The exhaust pipe assemblies are, respectively, provided with catalytic converters offset in a lengthwise direction of the car body with respect to the space relative to each other so as to be arranged in a straight line in the space.