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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1997
Calsonic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To connect a holding bracket to a muffler, an improved connecting structure therebetween is proposed. The muffler includes a tubular case and two end plates which are connected to axially open ends of the tubular case by means of caulking thereby to form around each axially end of the case a caulked raised portion. The bracket includes a metal rod and a metal plate. The metal plate includes an upper gripping part which grips the caulked raised portion and a lower gripping part which grips the metal rod. The metal plate has between the upper and lower gripping parts an intermediate wall portion which is put on the metal rod, so that when the muffler is properly held by the supporting bracket, entire weight of the muffler is substantially supported by the metal rod.