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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Heinrich Gillet Gmbh & Co. KG, Edenkoben, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
181254 ;
Abstract
A muffler and an actuating cell provided so that the acoustic properties of the muffler can be changed. The pressure drop in the muffler is fed to the actuating cell as a control pressure. The actuating cell has a plurality of chambers which are separated by diaphragms. Each diaphragm is supported by a spring and each chamber has a pressure connection. A first pressure line feeds the total gas pressure to the overpressure side of the first diaphragm. Another pressure line directs the static gas pressure to the low-pressure side of this diaphragm. Attached to the diaphragm is a piston rod which carries a valve closing element which closes or opens a gas feed pipe.