The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2001
Masayuki Uegane, Saitama, JP;
Hidenori Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicle exhaust system, downstream end portions of front and rear exhaust pipes Ef, Er which respectively connect to front and rear cylinder banks are arranged side by side with each other in the same direction so as to be connected to a common collecting exhaust pipe , so that exhaust gases flowing through the front and rear exhaust pipes Ef, Er are allowed to flow into the common collecting exhaust pipe in the same direction. Mating faces are respectively formed on the end portions of the front and rear exhaust pipes Ef, Er which are located closer to the collecting portion, and the mating faces are confronted from each other. The mating faces are inclined relative to a plane (P-P) passing through centers Ca, Cb of the front and rear exhaust pipes Ef, Er.