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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Luc Brandt, Henri-Chapelle, BE;
Leon Charlier, Bettice, BE;
Assignee:
Owens Corning Composites SPRL, Brussels, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 1/24 ;
Abstract
A process is provided for filling a muffler with fibrous material as well as a muffler filled with fibrous material. The process includes a first step of providing a muffler comprising a closed outer shell having an inner cavity and a perforated pipe. The perforated pipe has a first end portion with at least one fill opening. A second step comprises feeding fibrous material into the outer shell inner cavity through the at least one fill opening in the perforated pipe to form a fibrous product in the outer shell.