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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2001
Pieter Delfina Steenackers, Heverlee, BE;
John W. Jörg Alexnat, Tongeren, BE;
Scambia Industrial Developments AG, Schaan, LI;
Abstract
The exhaust system has an exhaust comprising at least one silencer and/or catalytic converter which has a housing with a housing casing having a material thickness of not more than 1 mm and with housing ends. The exhaust furthermore has metallic pipes which are rigidly connected to said housing ends and at least one of which has a material thickness of, likewise, not more than 1 mm. The retaining element for holding the exhaust on the vehicle body has, for each housing end, a holder with a metallic retaining member connected to the pipe connected to the housing end or possibly to the housing itself. The at least one pipe having a material thickness of not more than 1 mm and to which the retaining member is connected or the housing casing to which the retaining member is connected is surrounded by a sleeve-like reinforcing element to which the retaining member is fastened, for example, by welding or brazing or adhesive bonding.