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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2010
Yoshihiko Orihashi, Akashi, JP;
Masashi Fukuuchi, Kobe, JP;
Atsushi Eto, Kakogawa, JP;
Tamotsu Hatada, Awaji, JP;
Ryosuke Masuike, Akashi, JP;
Yoshihiko Orihashi, Akashi, JP;
Masashi Fukuuchi, Kobe, JP;
Atsushi Eto, Kakogawa, JP;
Tamotsu Hatada, Awaji, JP;
Ryosuke Masuike, Akashi, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
An exhaust device in which a portion of an exhaust pipe covered by an exhaust pipe cover is rationalized. An exhaust device of a vehicle includes a muffler disposed in a rear part of the vehicle, an exhaust pipe extending from a front surface of a cylinder of an engine to the muffler while passing along an outer side of the engine in a lateral direction, a first exhaust pipe cover covering an entire periphery of an exhaust pipe front portion located near the outer side of the engine in the lateral direction, and a second exhaust pipe cover covering an outer side of an exhaust pipe rear portion located behind the engine.