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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Jan Krüger, Neuhausen, DE;
Manfred Nicolai, Esslingen, DE;
Inventors:
Jan Krüger, Neuhausen, DE;
Manfred Nicolai, Esslingen, DE;
Assignee:
J. Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exhaust system () for an internal combustion engine (), especially of a motor vehicle (), is provided with at least one exhaust pipe (), which carries an exhaust gas flow () away from the internal combustion engine () during the operation of the internal combustion engine (). An active exhaust muffler () is provided with a housing () that is acoustically connected to the exhaust pipe () via a connection pipe (). Damage to the exhaust muffler () is avoided by actively and/or passively cooling the connection pipe ().