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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Jeffrey L. Gardner, Hudson, IA (US);
Brian T. Brown, Waterloo, IA (US);
Gary S. Keys, Ii, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey L. Gardner, Hudson, IA (US);
Brian T. Brown, Waterloo, IA (US);
Gary S. Keys, II, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 5/04 (2006.01); F01N 3/22 (2006.01); F01N 13/08 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/22 (2013.01); F01N 13/08 (2013.01); F01N 13/082 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exhaust assembly includes an exhaust pipe, a first venturi member at the inlet end of the pipe and a second venturi member at the outlet end of the pipe. A diffuser/mixer is mounted at the outlet end of the exhaust pipe. A shield pipe surrounds a portion of the exhaust pipe. A shield member is mounted to the shield pipe and covers a portion of the first venturi member. The first and second venturi members operate to combine ambient air with exhaust gases.