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Patent No.:

US 8820475 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 05, 2012
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventor:

Rajdeep Pradhan, Edwards, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An exhaust muffler for an internal combustion engine including a housing having a sidewall, a first end plate and a second end plate spaced apart and located opposite the first end plate. A plurality of partitions may be disposed within the housing defining a plurality of chambers, including a resonator chamber, a cross-flow chamber, and an outlet chamber. An inlet pipe may be disposed through the housing into the resonator chamber and in fluid communication with the cross-flow chamber, the inlet pipe having a bend in the resonator chamber, wherein the inlet pipe is in fluid communication with the resonator chamber through a resonator aperture located in the bend. A resonator tube may be in fluid communication with the cross-flow chamber and the outlet chamber. An outlet pipe may be disposed through the housing and in fluid communication with the outlet chamber.


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Pradhan, Rajdeep. (2014). Exhaust muffler (U.S. Patent No. 8820475). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8820475

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