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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2011
Kazutoshi Wakatsuki, Toyota, JP;
Nakaya Takagaki, Toyota, JP;
Hideyuki Komitsu, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A silencing apparatus for a vehicle includes: a muffler () having a flattened sectional shape; an inlet pipe (); an outlet pipe (); and at least one partition plate () that divides the inside of the muffler () into a plurality of sound-deadening chambers. Each of the at least one partition plate () has at least one communication hole. Within the muffler (), at least one among an opening of the inlet pipe (), an opening of the outlet pipe (), and the at least one communication hole is disposed at a position that is apart by a length equal to a half of the width of the muffler () from one end of the muffler () in the width direction thereof, and at least one among them is disposed at a position that is apart by a length equal to a quarter of the width from one end of the muffler () in the width direction.