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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2013
Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd., Okazaki-shi, Aichi, JP;
Katsuhiko Kainuma, Okazaki, JP;
Masahiro Kajikawa, Okazaki, JP;
FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., Okazaki-shi, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a muffler comprising: an outer shell; an outlet pipe, which is formed into a tubular shape containing a pair of open end-parts and is comprising an inlet port, wherein one of the open end-parts and the inlet port are arranged inside the outer shell; a valve body formed into a plate-like shape to cover the inlet port from the inside of the outlet pipe; an axis member that pivotally supports the valve body to the outlet pipe so that the valve body pivots inside the outlet pipe; and a biasing member that applies a biasing force in the radial direction of the outlet pipe to the valve body so as to occlude the inlet port.