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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael D. Collareno, Northville, MI (US);
Erich James Nowka, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kerry Timothy Havener, Canton, MI (US);
Steven A. Hornby, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 13/08 (2010.01); F01N 13/18 (2010.01); F01N 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 1/084 (2013.01); F01N 13/1844 (2013.01);
Abstract
A muffler shell is formed from a sheet metal blank. The shell comprises a tubular body section which is rolled into a tube so that a first edge of the blank can be welded to an intermediate seam line across the blank. An aerodynamic shield extension projects integrally from the tubular body section between the intermediate seam line and a second edge of the blank to cover a gap between the muffler and adjacent structures when installed on a vehicle.