Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Muffler assembly including a center muffler and two satellite mufflers
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Application No.: US15972686Application Date: 2018-05-07
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Publication No.: US10596898B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Brett Herwat , Keith Bartu , Gabriel Ostromecki
- Applicant: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Lake Forest
- Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
- Current Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Lake Forest
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: F01N13/02
- IPC: F01N13/02 ; B60K13/04 ; F01N1/02 ; F01N13/00 ; F01N13/04 ; F01N3/021 ; F01N13/08

Abstract:
An exhaust assembly includes first and second exhaust devices, and first, second, and third mufflers that are disposed at first, second, third, fourth, and fifth heights, respectively. The first and second heights are greater than the third, fourth, and fifth heights. The first muffler includes a first housing, first and second inlets, and first and second outlets. The first inlet receives exhaust gas from at least one of the first and second exhaust devices. The second inlet receives exhaust gas from at least one of the first and second exhaust devices. The first and second inlets and first and second outlets all fluidly connected. The second muffler includes a second housing, a third inlet that receives exhaust gas from the first outlet, and a third outlet. The third muffler includes a third housing, a fourth inlet that receives exhaust gas from the second outlet, and a fourth outlet.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190337377A1 Muffler Assembly Including A Center Muffler And Two Satellite Mufflers Public/Granted day:2019-11-07
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