Abstract:
A muffler construction for an internal combustion engine. The muffler includes a housing having an inlet to receive exhaust gases from the engine and having an outlet for the discharge of gases. Located between the inlet and the outlet are a pair of baffles which are disposed in parallel spaced relation and the space between the baffles defines a central chamber. The upstream baffle is provided with a central opening, while the downstream baffle has a closed central portion aligned with the opening in the upstream baffle. Louvered openings are provided in the downstream baffle radially outward of the closed central portion. The exhaust gases pass through the opening in the upstream baffle, strike the closed central portion of the downstream baffle, are deflected outwardly in the central chamber, and then pass through the louvered openings to the outlet.
Abstract:
An exhaust system comprises a catalytic converter placed in flow communication with the exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine and a muffler connected with the catalytic converter. The muffler includes a plurality of exhaust gas conduits arranged to form a continuous exhaust gas flow path via a plurality of expansion chambers, in which at least one of the exhaust conduits, except the first of them, has its exhaust gas inlet end closed and is formed with a group of apertures, or holes, which are disposed and sized, such that broken pieces of catalyst carried by the exhaust gases are prevented from entering the one exhaust gas conduit.
Abstract:
Discharge pressure limiting and noise-suppressing nozzle for air-ejectors. An internal surface distributing air from an internal central pressure-reducing orifice to radially located multi-jet parts is dished in the direction of overall air flow through nozzle. Back-turbulence limits excessive line pressure to safe discharge pressure from nozzle.
Abstract:
An exhaust silencer comprises a body which includes inner, intermediate and outer coaxial tubes. The outlet is formed as a slot and immediately upstream of the outlet in the direction of gas flow is a passage between the intermediate and outer tubes, the height of the passage being such as to attenuate the sound of the gas flowing through the passage. Between the inner and intermediate tubes is one or more resonator chambers and the exhaust gas flows through the inner tube and the passage in one direction and through the chambers in the opposite direction.
Abstract:
A muffler has a gas flow path with inlet and outlet louver patches containing louvers that are directed circumferentially of the path but in opposite directions.
Abstract:
Flow of gas from a pulsating pressure source is conducted through a muffler device to remove undesirable sound frequencies, cool the gas and substantially prevent back pressure flow between pressure pulsations of the gas. The gas is conducted through a baffling zone in the muffler formed by baffle plates having crescent-shaped openings through which flow of the gas is limited. The openings render the baffle plates effective as acoustical wave filters and impart a spin to the gas conducted therethrough.
Abstract:
This disclosure deals with the precision pressure reduction of a fluid stream while attenuating and diffusing jet-produced sound therein from a jet-port array as in valves and the like, but without substantial sound-regeneration during the same, through the use of enveloping apertured screens and the like positioned close to the vortex mixing region and adapted to produce a controlled gradual frictional reduction in pressure gradient while controlling the velocity of the streams exiting from the jet-port array.
Abstract:
The noise emitted by an air cooled internal combustion engine in a vehicle installation is suppressed by an air duct assembly which is light weight and easily removable to permit access to the engine and related components for routine adjustments and servicing. The duct assembly includes relatively rigid air intake and air exhaust ducts, each of which is integrally molded from plastic with sound absorbing qualities. For axial fan cooled engines, the fan and cylinder cooling fins are enclosed by a shroud provided with air intake and exhaust openings. The cowl of the vehicle which encloses the engine is also provided with air intake and exhaust openings. The intake duct extends between the air intake opening of the vehicle cowl and the air intake opening in the engine shroud, and the exhaust duct extends between the exhaust opening of the engine shroud and the exhaust opening in the vehicle cowl. Each duct provides a baffled or tortuous air passage so that noise cannot escape through the duct without being reflected from the walls of the duct, and each duct is removably secured to either the engine shroud or the cowl by spring latches which permit quick removal of the ducts when desired. The duct assembly also supplies combustion air through a baffled path to a carburetor plenum chamber.
Abstract:
The exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine is connected to a header pipe that branches to parallel connected inlet ports of a liquid cooled condenser and a muffler. The outlet ports of the condenser and muffler are connected in parallel to a tailpipe. A conduit section communicates between the interior of the muffler and the inlet port of the condenser thereby enabling some of the gas acted upon by the muffler to be also treated by passage through the condenser. A substantial amount of hydrocarbon material condenses in the condenser so that purified exhaust gas is delivered from the outlet port of the condenser to the tailpipe.
Abstract:
Two-cycle engine exhaust systems including a resonance chamber which has at least one change of direction or bend in the resonance chamber and which is used in combination with powered tools and vehicles, such as chain saws and snowmobiles. Bending the resonance chamber saves space and keeps the exhaust resonance chamber out of the way of an operator. The further improvement of including an additional silencing section located within the crook of the bend in the resonance chamber in combination with two-cycle engines, is also disclosed.