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Exhaust system of an internal combustion engine

Assignee: Yanmar Co Ltd
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Filing: 1976-03-11
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Granted: 1977-12-06
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Expires: 1996-03-11
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Abstract

Abstract An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine especially adapted for use as a power source for a portable tool such as a chain saw, said exhaust system comprising a muffler enclosed within an engine casing and located within the passage of the cooling air flow for cooling the engine, and an exhaust gas dilution system consisting of an ejector connected to the outlet of said muffler and a diffuser disposed at such a position that the outlet of said ejector is opened into the inlet of said diffuser.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tsugio Fukushima

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 16:14
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N13/00; F01N13/08; F01N13/082; B; B27; B27B; B27B17/00; F01P; F01P5/00; F01P5/02; F01P5/08; F02; F02B; F02B63/00; F02B63/02; F01N1/00; F01N2230/00; F01N2230/06; F01N2260/00; F01N2260/02; F01N2260/022; F01N2590/00; F01N2590/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine comprising a muffler enclosed within an engine casing and located in the path of cooling air flow for cooling the engine characterized in that said muffler is provided with an ejector connected to the outlet of said muffler and defining a convergent exhaust gas passage, and a cylindrical diffuser with its inlet arranged concentric overlapping relation to the outlet of said ejector so that an annular cooling air passage having a cross-sectional area and an axial lapping length suitable for introducing desired volume of cooling air thereinto and with its outlet arranged with respect to an exhaust opening of the engine casing such that the mixture of the exhaust gas and the cooling air issuing from the outlet of the diffuser is further surrounded with cooling air flow, said muffler and diffuser being arranged crosswise to the general direction of the cooling air flow.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine comprising a muffler enclosed within an engine casing and located in the path of cooling air flow for cooling the engine characterized in that said muffler is provided with an ejector connected to the outlet of said muffler and defining a convergent exhaust gas passage, and a cylindrical diffuser with its inlet arranged concentric overlapping relation to the outlet of said ejector so that an annular cooling air passage having a cross-sectional area and an axial lapping length suitable for introducing desired volume of cooling air thereinto and with its outlet arranged with respect to an exhaust opening of the engine casing such that the mixture of the exhaust gas and the cooling air issuing from the outlet of the diffuser is further surrounded with cooling air flow, said muffler and diffuser being arranged crosswise to the general direction of the cooling air flow.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
An exhaust system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said muffler is formed therein with a cooling air passage extending in the general direction of the cooling air flow.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-12-05 1981-06-06 1981-12-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-12-05 1985-06-06 1985-12-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-12-05 1989-06-06 1989-12-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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