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US4382487A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Exhaust muffler of enamelled steel sheet metal and method of producing it

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-04-25
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Granted: 1983-05-10
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Expires: 2000-04-25
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to an exhaust muffler made of enamelled sheet steel, which is composed of a plurality of structural parts in which the structural parts of the muffler are coated with enamel slick, are then put together and heated to enamelling temperature, with the contacting surfaces of the structural parts thus fusing and in that way being securely connected together. Such structural parts include two head pieces provided with connection pipes which are positioned on the exhaust muffler sheath, as well as sound absorbing elements disposed inside the muffler. The head pieces and the sound absorbing elements arranged on the inside of the sheath, are connected with the sheath by means of connection surfaces located on the peripheral edges of the head pieces and the sound absorbing elements which are bent over parallel to the wall of the sheath. Between these various surfaces enamel slick is applied, whereby these members are connected together upon firing. The enamel slick in the connection region of the structural parts is partially reacted in a pre-firing step, with a complete fusing together of the structural parts being achieved in an after-firing. A third enamelling imparts additional properties.

Inventors

  • 👤 Werner Baumann

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 03:32
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N13/00; F01N13/18; F01N13/1838; C; C23; C23D; C23D15/00; F01N13/16; F01N13/1888; F01N2450/00; F01N2450/22; F01N2470/00; F01N2470/30; F01N2490/00; F01N2490/02; F01N2490/04; F01N2530/00; F01N2530/26

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 136 words
An exhaust muffler of enamelled steel sheet, providing a sheath and having two ends which are closed by head pieces, and containing intermediate sound absorbing elements, structural parts of the muffler being attached to the wall of the sheath by means of slick enamel through fusing the enamel on the wall, characterized in that: (a) the sound absorbing elements are structural parts attached to the sheath by fusing of the enamel, (b) the sound absorbing elements are intermediate walls pre-enamelled and having at their periphery edges with connecting surfaces bent over parallel to the inner wall of the sheath, (c) the intermediate walls are covered with an enamel finish-reacted in a subsequent firing step, and (d) the inner wall of the sheath is also pre-enamelled and covered with an enamel finish-reacted in a subsequent firing step.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 136 words
An exhaust muffler of enamelled steel sheet, providing a sheath and having two ends which are closed by head pieces, and containing intermediate sound absorbing elements, structural parts of the muffler being attached to the wall of the sheath by means of slick enamel through fusing the enamel on the wall, characterized in that: (a) the sound absorbing elements are structural parts attached to the sheath by fusing of the enamel, (b) the sound absorbing elements are intermediate walls pre-enamelled and having at their periphery edges with connecting surfaces bent over parallel to the inner wall of the sheath, (c) the intermediate walls are covered with an enamel finish-reacted in a subsequent firing step, and (d) the inner wall of the sheath is also pre-enamelled and covered with an enamel finish-reacted in a subsequent firing step.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
An exhaust muffler according to claim 1, characterized in that the sheath consists of two shells having a circumferential overlap, and the two shells are connected together through the enamel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
An exhaust muffler according to claim 1, characterized in that the sound absorbing elements are connected to the sheath by addition of further enamel during a subsequent firing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 37 words
An exhaust muffler according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the uppermost layer of the enamel is a carrier layer for substances amending the physical and chemical properties of the material inside the sheath.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1994-05-09 1994-11-08 1995-05-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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