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US 10,525,495 B2Granted
Methods and systems for filling mufflers with fibrous material
AssigneeOCV Intellectual Capital, LLC
InventorLuc J. L. Brandt
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Abstract
Methods and systems for filling a muffler body with a fibrous material prior to completing assembly of the muffler body are disclosed. The muffler body is composed of two half shells and the fibrous material is injected between the shells by a filling nozzle.
Claims28
A method of filling a muffler with a fibrous material, the muffler including a muffler shell having an inlet port and an outlet port, wherein the muffler shell comprises a first shell member and a second shell member, the method comprising:
- using a clamp to affix the first shell member and the second shell member to one another to define an open portion and a closed portion, the open portion defining a portion of the circumference of the muffler shell wherein the shell members are so spaced as to allow a filling nozzle to fit between the first shell member and the second shell member at the open portion;
- inserting the filling nozzle into the muffler shell through the open portion;
- introducing the fibrous material into the muffler shell through the filling nozzle;
- repositioning the clamp to adjust a location of the open portion along the circumference of the muffler shell;
- removing the filling nozzle from the muffler shell through the open portion;
- removing the clamp;
- and
- closing the open portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.