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US 11,071,993 B2Granted
Methods and systems for filling mufflers with fibrous material
AssigneeOwens Corning 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.
Claims26
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;
- removing the filling nozzle from the muffler shell through the open portion:
- and
- removing the clamp to close the open portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.