System and method for a cab-mounted muffler assembly
AssigneeTransportation IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsSandeep Kanzal Venkatesha, Samir Vikas Joshi, Mohammed Sajid Ahmed, Sudeer Gowd Patil, Abhijit Eknath Patil, Kavitha Gajanan
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a cab-mounted muffler assembly are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a support structure configured to couple to an engine cab within an interior of the engine cab; and a muffler assembly configured to mount to the support structure within the interior and spaced apart from an engine by the support structure. The muffler assembly is mounted to the support structure vertically above the engine relative to a ground surface on which the engine cab is supported.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a support structure configured to couple to an engine cab within an interior of the engine cab;
- and
- a muffler assembly configured to mount to the support structure within the interior and spaced apart from an engine by the support structure;
- wherein the support structure includes an enclosure formed between a plurality of support beams, with the muffler assembly seated within the enclosure;
- wherein the plurality of support beams includes a plurality of longitudinal support beams, a plurality of lateral support beams, and a plurality of transverse support beams;
- and
- wherein each longitudinal support beam of the plurality of longitudinal support beams is arranged perpendicular to each lateral support beam of the plurality of lateral support beams, and each transverse support beam of the plurality of transverse support beams is arranged non-orthogonally to each longitudinal support beam of the plurality of longitudinal support beams and each lateral support beam of the plurality of lateral support beams.
A system comprising:
- a support structure configured to couple to an engine cab within an interior of the engine cab;
- and
- a muffler assembly configured to mount to the support structure within the interior and spaced apart from an engine by the support structure, wherein the muffler assembly includes a first muffler chamber, a second muffler chamber, a first stack passage, and a second stack passage, with the first stack passage and the second stack passage together forming an exhaust stack.
A vehicle engine system comprising:
- a support structure configured to be supported entirely by an engine cab and arranged vertically above an engine relative to a floor of the engine cab;
- a muffler assembly configured to be mounted within the support structure vertically above the engine and between opposing cylinder banks of the engine;
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- a first turbocharger coupled to an inlet of a first muffler chamber of the muffler assembly, a second turbocharger coupled to an inlet of a second muffler chamber of the muffler assembly, a first stack passage coupled to an outlet of the first muffler chamber, and a second stack passage coupled to an outlet of the second muffler chamber, where the first stack passage and the second stack passage form an exhaust stack of the engine.
An exhaust management system comprising:
- means for flowing exhaust gases from an engine to muffler chamber of a muffler assembly, the muffler assembly seated within an enclosure directly above the engine and the muffler chamber extending between opposing cylinder banks of the engine;
- means for venting the exhaust gases from the muffler assembly to atmosphere via an exhaust stack extending perpendicular to the muffler chamber;
- and
- means for flowing the exhaust gases through a spark arrestor integrated within an interior of the muffler chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.