Vehicle exhaust systems
AssigneeAGCO International GmbH
InventorsDavid Salvadori, Einstein Huayanay, David Briand
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Abstract
A heat shield arrangement (14) for shielding the environment surrounding the junction between two sections (10, 13) of insulated vehicle exhaust from heat emanating from uninsulated end portions of the junction of the exhaust sections. The heat shield (14) is of tubular form and mounted on the insulation surrounding one section (10) of the exhaust and is slidingly movable between a first position (14′) in which the junction between the two sections is exposed to allow access to work on fastening means (15) for holding the two sections together and a second position (14″) in which the shield surrounds the junction and overlaps the ends of the insulation on both sections of the exhaust to insulate the surrounding environment.
Claims12
A heat shield arrangement for shielding surrounding environment of a junction between first and second insulated exhaust sections of a vehicle exhaust, the heat shield arrangement comprising:
- a tubular heat shield mounted on the first insulated exhaust section, the heat shield configured to be moved between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the junction between the first and second insulated exhaust sections is exposed in the first position to provide access to at least one fastener holding the first and second insulated exhaust sections together;
- wherein the heat shield surrounds the junction in the second position and overlaps ends of the first and second insulated exhaust sections to insulate the surrounding environment;
- wherein the heat shield is configured to slide longitudinally along the first insulated exhaust section when being moved between the first and second positions;
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- wherein corresponding spline formations are formed on the first insulated exhaust section and on the heat shield to facilitate the sliding of the heat shield between the first and second positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.