Exhaust system for a vehicle
AssigneeSuzuki Motor Corporation
InventorAkihiro Fujita
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Abstract
An exhaust system (26) for a vehicle with a V-engine, aimed at increasing the output power of the V-engine, preventing heat conduction from the exhaust system to the parts around the exhaust system and enhancing the durability of the exhaust system is provided. A transmission and a transfer device (14) are connected in series to the V-engine with an output shaft extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the transmission and the transfer device (14) being provided in a tunnel (15) in a central portion of the floor (4) of the vehicle and protruding to an upper section of the vehicle, a pair of exhaust pipes (31, 32) being connected to each bank of the V-engine, the exhaust pipes (31, 32) converging into a convergence section provided under the floor (4) and extending to the rear of the vehicle.
Claims4
An exhaust system for a vehicle having a structure in which a transmission and a transfer device are connected in series to a V-engine with the output shaft extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the transmission and the transfer device are provided in a tunnel provided at a central portion of a floor of the vehicle and protruding to an upper portion of the vehicle;
- a pair of exhaust pipes are connected to each bank of the V-engine;
- the exhaust pipes are converged into a convergence section provided under the floor and extend to the rear section of the vehicle, wherein the convergence section is provided at a side portion of the transfer device in the lateral direction of the vehicle with a portion thereof located under the tunnel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.