# US 2014/0110009 A1 · Vehicle exhaust tip assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0110009 A1 - Document ID: US20140110009A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/657,978 - Filed: 2012-10-23 - Published: 2014-04-24 - Earliest claimed: 2012-10-23 - Assignees: Fca US LLC - Inventors: Neill A. Quinlan; Jeffery R. Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140110009A1 ## CPC - F16L 9/00: Rigid pipes - F01N 13/082: {of tailpipe, e.g. with means for mixing air with exhaust for exhaust cooling, dilution or evacuation (F01N13/20 takes precedence)} - F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL - F01N: GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES (arrangements in connection with gas exhaust of propulsion units in vehicles B60K13/00; combustion-air intake silencers specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines F02M35/00; protecting against, or damping, noise in general G10K11/16) ## Abstract An exhaust tip assembly for an exhaust system of a vehicle includes an accent member and a collector member that is made substantially from a polymeric material. The collector member includes a collector portion and an attachment portion. The collector portion includes a first end and a second end. The collector portion defines a passage that extends from the first end to the second end. The first end is operable to receive a downstream end of a tailpipe, and the second end is operable to removably attach to the accent member. The attachment portion is configured to mount to a fascia member of a vehicle to thereby expose the accent member from the fascia member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An exhaust tip assembly for an exhaust system of a vehicle, the exhaust system including a tailpipe with a downstream end, the vehicle also including a fascia member, the exhaust tip assembly comprising: an accent member; and a collector member that is made substantially from a polymeric material, the collector member including a collector portion and an attachment portion, the collector portion including a first end and a second end, the collector portion defining a passage that extends from the first end to the second end, the first end operable to receive the downstream end of the tailpipe, the second end operable to removably attach to the accent member, the attachment portion configured to mount to the fascia member of the vehicle to thereby expose the accent member from the fascia member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The exhaust tip assembly of claim 1, wherein the accent member includes an annular portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The exhaust tip assembly of claim 2, wherein the annular portion receives the second end of the collector portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The exhaust tip assembly of claim 2, wherein the accent member also includes at least one mounting flange that is integrally connected to the annular portion, the at least one mounting flange operable to attach to the second end of the collector portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The exhaust tip assembly of claim 4, wherein the at least one mounting flange is operable to snap-fit to the second end of the collector portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The exhaust tip assembly of claim 1, wherein the accent member is at least partially made from one of chrome and stainless steel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The exhaust tip assembly of claim 1, wherein the first end of the collector portion includes a rim, and wherein the rim includes a lower scoop that projects along a longitudinal axis of the collector portion, the lower scoop configured to conceal the tailpipe when viewed from underneath the vehicle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The exhaust tip assembly of claim 1, wherein the attachment portion includes at least one flange that projects radially away from the collector portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The exhaust tip assembly of claim 8, further comprising at least one fastener that extends through the at least one flange for mounting the at least one flange to the fascia member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The exhaust tip assembly of claim 1, wherein the collector member is a molded, single-body, polymeric collector member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The exhaust tip assembly of claim 10, wherein the polymeric material is operable to withstand at least an hour of exposure to at least 450° F. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The exhaust tip assembly of claim 10, wherein the polymeric material is substantially black in color. ### Claim 13 A vehicle comprising: a tailpipe having a downstream end; a fascia member that is disposed adjacent the tailpipe; an accent member; and a single-body collector member that includes a collector portion and an attachment portion, the collector portion including a first end and a second end, the collector portion defining a passage that extends from the first end to the second end, the first end operable to receive the downstream end of the tailpipe, the second end operable to removably attach to the accent member, the attachment portion configured to mount to the fascia of the vehicle to thereby expose the accent member from the fascia. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The vehicle of claim 13, wherein the accent member is at least partially made from one of chrome and stainless steel. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The vehicle of claim 13, wherein the accent member is operable to snap-fit to the second end of the collector portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The vehicle of claim 13, wherein the first end of the collector portion includes a rim, and wherein the rim includes a lower scoop that projects along a longitudinal axis of the collector portion, the lower scoop configured to conceal the tailpipe when viewed from underneath the vehicle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The vehicle of claim 13, wherein the attachment portion includes at least one flange that projects radially away from the collector portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The vehicle of claim 13, wherein the collector member is at least partially made from a polymeric material. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The vehicle of claim 18, wherein the polymeric material is operable to withstand at least an hour of exposure to at least 450° F. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The vehicle of claim 18, wherein the polymeric material is substantially black in color.