Precipitation cover for an exhaust system
OwnerDharani BABU, Santosh S. MANGADE +1inventors
InventorsDharani BABU, Santosh S. MANGADE, Daniel J. DEBOER
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Abstract
An apparatus for an exhaust system, the apparatus comprising a precipitation cover adapted to be positioned at least partially downstream of a tailpipe, relative to a direction of an exhaust gas flow. The precipitation cover comprises a first cover end and a second cover end. The first cover end is configured as a precipitation outlet, and the second cover end is configured as an exhaust gas outlet and a precipitation inlet. When the first cover end and the tailpipe are coupled together, the first cover end and the tailpipe cooperate so as to form a precipitation exit opening.
Claims20
An apparatus for an exhaust system, the apparatus comprising precipitation cover adapted to be positioned at least partially downstream of a tailpipe relative to a direction of an exhaust gas flow, the precipitation cover comprising a first cover end and a second cover end, the first cover end configured as a precipitation outlet, the second cover end configured as an exhaust gas outlet and a precipitation inlet, wherein when the first cover end and the tailpipe are coupled together, the first cover end and the tailpipe cooperate so as to form a precipitation exit opening.
An apparatus for an exhaust system, the apparatus comprising precipitation cover and a spacer, the precipitation cover adapted to be positioned at least partially downstream of a tailpipe relative to a direction of an exhaust gas flow, the precipitation cover comprising a first cover end and a second cover end, the first cover end configured and a precipitation outlet, the second cover end configured as an exhaust gas outlet and a precipitation inlet, the spacer being mounted to the tailpipe, the precipitation cover being mounted to the spacer, wherein:
- when the first cover end and the tailpipe are coupled together, the first cover end and the tailpipe cooperate so as to form a precipitation exit opening;
- the precipitation cover overlaps the tailpipe so as to form an overlapped region;
- the precipitation cover and the tailpipe are spaced apart, along the overlapped region, so as to form an annular gap therebetween;
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- the precipitation cover further comprises a hood extending axially from the second cover end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.