Flexible coupling for pipes in exhaust systems of motor vehicles

A coupling for producing an articulated joint between at least one pipe and an exhaust system of a motor vehicle, the coupling comprising at least one flexible duct, support parts joined with ends of said flexible duct, and damping members placed outside the path of exhaust gases and joined with the support parts, said support parts forming housing-like pockets which moves relative to each other, said damping members being made of a compressed metal wire fabric pressed into the housing-like pockets and retained therein under pressure, and wherein a housing-like pocket for one of said damping members includes an end wall in the form of a ring, a rod extending substantially through a middle of said damping member and freely extending through at least one further support part, said damping members with a middle opening being seated on the rod and on a supporting part ridgedly joined with said rod.

A coupling for producing an articulated joint between at least one pipe and an exhaust system of a motor vehicle, the coupling comprising at least one flexible duct, support parts joined with ends of said flexible duct, and damping members placed outside the path of exhaust gases and joined with the support parts, said support parts forming housing-like pockets which moves relative to each other, said damping members being made of a compressed metal wire fabric pressed into the housing-like pockets and retained therein under pressure, and wherein said damping members are placed radially over the flexible duct.

A coupling for producing an articulated joint between at least one pipe part of an exhaust system of a motor vehicle, the coupling comprising at least one flexible duct, support parts joined with ends of said flexible duct, and damping members placed outside the duct and joined with the support parts, said support parts being overlapped with each other forming housing-like pockets and being adapted to be moved relative to each other, said damping members being made of a compressed wire, means for adjusting a clamping force acting by way of the support parts on the damping members, and a threaded sleeve or bushing and a threaded washer screwed thereinto for forming a bearing face for one of said damping members.

A coupling for producing an articulated joint between at least one pipe and an exhaust system of a motor vehicle, the coupling comprising at least one flexible duct, support parts joined with ends of said flexible duct, and damping members placed outside the path of exhaust gases and joined with the support parts, said support parts forming housing-like pockets which moves relative to each other, said damping members being made of a compressed metal wire fabric pressed into the housing-like pockets and retained therein under pressure, and means for enabling an adjustment of a clamping force acting by way of said support parts on the damping members, and wherein at least one end face of a support part, nose pieces are symmetrically placed about the axis of said support part, said nose pieces extending into the space inside the support part, said coupling further comprising a washer with openings therein of different size and which may be turned relative to the nose pieces about a common axis so that the axial position of the washer may be changed in keeping with which openings are placed over said nose pieces and wherein means are provided for adjusting said washer from the outside.