Vehicle muffler system

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present invention relates to an improved vehicle muffler system and more particularly to a submuffler combined with a muffler device for use in a vehicle for reinforcing the power of a vehicle engine, whereby the vehicle muffler system increases the exhaust speed of the exhaust gas which is exhausted from the vehicle engine.

#2. Description of Related Art

#The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein:

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional vehicle muffler system;

#FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle submuffler utilized in the present invention;

#Referring now in detail to the drawings for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the vehicle muffler system as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 comprises a submuffler 1 connected to a catalyst converter 70 and a main muffler 90 (FIG. 1) through a pipe 7.

#As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, the submuffler includes a housing 2 having a pair of caps 8 disposed at both ends thereof, an insulating material disposed within the housing 2, a tubular member 3 inserted into the insulating material, a pressure-reducing pipe 4 containing a plurality of apertures 9 disposed within the tubular member, an eddy-generating member 6 disposed within the pressure-reducing pipe 4 and a resonator zone 10 disposed between an outer surface of the pressure-reducing pipe 4 and the inner surface of the tubular member 3.

#The housing 2 has a pair of horizontal surfaces on the top and bottom thereof, respectively. Therefore, the pair of caps 8 has an elliptical configuration. A connecting pipe 7 connects the catalyst converter 70 to the main muffler 90 (FIG. 1). Alternatively, the cap 8 can have a circular configuration.