Muffler with external water trap
AssigneeFleet Guard, Inc.
InventorsAmi E. Kreger, Jay V. Warner, Howard E. Tews, Timothy J. Palzkill
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Abstract
A vertical mount muffler (40) has an external water trap (52) in an exhaust pipe (48) and drains water from a point between the muffler housing upper outlet (46) and the terminal end (50) of the exhaust pipe. The water trap (52) is laterally adjacent to the muffler housing (42) and below the housing upper outlet (46) and traps and drains water entering the exhaust pipe (48) from the terminal end (50).
Claims14
A muffler comprising a housing having an inlet receiving exhaust, and having an outlet discharging said exhaust, an exhaust pipe extending from said housing outlet and directing said exhaust to atmosphere at a terminal end of said exhaust pipe, a water trap in said exhaust pipe and draining water from a point between said housing outlet and said terminal end of said exhaust pipe such that said water trap traps and drains water entering said exhaust pipe from said terminal end, wherein said water trap is external to said housing.
The muffler according 7 comprising a third water trap in said junction adjacent said second water trap and trapping water entering said exhaust pipe from said terminal end.
A vertical mount muffler in a compartment having laterally offset exhaust inflow and outflow fittings, comprising a housing extending axially along a vertical axis and having a lower inlet receiving exhaust from said inflow fitting, and having an upper outlet discharging said exhaust, an exhaust pipe extending from said housing upper outlet and through said outflow fitting and directing said exhaust to atmosphere at a terminal end, a water trap in said exhaust pipe and draining water from a point between said housing upper outlet and said terminal end of said exhaust pipe, such that said water trap traps and drains water entering said exhaust pipe from said terminal end, wherein said water trap is between said housing upper outlet and said outflow fitting, and wherein said water trap is gravitationally below said outflow fitting.
A vertical mount muffler in a compartment having laterally offset exhaust inflow and outflow fittings, comprising a housing extending axially along a vertical axis and having a lower inlet receiving exhaust from said inflow fitting, and having an upper outlet discharging said exhaust, an exhaust pipe extending from said housing upper outlet and through said outflow fitting and directing said exhaust to atmosphere at a terminal end, a water trap in said exhaust pipe and draining water from a point between said housing upper outlet and said terminal end of said exhaust pipe, such that said water trap traps and drains water entering said exhaust pipe from said terminal end, wherein said housing upper outlet discharges said exhaust laterally from said housing, and wherein said water trap is external of and laterally adjacent to said housing and below said housing upper outlet.
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