VARIABLE MUFFLER

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20110126531A1
SERIAL NO

12957015

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A variable muffler may include a housing, a plurality of chambers formed by partitions in the housing, an inlet pipe connected to at least a chamber for flowing exhaust gas into the housing, an outlet pipe connected to at least a chamber for discharging the exhaust gas having flowed into the housing to the exterior, an inner pipe for directly communicating between at least two chambers in the housing so that the exhaust gas of the inlet pipe is communicated to the outlet pipe therethrough, and a variable valve that is disposed downstream of the inner pipe and of which opening amount is continuously adjusted according to pressure of exhaust gas passing through the inner pipe.

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KIA MOTORS CORPORATION12 HEOLLEUNG-RO SEOCHO-GU SEOUL 06797
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYSEOUL 06797
SEJONG INDUSTRIAL CO LTDHYOMUN-DONG 800-1 BUK-GU ULSAN-SI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kye, Jae Hong Hwasung-si, KR 2 8
Moon, Seung-Jin Ulsan-si, KR 2 6

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