Exhaust muffler

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8820475
APP PUB NO 20140151148A1
SERIAL NO

13705202

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An exhaust muffler for an internal combustion engine including a housing having a sidewall, a first end plate and a second end plate spaced apart and located opposite the first end plate. A plurality of partitions may be disposed within the housing defining a plurality of chambers, including a resonator chamber, a cross-flow chamber, and an outlet chamber. An inlet pipe may be disposed through the housing into the resonator chamber and in fluid communication with the cross-flow chamber, the inlet pipe having a bend in the resonator chamber, wherein the inlet pipe is in fluid communication with the resonator chamber through a resonator aperture located in the bend. A resonator tube may be in fluid communication with the cross-flow chamber and the outlet chamber. An outlet pipe may be disposed through the housing and in fluid communication with the outlet chamber.

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CATERPILLAR INCINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT 100 NE ADAMS STREET PEORIA IL 61629

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Pradhan, Rajdeep Edwards, US 1 11

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