US20050263344A1 - Exhaust gas muffler - Google Patents
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- the present invention is directed to an exhaust gas muffler for an engine and especially for engines used for portable tools such as a chain saw or the like.
- Exhaust gas mufflers for internal combustion engines are well known for a long time, and have mainly been used for cars. For portable tools, such as chain saws, they have been available on the market to a small extent since the end of the 1980's.
- the exhaust gases are delivered to an exhaust gas muffler from an exhaust port of a cylinder.
- the exhaust gases are processed there and discharged out.
- an oxidizing catalyst in order to reduce pollutants such as hyrdocarbons, carbon monoxide, and the like.
- the invention can provide a front outlet catalyst muffler that combines parts to save parts, weight, and simplify the design.
- the present invention includes a muffler for attachment to an engine that includes an inlet for receiving exhaust gases into the muffler, a catalyst assembly located within the muffler, and a fastener tube for fastening the muffler to the engine.
- a fastener tube cover covers the fastener tube and includes an outlet for exiting exhaust gases.
- the outlet includes a directional louver that directs the exiting exhaust gases.
- the fastener tube cover can retain a spark arrestor, which maintains maximum spark particle size in the exiting exhaust gases.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an exhaust gas muffler
- FIG. 2 is an exploded isometric view of an exhaust gas muffler
- FIG. 3 is a detail view of a fastener tube cover
- FIG. 4 is an isometric view of an exhaust gas muffler with a cover.
- a catalyst muffler with a front outlet design provides improvements over current catalyst mufflers for small gasoline powered engines.
- FIG. 1 shown is an exploded view of the muffler according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Exhaust gas mixture travels through a cylinder port 102 of a back plate 101 and enters a diffuser 116 that is located within a muffler body 110 .
- a series of smaller openings in the diffuser 116 allow the exhaust gas to exit the diffuser to the area between the diffuser and a catalyst assembly 123 .
- the exhaust gas then passes through a catalyst screen 122 of the catalyst assembly 123 .
- Precious metal(s) (PM) trapped on the surface of the catalyst screen 122 come in contact with the exhaust gas.
- PM Precious metal(s)
- the interaction with the PM converts approximately 10 g/hp-h of HC and NO x to other gases.
- the catalyst screen 122 is captured between the edges of a first catalyst bulkhead 119 and a second catalyst bulkhead 125 to allow the greatest surface contact with the exhaust gas while transferring the least amount of thermal energy back to the muffler body 110 .
- the PM amount can be varied to get different conversion rates.
- a crimping operation is used to connect the bulkheads 119 , 125 to the screen 122 and allow for thermal expansion.
- FIG. 2 shown is an isometric view of an exhaust gas muffler that shows a portion of the pathway that the exhaust gas takes.
- the exhaust gas After passing through the catalyst assembly 123 (see FIG. 1 ), the exhaust gas is in a muffler shell 170 .
- a muffler cover 131 and the muffler body 110 combine to form the muffler shell 170 .
- the exhaust gas exits thorough exhaust ports, such as a first exhaust port 161 and a second exhaust port 162 , in the muffler cover 131 .
- these exhaust ports are located in a pocket 175 .
- the pocket 175 also contains a first fastener entrance port 138 ( FIG.
- This pocket 175 allows for a volume as the exhaust gas exits the muffler shell 170 and passes through the spark arrestor 149 . Once the exhaust gas passes through the spark arrestor 149 , the exhaust gas enters a volume defined by a fastener tube cover 152 . This is the space between the muffler cover 131 and the fastener tube cover 152 .
- the fastener tube cover 152 is designed to control direction and diffuse the exhaust gas as it leaves the muffler. This yields a lower plane temperature that is within the parameters set forth within SAE J335, which is a standard established by the USDA for the Society of Automotive Engineers to prevent forest fires.
- the fastener tube cover's 152 effectiveness is enhanced by the size of an outlet 155 of the fastener tube cover 152 , the deflection plate 158 in the center of the outlet 155 , the slope of the fastener tube cover 152 , and by a flush surface created by the fastener tube cover 152 and the muffler cover 131 .
- the fastener tube cover 152 comprises a directional louver 154 that helps direct exiting exhaust gases. All of these features cause the gases exhausted from the outlet 155 to cling to the fastener tube cover 152 and limit the temperature of the gases exhausted through the outlet 155 .
- first fastener tube 137 and a second faster tube 140 that are used to fasten the muffler to the engine in the current embodiment.
- Each fastener tube has a fastener entrance port, such as 138 and 141 , for facing away from the engine and a fastener exit port, such as 139 and 142 , for facing towards the engine.
- a first fastener 143 is threaded through the first fastener tube 137 then fastened to the engine.
- a second fastener 146 is threaded through the second fastener tube 140 then fastened to the engine.
- the fasteners are bolts. However, other fastening devices, such as screws, could be used in the alternative to attach the muffler to the engine.
- Mufflers mounted directly to small engines can loosen over time due to the inherent engine vibration and the contracting and expansion of the metal muffler components due to the heat cycling.
- One method to address this problem is to use flanged tubes, such as the first fastener tube 137 and the second fastener tube 140 . These flanged tubes significantly reduce the amount of metal compressed under the mounting fasteners, such as the first fastener 143 and the second fastener 146 .
- the fastener tubes also shield the fasteners from the exhaust gases in the diffuser 116 .
- Another use for the fastener tubes is to significantly reduce the mounting fastener exposure to the catalyst heat. Additionally, the fastener tubes can be used to clamp the muffler body 110 to the muffler cover 131 .
- the fastener tubes provide receptacles for debris such as sawdust to collect. Such collected debris can be problematic, accordingly, a cover, such as the fastener tube cover 152 , is used to prevent debris from entering the fastener tubes.
- the fastener tube cover 152 in addition to preventing debris from entering the fastener tubes, can be used to hold a spark arrestor 149 in place, and to serve as an exhaust gas outlet. These multiple uses reduce the amount of components necessary to create a muffler. This eases assembly and lowers cost. Also, in the current embodiment, the location of the fastener tube cover 152 on the front of the muffler allows for easier servicing of the spark arrestor 149 .
- the fastener tube cover 152 shown is the fastener tube cover 152 .
- the outlet 155 has a deflection plate 158 in the center of the outlet 155 .
- the deflection plate 158 could be off-center.
- the fastener tube cover 152 also comprises a directional louver 154 that helps direct exiting exhaust gases. As can be seen in FIG. 3 , the fastener tube cover 152 is sloped. This design creates a flush surface between the fastener tube cover 152 and the muffler cover 131 (see FIG. 1 ). These features of the fastener tube cover 152 cause the gases exhausted from the outlet 155 to cling to the fastener tube cover 152 .
- a cover 180 that could be added over the outlet 155 ( FIG. 1 ) of the fastener tube cover 152 for increased exhaust gas directional control and to serve as additional protection from the exhaust heat.
- the cover 180 could be part of the fastener tube cover 152 or a separate part. If the cover 180 is a separate part, the cover 180 could be retained by the same fastener, such as the weld stud 134 ( FIG. 1 ), used to retain the fastener tube cover 152 .
- the backplate 101 is attached to a cylinder portion of the engine.
- An opening 103 in the backplate 101 allows part of the cylinder to contact the muffler body 110 to help prevent the muffler from picking up a resonate vibration and loosening the fasteners that hold the muffler to the engine.
- the cylinder port 102 of the backplate 101 allows the exhaust gas to travel from the engine to the muffler body 110 .
- a gasket 107 Between the backplate 101 and the muffler body 110 is a gasket 107 which ensures proper sealing.
- a first doubler 113 is located between the muffler body 110 and the diffuser 116 to allow a better seal.
- a second doubler 128 is located between the catalyst assembly 123 and the muffler cover 131 to serve as a thermal barrier.
- the diffuser 116 is located inside the catalyst assembly 123 which is located within the muffler body 110 .
- the diffuser 116 serves as a first chamber in the muffler and channels the exhaust gases inside the catalyst assembly 123 where the exhaust gases are directed to the catalyst screen 122 by holes and slots in the diffuser 116 . This gives more uniform exhaust gas distribution, which ensures that the entire catalyst screen 122 is used to the best of its potential.
- the diffuser 116 also can serve as a spacer inside the muffler to prevent the muffler body 110 and the muffler cover 131 from collapsing. Once the exhaust gas leaves the diffuser 116 , the exhaust gas enters the surrounding catalyst assembly 123 .
- the catalyst assembly 123 comprises a first catalyst bulkhead 119 , a second catalyst bulkhead 125 and a catalyst screen 122 .
- a flat catalyst screen 122 is formed around a round mandrel and crimped in the edges of the catalyst bulkheads to form the catalyst assembly 123 . This shape allows the greatest surface contact with the exhaust gas while transferring the least amount of thermal energy back to the muffler.
- a stainless steel wire cloth is coated with the PM to form the catalyst screen 122 .
- the exhaust gas After passing through the catalyst assembly 123 , the exhaust gas is in the muffler shell 170 (see FIG. 2 ). From the muffler shell 170 , the exhaust gas exits through exhaust ports that are located in the muffler cover 131 . Before leaving the muffler through the outlet 155 of the fastener tube cover 152 , the exhaust gas must pass through a spark arrestor 149 .
- the spark arrestor 149 is located between the muffler cover 131 and the fastener tube cover 152 .
- the spark arrestor 149 is required to meet maximum spark particle size in the exiting exhaust gas as required by SAE J335.
- a second hole 150 in the spark arrestor 149 There is a second hole 150 in the spark arrestor 149 .
- An attacher can fasten the spark arrestor 149 and the fastener tube cover 152 to the muffler.
- a weld stud 134 combined with a nut can serve as the attacher.
- the weld stud 134 can thread through the second hole 150 and the first hole 153 .
- the nut is threadingly engaged with the weld stud 134 to hold the spark arrestor 149 and the fastener tube cover 152 in place.
- alternative suitable attacher devices could be used to fasten the fastening opening cover 152 and spark arrestor 149 to the muffler.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention is directed to an exhaust gas muffler for an engine and especially for engines used for portable tools such as a chain saw or the like.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- Exhaust gas mufflers for internal combustion engines are well known for a long time, and have mainly been used for cars. For portable tools, such as chain saws, they have been available on the market to a small extent since the end of the 1980's. The exhaust gases are delivered to an exhaust gas muffler from an exhaust port of a cylinder. The exhaust gases are processed there and discharged out. Now it is known to utilize an oxidizing catalyst in order to reduce pollutants such as hyrdocarbons, carbon monoxide, and the like. The invention can provide a front outlet catalyst muffler that combines parts to save parts, weight, and simplify the design.
- The present invention includes a muffler for attachment to an engine that includes an inlet for receiving exhaust gases into the muffler, a catalyst assembly located within the muffler, and a fastener tube for fastening the muffler to the engine. A fastener tube cover covers the fastener tube and includes an outlet for exiting exhaust gases. The outlet includes a directional louver that directs the exiting exhaust gases. The fastener tube cover can retain a spark arrestor, which maintains maximum spark particle size in the exiting exhaust gases.
- The invention can be understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale. Also, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an exhaust gas muffler; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded isometric view of an exhaust gas muffler; -
FIG. 3 is a detail view of a fastener tube cover; and -
FIG. 4 is an isometric view of an exhaust gas muffler with a cover. - A catalyst muffler with a front outlet design provides improvements over current catalyst mufflers for small gasoline powered engines. Referring to
FIG. 1 , shown is an exploded view of the muffler according to an embodiment of the present invention. Exhaust gas mixture travels through acylinder port 102 of aback plate 101 and enters adiffuser 116 that is located within amuffler body 110. A series of smaller openings in thediffuser 116 allow the exhaust gas to exit the diffuser to the area between the diffuser and acatalyst assembly 123. The exhaust gas then passes through acatalyst screen 122 of thecatalyst assembly 123. Precious metal(s) (PM) trapped on the surface of thecatalyst screen 122 come in contact with the exhaust gas. The interaction with the PM converts approximately 10 g/hp-h of HC and NOx to other gases. Thecatalyst screen 122 is captured between the edges of afirst catalyst bulkhead 119 and asecond catalyst bulkhead 125 to allow the greatest surface contact with the exhaust gas while transferring the least amount of thermal energy back to themuffler body 110. The PM amount can be varied to get different conversion rates. A crimping operation is used to connect thebulkheads screen 122 and allow for thermal expansion. - Referring next to
FIG. 2 , shown is an isometric view of an exhaust gas muffler that shows a portion of the pathway that the exhaust gas takes. After passing through the catalyst assembly 123 (seeFIG. 1 ), the exhaust gas is in amuffler shell 170. Amuffler cover 131 and themuffler body 110 combine to form themuffler shell 170. From themuffler shell 170, the exhaust gas exits thorough exhaust ports, such as afirst exhaust port 161 and asecond exhaust port 162, in themuffler cover 131. In the current embodiment, these exhaust ports are located in apocket 175. Thepocket 175 also contains a first fastener entrance port 138 (FIG. 1 ) of afirst fastener tube 137 and a second fastener entrance port 141 (FIG. 1 ) of asecond fastener tube 140. Thispocket 175 allows for a volume as the exhaust gas exits themuffler shell 170 and passes through thespark arrestor 149. Once the exhaust gas passes through thespark arrestor 149, the exhaust gas enters a volume defined by afastener tube cover 152. This is the space between themuffler cover 131 and thefastener tube cover 152. - The
fastener tube cover 152 is designed to control direction and diffuse the exhaust gas as it leaves the muffler. This yields a lower plane temperature that is within the parameters set forth within SAE J335, which is a standard established by the USDA for the Society of Automotive Engineers to prevent forest fires. The fastener tube cover's 152 effectiveness is enhanced by the size of anoutlet 155 of thefastener tube cover 152, thedeflection plate 158 in the center of theoutlet 155, the slope of thefastener tube cover 152, and by a flush surface created by thefastener tube cover 152 and themuffler cover 131. In addition, thefastener tube cover 152 comprises adirectional louver 154 that helps direct exiting exhaust gases. All of these features cause the gases exhausted from theoutlet 155 to cling to thefastener tube cover 152 and limit the temperature of the gases exhausted through theoutlet 155. - Referring back to
FIG. 1 , shown is afirst fastener tube 137 and a secondfaster tube 140 that are used to fasten the muffler to the engine in the current embodiment. Each fastener tube has a fastener entrance port, such as 138 and 141, for facing away from the engine and a fastener exit port, such as 139 and 142, for facing towards the engine. Afirst fastener 143 is threaded through thefirst fastener tube 137 then fastened to the engine. Likewise, asecond fastener 146 is threaded through thesecond fastener tube 140 then fastened to the engine. In the current embodiment, the fasteners are bolts. However, other fastening devices, such as screws, could be used in the alternative to attach the muffler to the engine. - Mufflers mounted directly to small engines can loosen over time due to the inherent engine vibration and the contracting and expansion of the metal muffler components due to the heat cycling. One method to address this problem is to use flanged tubes, such as the
first fastener tube 137 and thesecond fastener tube 140. These flanged tubes significantly reduce the amount of metal compressed under the mounting fasteners, such as thefirst fastener 143 and thesecond fastener 146. The fastener tubes also shield the fasteners from the exhaust gases in thediffuser 116. Another use for the fastener tubes is to significantly reduce the mounting fastener exposure to the catalyst heat. Additionally, the fastener tubes can be used to clamp themuffler body 110 to themuffler cover 131. - However, when using fastener tubes, a problem exits. The fastener tubes provide receptacles for debris such as sawdust to collect. Such collected debris can be problematic, accordingly, a cover, such as the
fastener tube cover 152, is used to prevent debris from entering the fastener tubes. In the current invention, in addition to preventing debris from entering the fastener tubes, thefastener tube cover 152 can be used to hold aspark arrestor 149 in place, and to serve as an exhaust gas outlet. These multiple uses reduce the amount of components necessary to create a muffler. This eases assembly and lowers cost. Also, in the current embodiment, the location of thefastener tube cover 152 on the front of the muffler allows for easier servicing of thespark arrestor 149. - Referring to
FIG. 3 , shown is thefastener tube cover 152. There is anoutlet 155 that is part of thefastener tube cover 152. In the current embodiment, theoutlet 155 has adeflection plate 158 in the center of theoutlet 155. However, in the alternative, thedeflection plate 158 could be off-center. Thefastener tube cover 152 also comprises adirectional louver 154 that helps direct exiting exhaust gases. As can be seen inFIG. 3 , thefastener tube cover 152 is sloped. This design creates a flush surface between thefastener tube cover 152 and the muffler cover 131 (seeFIG. 1 ). These features of thefastener tube cover 152 cause the gases exhausted from theoutlet 155 to cling to thefastener tube cover 152. - Referring next to
FIG. 4 , shown is acover 180 that could be added over the outlet 155 (FIG. 1 ) of thefastener tube cover 152 for increased exhaust gas directional control and to serve as additional protection from the exhaust heat. Thecover 180 could be part of thefastener tube cover 152 or a separate part. If thecover 180 is a separate part, thecover 180 could be retained by the same fastener, such as the weld stud 134 (FIG. 1 ), used to retain thefastener tube cover 152. - Focusing for the moment on
FIG. 1 , thebackplate 101 is attached to a cylinder portion of the engine. Anopening 103 in thebackplate 101 allows part of the cylinder to contact themuffler body 110 to help prevent the muffler from picking up a resonate vibration and loosening the fasteners that hold the muffler to the engine. As mentioned previously, thecylinder port 102 of thebackplate 101 allows the exhaust gas to travel from the engine to themuffler body 110. Between thebackplate 101 and themuffler body 110 is agasket 107 which ensures proper sealing. Afirst doubler 113 is located between themuffler body 110 and thediffuser 116 to allow a better seal. On the other side, asecond doubler 128 is located between thecatalyst assembly 123 and themuffler cover 131 to serve as a thermal barrier. Thediffuser 116 is located inside thecatalyst assembly 123 which is located within themuffler body 110. - The
diffuser 116 serves as a first chamber in the muffler and channels the exhaust gases inside thecatalyst assembly 123 where the exhaust gases are directed to thecatalyst screen 122 by holes and slots in thediffuser 116. This gives more uniform exhaust gas distribution, which ensures that theentire catalyst screen 122 is used to the best of its potential. Thediffuser 116 also can serve as a spacer inside the muffler to prevent themuffler body 110 and themuffler cover 131 from collapsing. Once the exhaust gas leaves thediffuser 116, the exhaust gas enters the surroundingcatalyst assembly 123. - The
catalyst assembly 123 comprises afirst catalyst bulkhead 119, asecond catalyst bulkhead 125 and acatalyst screen 122. Aflat catalyst screen 122 is formed around a round mandrel and crimped in the edges of the catalyst bulkheads to form thecatalyst assembly 123. This shape allows the greatest surface contact with the exhaust gas while transferring the least amount of thermal energy back to the muffler. In the current embodiment, a stainless steel wire cloth is coated with the PM to form thecatalyst screen 122. - After passing through the
catalyst assembly 123, the exhaust gas is in the muffler shell 170 (seeFIG. 2 ). From themuffler shell 170, the exhaust gas exits through exhaust ports that are located in themuffler cover 131. Before leaving the muffler through theoutlet 155 of thefastener tube cover 152, the exhaust gas must pass through aspark arrestor 149. In the current embodiment, thespark arrestor 149 is located between themuffler cover 131 and thefastener tube cover 152. Thespark arrestor 149 is required to meet maximum spark particle size in the exiting exhaust gas as required by SAE J335. There is afirst hole 153 in the fastener tube cover. There is asecond hole 150 in thespark arrestor 149. An attacher can fasten thespark arrestor 149 and thefastener tube cover 152 to the muffler. In the current embodiment, aweld stud 134 combined with a nut (not shown) can serve as the attacher. Theweld stud 134 can thread through thesecond hole 150 and thefirst hole 153. The nut is threadingly engaged with theweld stud 134 to hold thespark arrestor 149 and thefastener tube cover 152 in place. However, alternative suitable attacher devices could be used to fasten thefastening opening cover 152 andspark arrestor 149 to the muffler. - Although the invention is shown and described with respect to certain preferred embodiments, it is obvious that equivalents and modifications will occur to others skilled in the art upon the reading and understanding of the specification. The present invention includes all such equivalents and modifications, and is limited only by the scope of the claims.
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