Patent ID: 8931590
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B60K,F01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An exhaust system component for a motor vehicle, comprising: a first exhaust passage; an attachment flange that is configured to enclose the first exhaust passage and configured to connect the exhaust system component to an adjacent component; an attachment plane defined by the attachment flange for contact with the adjacent component and having fastening holes for connection to the adjacent component; a second exhaust passage that is spaced apart from the first exhaust passage in a longitudinal direction of the exhaust system component; a normal line to the attachment plane extending at a non-negligible angle to the longitudinal direction; and a plurality of fastening holes that are elongated in a direction parallel to the attachment plane; wherein each fastening hole is configured as a circular arc concentric to a central axis of the attachment flange.