Patent ID: 7837233
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: F01N,F16L

Abstract:
1. An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine including a slip joint comprising: a female section having an opening with an inner diameter; a male section having an outer diameter smaller than said inner diameter of said opening of said female section, said male section being at least partially received in said female section, a portion of said male section received in said female section including a reduced diameter protrusion at least partially defined by a vertical lip received in said female section, said protrusion and said vertical lip at least partially defining a seal chamber between said male section and said female section; a wear sleeve disposed between said female section and said male section; and at least one seal contacting said wear sleeve and at least one of said female section and said male section, to seal said slip joint, said at least one seal being positioned in said seal chamber, wherein said at least one seal has a substantially J-shaped cross section with a C-shaped portion and a resilient leg portion.