Patent ID: 8850801
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: B01D,F01N,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A catalytic converter and muffler comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end; an inlet disposed between the first end and the second end of the housing, the inlet configured to introduce exhaust gases into an inlet chamber; a plurality of first exhaust treatment banks disposed between the inlet and the first end of the housing, the first exhaust treatment banks configured to allow the exhaust gases to flow towards the first end from the inlet chamber into an end chamber; a mixing tube configured to direct the exhaust gases towards the second end from the end chamber into a flow distributor; a plurality of second exhaust aftertreatment banks disposed between the flow distributor and the second end of the housing, the second exhaust aftertreatment banks configured to allow the exhaust gases to flow towards the second end from the flow distributor into an outlet chamber; and at least one resonator chamber defined within the housing, the resonator chamber configured to attenuate noise in the exhaust gases.