Patent ID: 8602158
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: F01N

Abstract:
1. A muffler system for a vehicle, said muffler system comprising: an exhaust pipe configured to be connected to an exhaust port of an engine at an upstream side thereof; a muffler containing a catalyst therein, said muffler being configured to be connected to a downstream side of the exhaust pipe, and including a plate-shaped first protector stay covering an upper surface of a high-temperature portion of the muffler, wherein the first protector stay is disposed so as to create a front opening and a rear opening between an upper surface of the muffler and front and rear portions of the first protector stay; and a muffler protector attached to the first protector stay, the muffler protector being configured to cover an upper surface of the muffler, wherein the muffler protector comprises an outer muffler protector and an inner muffler protector, a rear portion of the outer muffler protector comprises a material which has a higher heat resistance than a material of a front portion of the outer muffler protector, and the outer muffler protector and the inner muffler protector are provided on an outer peripheral surface of a trunk section of a main body of the muffler.