Patent ID: 7065961
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: F01N,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An exhaust system, comprising: an exhaust conduit connectable in fluid communication with an engine, said exhaust conduit having a central axis; a wall of said exhaust conduit having an internal surface which is shaped to direct exhaust gases away from said engine; and a reservoir formed as an integral portion of said exhaust conduit, said reservoir being shaped to receive water which flows under the effect of gravity on said internal surface, said reservoir having an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface, said inner wall surface of said reservoir being displaced radially outward from said internal surface of said exhaust conduit, said internal surface of said exhaust conduit being tapered to extend downward and radially outward from said central axis to form a surface that extends from said internal surface to said outer wall surface, said reservoir being formed in a thickness of said wall of said exhaust conduit.