Patent ID: 6152258
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: F01N,Y02T

Abstract:
An exhaust system, comprising:a housing structure having a first pair of opposing sides, a second pair of opposing sides, a front side, and a rear side;a divider disposed within said housing structure and extending between said first pair of opposing sides to define an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber within said housing structure, said divider extending partially between said second pair of opposing sides to provide fluid communication through an interconnecting passage between said inlet and outlet chambers;an inlet conduit connected in fluid communication with said inlet chamber;a perforated surface disposed within said inlet chamber between said inlet conduit and said divider;a first outlet conduit disposed in fluid communication with said outlet chamber; anda second outlet conduit disposed in fluid communication with said outlet chamber, whereby an exhaust gas stream can flow from said inlet conduit to said first outlet conduit by passing sequentially into said inlet chamber, through said perforated surface, through said interconnecting passage, into said outlet chamber, and then through said first outlet conduit, said inlet conduit is connected in fluid communication with said inlet chamber at a location closer to a first one of said second pair of opposing sides than to a second one of said second pair of opposing sides and said interconnecting passage is located closer to said second one of said second pair of opposing sides than to said first one of said second pair of opposing sides.