Patent ID: 7296657
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: F01N

Abstract:
1. An exhaust muffler with an exhaust emission control function, comprising: a hollow muffler body; a partitioning member dividing the inside of the muffler body into a first exhaust chamber and a second exhaust chamber; a third exhaust chamber formed in the partitioning member; an exhaust inlet provided in the muffler body so as to introduce exhaust gas from an engine into the first exhaust chamber; first communication bores provided in the partitioning member so as to provide communication between the first exhaust chamber and the second exhaust chamber; second communication bores provided in the partitioning member so as to provide communication between the second exhaust chamber and the third exhaust chamber; an exhaust outlet pipe permitting the third exhaust chamber to open to the atmosphere; and an exhaust emission control catalyst carried on an outer surface of the partitioning member facing the first and second exhaust chambers, as well as on an inner surface of the partitioning member facing the third exhaust chamber; an inner surface of the muffler body not carrying the exhaust emission control catalyst.