Patent ID: 8434590

Claim:
A muffler for an exhaust system ( 6 ) of a combustion engine ( 1 ), particularly of a motor vehicle, comprising: a housing ( 14 ) having at least one exhaust gas inlet ( 18 ) and at least one exhaust gas outlet ( 19 ), a pipe arrangement ( 20 ) arranged in the housing ( 14 ) for conducting exhaust gas, which at least comprises a pipe section ( 21 ) running within the housing ( 14 ), at least one hollow space ( 22 ) formed in the housing ( 14 ), which is present in addition to the pipe arrangement ( 20 ) and with which the latter is connected at least for the airborne sound transmission, at least one actuator ( 9 ), which for generating pressure pulsations in the at least one hollow space ( 22 ) is connected to a wall section ( 23 ) of the housing ( 14 ) delimiting the respective hollow space ( 22 ) for the introduction of vibrations, a control device ( 10 ) for the active sound influencing, which is connected to the at least one actuator ( 9 ) for the actuation of the latter.