Patent ID: 8359835

Claim:
An exhaust device for a vehicle, the exhaust device comprising: an exhaust pipe, the exhaust pipe including a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion of the exhaust pipe is arranged to be connected to an engine; a muffler, wherein the second end portion of the exhaust pipe is located within the muffler; an air supply pipe arranged to supply air to the exhaust pipe, the air supply pipe is connected to a portion of the exhaust pipe located within the muffler, wherein at least the portion of the exhaust pipe to which the air supply pipe is connected is substantially linear such that a smooth flow of exhaust gas past the air supply pipe is provided; a first purification member arranged to purify exhaust gas, the first purification member being located at a downstream most end of the second end portion of the exhaust pipe such that no portion of the exhaust pipe or any other exhaust pipe disposed within the muffler and connected to the first purification member extends downstream from the first purification member; a second purification member arranged to purify exhaust gas, wherein the second purification member is located upstream of the portion of the exhaust pipe to which the air supply pipe is connected; and a separation wall arranged to separate a space inside the muffler into a plurality of expansion chambers, the separation wall arranged to face the second end portion of the exhaust pipe and to separate a first expansion chamber of the plurality of expansion chambers from a second expansion chamber of the plurality of expansion chambers, the second expansion chamber being located on an opposite side of the separation wall from the second end portion of the exhaust pipe; wherein the first purification member and the second purification member are arranged in line within the muffler such that a longitudinal axis of the first purification member is substantially linear with a longitudinal axis of the second purification member; and a connection pipe extends through the separation wall and connects the first and second expansion chambers separated by the separation wall such that an upstream end of the connection pipe opens into the first expansion chamber and a downstream end of the connection pipe opens into the second expansion chamber, and the second end portion of the exhaust pipe and the connection pipe overlap one another in a longitudinal direction of the muffler.