Patent ID: 6899198

Claim:
A compressed air muffler comprising: a rear attachment section having a first outlet duct section; and a muffler section adjoining said read attachment section in the longitudinal direction, said muffler section having a muffler body of porous muffler material, a second outlet duct section extending therein in the longitudinal direction and an outlet opening communicating with said second outlet duct, said second outlet duct having a form tapering within the muffler section toward the outlet opening and said muffler body having a bare outer periphery whereby an outer peripheral face of said muffler body forms an outlet face for compressed air flowing therethrough perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction, wherein said first outlet duct section of said rear attachment section merges steplessly with said second outlet duct section of said muffler section, and wherein the first and second outlet duct sections have a tapering form along their combined entire length, such taper being toward the outlet opening.