Exhaust system for a drive unit formed by a transmission and an engine
View Patent ↗An exhaust system for a drive unit formed by the transmission and the engine, having exhaust-gas-carrying pipes and at least one muffler and catalyst housing. A holding part can be fastened to the transmission and/or the engine and on whose supporting leg the exhaust system can be fastened or suspended. A fastening clamp for accommodating a catalyst housing is provided on the end of the respective supporting leg.
1. Exhaust system for a drive unit formed by a transmission and an engine, comprising exhaust-gas-carrying pipes, at least one muffler and catalyst housing, a holding part fastenable to at least one of the transmission and the engine and on a respective supporting leg of which the exhaust system is fastenable or suspendable,
and a respective annular fastening clamp configured to reach around a catalyst housing is arranged on each end of the respective supporting leg and to be secured by a clamping arrangement.
2. Exhaust system according to claim 1 , wherein the catalyst housing is at least partially integrated in a muffler housing.
3. Exhaust system according to claim 1 , wherein each respective supporting leg is configured as a lower continuous strut supported by respective upper struts, each of which operatively connects the holding part and each respective fastening clamps.
4. Exhaust system according to claim 3 , wherein each respective supporting leg is configured as a lower continuous strut supported by respective upper struts, each of which operatively connects the holding part and each respective fastening clamp.
5. Exhaust system according to claim 3 , wherein a respective damping element is provided at the end of the respective upper strut associated with the holding part.
6. Exhaust system according to claim 3 , wherein a respective holder is operatively associated with the respective fastening clamp, the respective holder having the lower strut and the upper struts fastened thereat.
7. Exhaust system according to claim 6 , wherein a respective holder is operatively associated with the respective fastening clamp, the respective holder having the lower strut and the upper struts fastened thereat.
8. Exhaust system according to claim 1 , wherein the holding part is a one-piece carrier plate configured to be screwable to the transmission of the drive unit by fastening devices.