IP Library Granted Patent US 7,874,150
Granted Patent B2
US 7,874,150 · App. 11/805,876 · Granted Jan 25, 2011

Exhaust system

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Patent No.
US 7,874,150
App. No.
11/805,876
Granted
Jan 25, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exhaust system has an exhaust tailpipe cover provided in an outlet region and, on the inside, contains inner exhaust pipes which are disposed spaced apart from the exhaust tailpipe cover by a passage. The passage in the exhaust tailpipe cover results in the exhaust tailpipe cover being exposed to as little thermal loading as possible and avoids transmitting heat to a surrounding vehicle rear part, in particular made of plastic.

Claims (21)

1. An exhaust system for a motor vehicle, comprising:

two exhaust pipes;

a holding device;

an exhaust tailpipe cover supported by said exhaust pipes and disposed in a cutout of a vehicle rear part, said exhaust tailpipe cover connected to at least one of said exhaust pipes via said holding device; and

two individual inner exhaust pipes disposed in each case between said exhaust tailpipe cover and said exhaust pipes and plugged onto said two exhaust pipes, said individual inner exhaust pipes connected fixedly to said exhaust tailpipe cover and together creating a continuous passage formed all a way around between said two individual inner exhaust pipes and said exhaust tailpipe cover accommodating them.

2. The exhaust system according to claim 1 , wherein:

said holding device is fastened between said two exhaust pipes;

said exhaust tailpipe cover has a receptacle; and

said holding device has a threaded screw and a protruding holding tongue disposed in a vertical center plane of said two exhaust pipes, said protruding holding tongue being pushed into said receptacle of said exhaust tailpipe cover and is held via said threaded screw.

3. The exhaust system according to claim 2 , wherein:

said exhaust tailpipe cover has a bore formed therein; and

said holding device has a threaded nut fastened on said protruding holding tongue, and said threaded screw being guided in said bore of said exhaust tailpipe cover to said threaded nut and can be connected to said threaded nut.

4. The exhaust system according to claim 2 , wherein said two inner exhaust pipes have screwing fasteners, outer circumferential surfaces and a plurality of outwardly prestressed, resilient clamping elements disposed on said outer circumferential surfaces, said resilient clamping elements, when inserted in said exhaust tailpipe cover, are supported in a manner held on an inner wall of said exhaust tailpipe cover, and a fixed connection to said exhaust tailpipe cover takes place via said screwing fasteners.

5. The exhaust system according to claim 4 , wherein:

said exhaust tailpipe cover has stops disposed adjacent said receptacle and said receptacle is a dovetailed receptacle; and

said two inner exhaust pipes have mutually facing, protruding supporting limbs fastened to said outer circumferential surfaces and, when introduced into said exhaust tailpipe cover, said protruding supporting limbs are supported on said stops disposed on a side of said receptacle and are secured via said screwing fasteners.

6. The exhaust system according to claim 1 , wherein said two inner exhaust pipes each have a widened pipe portion receiving said two exhaust pipes plugged in tightly, said two inner exhaust pipes having free ends facing away from said widened pipe portion and have, all a way around, an air gap with respect to an inner circumferential surface of said exhaust tailpipe cover at least at a discharge region of exhaust gases.

7. The exhaust system according to claim 1 , wherein:

said exhaust tailpipe cover ends in mouth regions and has an inner wall; and

said inner exhaust pipes widen in a trumpet-shaped manner in a discharge region defining mouth regions, and an air gap is formed between said mouth regions of said exhaust tailpipe cover and said mouth regions of said inner exhaust pipes, and said inner exhaust pipes are each disposed at a distance from said inner wall in said exhaust tailpipe cover, and said continuous passage is produced as an air gap insulation.

8. The exhaust system according to claim 1 , wherein said exhaust tailpipe cover is composed of a single-part cast part, and said inner exhaust pipes are composed of special steel and are of a thin-walled configuration.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2010
From: STADLER, BERND; HOFFMANN, VOLKER; STORZ, EBERHARD
To: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGSELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 025390/0416 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 15, 2010
From: PORSCHE ZWISCHENHOLDING GMBH
To: DR. ING H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 024689/0278 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 14, 2010
From: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (COMPANY NO. 722287)
To: PORSCHE ZWISCHENHOLDING GMBH
Reel/Frame 024684/0871 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 30, 2008
From: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (COMPANY NUMBER 722287)
Reel/Frame 021184/0926 →