IP Library Granted Patent US 9,188,048
Granted Patent B2
US 9,188,048 · App. 14/134,645 · Granted Nov 17, 2015

Vehicle having an auxiliary exhaust pipe

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Patent No.
US 9,188,048
App. No.
14/134,645
Granted
Nov 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine has a muffler body, an inlet pipe, a primary exhaust pipe and an auxiliary exhaust pipe. The inlet pipe has an inlet outside the muffler body and an outlet inside the muffler body. The primary exhaust pipe has an inlet inside the muffler body, a main outlet outside the muffler body, and at least one auxiliary outlet defined in a side of the primary exhaust pipe between the inlet and the main outlet of the primary exhaust pipe. The auxiliary exhaust pipe fluidly communicates the at least one auxiliary outlet with an exterior of the muffler. A vehicle having a primary exhaust pipe and an auxiliary exhaust pipe is also disclosed.

Claims (62)

1. A muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine comprising:

a muffler body defining at least one chamber;

an inlet pipe having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet being inside the muffler body, the outlet of the inlet pipe fluidly communicating with the at least one chamber;

a primary exhaust pipe having an inlet inside the muffler body, a main outlet outside the muffler body, and at least one auxiliary outlet defined in a side of the primary exhaust pipe between the inlet and the main outlet of the primary exhaust pipe,

the inlet of the primary exhaust pipe being spaced from the outlet the inlet pipe,

the inlet of the primary exhaust pipe fluidly communicating with the at least one chamber, and

the inlet of the primary exhaust pipe fluidly communicates with the outlet of the inlet pipe via the at least one chamber; and

an auxiliary exhaust pipe fluidly communicating the at least one auxiliary outlet with an exterior of the muffler via an outlet of the auxiliary exhaust pipe separately from the main outlet.

2. The muffler of claim 1 , wherein the at least one auxiliary outlet is disposed inside the muffler body.

3. The muffler of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary exhaust pipe is disposed around a portion of the primary exhaust pipe thereby defining a fluid passage between the primary exhaust pipe and the auxiliary exhaust pipe.

4. The muffler of claim 3 , wherein the primary exhaust pipe extends from the auxiliary exhaust pipe and the main outlet is spaced from the outlet of the auxiliary exhaust pipe.

5. The muffler of claim 3 , wherein the auxiliary exhaust pipe is disposed inside the muffler body.

6. The muffler of claim 5 , wherein the outlet of the auxiliary exhaust pipe is defined in a wall of the muffler body; and

wherein the primary exhaust pipe extends from the muffler body.

7. The muffler of claim 3 , wherein the primary exhaust pipe has a portion defining a venturi; and

wherein the at least one auxiliary outlet is defined in the venturi.

8. The muffler of claim 3 , wherein the at least one auxiliary outlet is a plurality of auxiliary outlets.

9. The muffler of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary exhaust pipe extends from the at least one auxiliary outlet to the exterior of the muffler; and

wherein an internal diameter of the outlet of the auxiliary exhaust pipe is smaller than an internal diameter of the main outlet.

10. The muffler of claim 1 , further comprising a plate disposed inside the muffler body and defining the at least one chamber;

wherein the at least one auxiliary outlet and the main outlet of the primary exhaust pipe are disposed on a same side of the plate; and

wherein the inlet of the primary exhaust pipe and the at least one auxiliary outlet are disposed on opposite sides of the plate.

11. A vehicle comprising:

an internal combustion engine having at least one exhaust port; and

the muffler of claim 1 , the inlet of the inlet pipe fluidly communicating with the at least one exhaust port.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , further comprising an engine compartment;

wherein the engine and the outlet of the auxiliary exhaust pipe are disposed inside the engine compartment; and

wherein the main outlet of the primary exhaust pipe is disposed outside the engine compartment.

13. A vehicle comprising:

an internal combustion engine having at least one exhaust port;

a primary exhaust pipe fluidly communicating with the at least one exhaust port, the primary exhaust pipe having:

an inlet;

a main outlet downstream of the inlet; and

at least one auxiliary outlet defined in a side of the primary exhaust pipe between the inlet and the main outlet; and

an auxiliary exhaust pipe disposed around a portion of the primary exhaust pipe thereby defining a fluid passage between the primary exhaust pipe and the auxiliary exhaust pipe, the fluid passage fluidly communicating the at least one auxiliary outlet with an exterior of the auxiliary exhaust pipe and of the primary exhaust pipe via an outlet of the auxiliary exhaust pipe separately from the main outlet.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the primary exhaust pipe extends from the auxiliary exhaust pipe and the main outlet is spaced from the outlet of the auxiliary exhaust pipe.

15. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the primary exhaust pipe has a portion defining a venturi; and

wherein the at least one auxiliary outlet is defined in the venturi.

16. The vehicle of claim 13 , further comprising a muffler fluidly communicating with the at least one exhaust port of the engine, the muffler having a muffler body; and

wherein the inlet of the primary exhaust pipe is disposed inside the muffler body.

17. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the at least one auxiliary outlet is disposed inside the muffler body.

18. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the auxiliary exhaust pipe is disposed inside the muffler body.

19. The vehicle of claim 18 , wherein the outlet of the auxiliary exhaust pipe is defined in a wall of the muffler body; and

wherein the primary exhaust pipe extends from the muffler body.

20. The vehicle of claim 13 , further comprising an engine compartment;

wherein the engine and the outlet of the auxiliary exhaust pipe are disposed inside the engine compartment; and

wherein the main exhaust outlet is disposed outside the engine compartment.

21. A vehicle comprising:

an internal combustion engine having at least one exhaust port;

a primary exhaust pipe fluidly communicating with the at least one exhaust port, the primary exhaust pipe having:

an inlet;

a main outlet downstream of the inlet; and

at least one auxiliary outlet defined in a side of the primary exhaust pipe between the inlet and the main outlet; and

an auxiliary exhaust pipe extends from the at least one auxiliary outlet, an internal diameter of an outlet of the auxiliary exhaust pipe being less than half of an internal diameter of the main outlet, the auxiliary exhaust pipe fluidly communicating the at least one auxiliary outlet with an exterior of the auxiliary exhaust pipe and of the primary exhaust pipe via the outlet of the auxiliary exhaust pipe separately from the main outlet.

22. The vehicle of claim 21 , further comprising a muffler fluidly communicating with the at least one exhaust port of the engine, the muffler having a muffler body,

wherein the inlet of the primary exhaust pipe is disposed inside the muffler body; and

wherein the outlet of the auxiliary exhaust pipe and the main outlet are disposed outside the muffler body.

23. The vehicle of claim 21 , further comprising:

a frame supporting the engine, the frame including a tunnel;

at least one ski operatively connected to the frame;

a drive track driven by the engine and disposed in part inside the tunnel;

wherein the outlet of the auxiliary exhaust pipe fluidly communicates with an inside of the tunnel.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY AGREEMENT (TERM LOAN) Recorded Oct 15, 2018
From: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
To: BANK OF MONTREAL, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 047237/0098 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT (REVOLVER) Recorded Oct 12, 2018
From: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
To: BANK OF MONTREAL, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 047221/0038 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2014
From: BEDARD, YVON
To: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
Reel/Frame 032031/0862 →