Exhaust pipe

1. An exhaust gas carrying pipe of an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, the exhaust gas carrying pipe comprising:

a tubular body carrying exhaust gas; and

an attachment part separate with respect to the tubular body, the attachment part being disposed laterally to the tubular body whereby externally on the tubular body a cavity is arranged delimited at least partially by the attachment part and the cavity extends in a circumferential direction of the tubular body over less than 360°, the attachment part adding rigidity to the tubular body and comprising a shell body produced from one piece, the shell body, transversely to a longitudinal extent of the tubular body, has a U-shaped cross-section with two legs connected via a curved portion, the legs being fastened on opposite sides of the tubular body, the tubular body being perforated with a perforation in the region of the attachment part, the attachment part comprises a further tubular body produced from one piece, the further tubular body having a connection portion shaped complementary to an outer wall of the tubular body carrying exhaust gas, to which the further tubular body is connected so that the connection portion and the outer wall lie in a planar contact against one another, the connection portion extending from a respective one of the legs in opposite circumferential directions of the tubular body.

2. A pipe according to claim 1 , wherein the cavity is closed to an exterior of the exhaust gas carrying pipe.

3. A pipe according to claim 2 , wherein the cavity is at least one of fluidically and acoustically connected to an interior of the tubular body.

4. A pipe according to claim 2 , further comprising sound-absorbing material wherein the cavity is at least partially filled with the sound-absorbing material.

5. A pipe according to claim 1 , wherein:

the attachment part is fastened on the tubular body on two sides of the tubular body facing away from one another;

the attachment part is fastened on the tubular body on the respective sides of the tubular body by a weld connection; and

the weld connection extends in a longitudinal extent of the tubular body along the tubular body.

6. A pipe according to claim 1 , wherein the connection portion and the outer wall are perforated in the region of the contact between the connection portion and the outer wall.

7. A pipe according to claim 1 , wherein the perforation of the tubular body comprises a plurality of openings, which are adjacent to one another at least one of axially and in a circumferential direction of the tubular body.

8. A pipe according to claim 1 , further comprising closure elements wherein the cavity is closed in a longitudinal extent of the tubular body at each end by a respective one of the closure elements.

9. A pipe according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of:

at least one of the closure elements is fastened on the tubular body; and

at least one of the closure elements is fastened on the attachment part or is formed integrally therewith.

10. A pipe according to claim 1 , further comprising another attachment part separate with respect to the tubular body, wherein:

the tubular body extends in a straight line; and

the attachment part and the other attachment part are connected to the tubular body so as to be arranged at least one of in a circumferential direction of the tubular body and in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body and offset with respect to one another on the tubular body.

11. A pipe according to claim 1 , wherein:

the tubular body extends in a curved shape with a curve;

the attachment part is arranged on an inner side of the curve;

the attachment part is shaped so that the cavity, in a longitudinal extent of the tubular body is closed at each end by the tubular body itself;

the attachment part comprises a shell body produced from one piece, which transversely to a longitudinal extent of the tubular body has a U-shaped cross section with two legs connected via a curve, which legs are fastened at opposite sides of the tubular body; and

the two legs, at leg edges remote from the curve of the shell body, are curved in accordance with the curve of the tubular body.

12. An exhaust system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an other attachment part separate with respect to the tubular body, the leg of the attachment part and a leg of the other attachment part are fastened on the tubular body by a single weld connection.

13. An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, the exhaust system comprising:

at least one exhaust gas aftertreatment device with an inlet side and with an outlet side;

pipe sections carrying exhaust gas, the at least one exhaust gas aftertreatment device inlet side being connected to one of the pipe sections and the at least one exhaust gas aftertreatment device outlet side being connected to another of the pipe sections, wherein at least one of the pipe sections comprises:

a tubular body carrying exhaust gas; and

an attachment part separate with respect to the tubular body, the attachment part being connected to the tubular body and disposed laterally to the tubular body whereby externally on the tubular body a cavity is arranged delimited at least partially by the attachment part and the cavity extends in a circumferential direction of the tubular body over less than 360°, the attachment part adding rigidity to the tubular body and comprising a shell body produced from one piece, the shell body, transversely to a longitudinal extent of the tubular body, has a U-shaped cross-section with two legs connected via a curved portion, the legs being fastened on opposite sides of the tubular body, the tubular body being perforated with a perforation in the region of the attachment part, the attachment part comprises a further tubular body produced from one piece, the further tubular body having a connection portion shaped complementary to an outer wall of the tubular body carrying exhaust gas, to which the further tubular body is connected so that the connection portion and the outer wall lie in a planar contact against one another, the connection portion extending from a respective one of the legs in opposite circumferential directions of the tubular body.

14. An exhaust system according to claim 13 , further comprising sound-absorbing material, wherein:

the cavity is closed to an exterior of the exhaust gas carrying pipe;

the cavity is at least one of fluidically and acoustically connected to an interior of the tubular body; and

the cavity is at least partially filled with the sound-absorbing material.

15. An exhaust system according to one of claim 13 , wherein:

the attachment part is fastened on the tubular body on the respective sides of the tubular body by a weld connection; and

the weld connection extends in a longitudinal extent of the tubular body along the tubular body;

the connection side and the outer wall are perforated in the region of the contact between the connection side and the outer wall.

16. An exhaust system according to claim 13 , further comprising another attachment part separate with respect to the tubular body, wherein:

the tubular body extends in a straight line;

the attachment part and the other attachment part are connected to the tubular body so as to be arranged at least one of in a circumferential direction of the tubular body and in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body and offset with respect to one another on the tubular body.

17. An exhaust system according to claim 13 , wherein:

the tubular body extends in a curved shape with a curve;

the attachment part is arranged on an inner side of the curve;

the attachment part is shaped so that the cavity, in a longitudinal extent of the tubular body is closed at each end by the tubular body itself;

the attachment part comprises a shell body produced from one piece, which transversely to a longitudinal extent of the tubular body has a U-shaped cross section with two legs connected via a curve, which legs are fastened at opposite sides of the tubular body; and

the two legs, at leg edges remote from the curve of the shell body, are curved in accordance with the curve of the tubular body.