IP Library Granted Patent US 12,451,109
Granted Patent B2
US 12,451,109 · App. 18/108,158 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Muffler assembly and new energy device

Inventors: Qi Yao (Hefei, CN); Jie Zhou (Hefei, CN)
Assignee: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
G10K11/162
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Patent No.
US 12,451,109
App. No.
18/108,158
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A muffler assembly and a new energy device are disclosed according to the present disclosure. The muffler assembly includes a muffler unit including a side plate and a partition plate. The side plate includes an upper side plate and a lower side plate which are oppositely arranged. The partition plate includes a first partition plate, a second partition plate and a third partition plate, the first partition plate and the third partition plate are connected to the lower side plate, the second partition plate is connected to the upper side plate and arranged between the first partition plate and the third partition plate. A first muffler channel, a second muffler channel, and a third muffler channel are formed.

Claims (22)

1. A muffler assembly, comprising a muffler unit, wherein the muffler unit comprises:

a side plate, wherein the side plate comprises an upper side plate and a lower side plate which are oppositely arranged; and

a partition plate, wherein the partition plate comprises a first partition plate, a second partition plate and a third partition plate, the first partition plate and the third partition plate are connected to the lower side plate, the second partition plate is connected to the upper side plate and arranged between the first partition plate and the third partition plate;

wherein a first muffler channel is formed by enclosure of the first partition plate and the second partition plate, a second muffler channel is formed by enclosure of the first partition plate, the third partition plate and the lower side plate, and a third muffler channel is formed by enclosure of the second partition plate and the third partition plate, wherein the first muffler channel, the second muffler channel and the third muffler channel are sequentially in communication, and a cross-sectional area of the first muffler channel and a cross-sectional area of the third muffler channel are both less than a cross-sectional area of the second muffler channel,

wherein at least one of the first partition plate, the second partition plate and the third partition plate is provided with a sound insulation plate, the sound insulation plate is arranged in the first muffler channel and/or the third muffler channel,

wherein a surface of the second partition plate facing the first partition plate is provided with the sound insulation plate, and a surface of the third partition plate facing the second partition plate is provided with the sound insulation plate,

wherein the sound insulation plate is rotatably connected to the second partition plate and the third partition plate, and the sound insulation plate is fixed with the second partition plate and the third partition plate in a position-limitation manner when rotating to a certain angle.

2. The muffler assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the muffler assembly comprises at least two muffler units, which are connected side by side in sequence;

wherein a fourth muffler channel is formed by enclosure of the second partition plate and the upper side plate of any two adjacent muffler units, the fourth muffler channel is in communication with the third muffler channel of one muffler unit and the first muffler channel of another muffler unit;

wherein the fourth muffler channel is arranged opposite to the second muffler channel, and the cross-sectional area of the first muffler channel and the cross-sectional area of the third muffler channel are both less than a cross-sectional area of the fourth muffler channel.

3. The muffler assembly according to claim 2 , wherein a channel inlet is formed by enclosure of one end of the upper side plate and one end of the first partition plate facing away from the lower side plate, a channel outlet is formed by enclosure of the other end of the upper side plate and one end of the third partition plate facing away from the lower side plate, wherein, in two adjacent muffler units, the channel inlet of one muffler unit is in communication with the channel outlet of the other muffler unit;

and/or, in two adjacent muffler units, the third partition plate of any one muffler unit and the first partition plate of the other muffler unit have an integrated structure.

4. The muffler assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the muffler unit is further provided with a sound-absorbing layer, which is arranged on the upper side plate and the lower side plate.

5. The muffler assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the muffler unit is further provided with a sound-absorbing layer, which is arranged on the upper side plate and the lower side plate.

6. The muffler assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the muffler unit is further provided with a sound-absorbing layer, which is arranged on the upper side plate and the lower side plate.

7. The muffler assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the sound-absorbing layer is attached to the upper side plate and the lower side plate;

and/or, the sound-absorbing layer is made of sound insulation cotton;

and/or, the cross-sectional area of the first muffler channel is the same as the cross-sectional area of the third muffler channel.

8. The muffler assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a mounting frame, wherein the mounting frame is formed with an accommodating chamber, and the muffler unit is mounted in the accommodating chamber.

9. The muffler assembly according to claim 2 , further comprising a mounting frame, wherein the mounting frame is formed with an accommodating chamber, and the muffler unit is mounted in the accommodating chamber.

10. The muffler assembly according to claim 3 , further comprising a mounting frame, wherein the mounting frame is formed with an accommodating chamber, and the muffler unit is mounted in the accommodating chamber.

11. A new energy device, comprising a machine body and a muffler assembly, wherein the muffler assembly is the muffler assembly described in claim 1 , the muffler assembly is mounted in the machine body and covers the air inlet and the air outlet of the machine body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2023
From: YAO, QI; ZHOU, JIE
To: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063030/0161 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202221704726.X · Jun 30, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240005898A1 · Jan 4, 2024
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