US20080156578A1 - Variable geometry muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine - Google Patents

Variable geometry muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine Download PDF

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US20080156578A1
US20080156578A1 US11/961,388 US96138807A US2008156578A1 US 20080156578 A1 US20080156578 A1 US 20080156578A1 US 96138807 A US96138807 A US 96138807A US 2008156578 A1 US2008156578 A1 US 2008156578A1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N1/00Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing
    • F01N1/16Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts
    • F01N1/166Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts for changing gas flow path through the silencer or for adjusting the dimensions of a chamber or a pipe
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N1/00Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing
    • F01N1/08Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by reducing exhaust energy by throttling or whirling
    • F01N1/083Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by reducing exhaust energy by throttling or whirling using transversal baffles defining a tortuous path for the gases or successively throttling gas flow
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N1/00Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing
    • F01N1/08Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by reducing exhaust energy by throttling or whirling
    • F01N1/084Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by reducing exhaust energy by throttling or whirling the gases flowing through the silencer two or more times longitudinally in opposite directions, e.g. using parallel or concentric tubes
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N1/00Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing
    • F01N1/16Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts
    • F01N1/161Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts for adjusting resonance or dead chambers or passages to resonance or dead chambers
    • F01N1/163Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts for adjusting resonance or dead chambers or passages to resonance or dead chambers by means of valves
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N1/00Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing
    • F01N1/16Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts
    • F01N1/165Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by using movable parts for adjusting flow area

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  • the present invention relates to a variable geometry muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine.
  • An internal combustion engine is provided with an exhaust system, which has the function of introducing into the atmosphere the gases produced by the combustion limiting both the noise and the content of polluting substances.
  • a modern exhaust system comprises at least one muffler comprising a tubular body, which typically displays an elliptical section and is provided with an inlet opening and an outlet opening.
  • a labyrinth which determines a path for the exhaust gases from the inlet opening to the outlet opening is defined within the tubular body; such labyrinth is normally formed by diaphragms (or baffles) arranged transversally (i.e. perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the tubular body) to define chambers within the tubular body and by tubes which connect the chambers to each other.
  • the counterpressure generated by the muffler i.e. the loss of pressure determined in the exhaust gases by the passage through the muffler
  • the counterpressure generated by the muffler grows exponentially according as the engine speed increases (i.e. as the average speed of the exhaust gases increases). Consequently, in order to avoid excessively high counterpressure values at high engine speeds, it is necessary to penalise noise attenuation at low engine speeds.
  • the counterpressure generated by the muffler were more constant at varying engine speeds so as obtain both a good noise attenuation at low engine speeds and a limited counterpressure at high engine speeds.
  • a known bypass valve displays a lid, which is coupled to a bypass opening obtained through a diaphragm of the muffler and is mobile from a closed position of the bypass opening to an opening position of the bypass opening by effect of the exhaust gas pressure and against the bias of a spring which tends to maintain the lid in the closed position.
  • the most common solution provides that the lid is hinged onto the diaphragm of the muffler and is coupled to a torsional spring.
  • variable geometry muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine is provided as claimed in the attached claims.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic and perspective view of a muffler made according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an internal labyrinth of the muffler in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a side section view of a bypass valve of the muffler in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic and perspective view of a different embodiment of the bypass valve in FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic and perspective view of a further embodiment of the bypass valve in FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a side elevated view of the bypass valve in FIG. 5 ;
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective exploded view of the bypass valve in FIG. 5 ;
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic and perspective view of a further embodiment of the bypass valve in FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 9 is a side section view of the bypass valve in FIG. 8 ;
  • FIG. 10 is a plan view of an annular accommodation seat of a wire-mesh ring
  • FIG. 11 is a section view taken along line XI-XI of a detail in FIG. 10 ;
  • FIG. 12 is a section view take along line XII-XII of a detail in FIG. 10 .
  • Muffler 1 indicates as a whole a muffler 1 for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine (not shown).
  • Muffler 1 comprises a tubular body 2 , which displays an elliptical section and is provided with an inlet opening 3 , through which the exhaust gases produced by the internal combustion engine enter tubular body 2 , and an outlet opening 4 , through which the exhaust gases exit from tubular body 2 .
  • Labyrinth 5 which determines a path for the exhaust gases from inlet opening 3 to outlet opening 4 is defined inside tubular body 2 .
  • Labyrinth 5 consists of diaphragms 6 (or baffles) arranged transversally (i.e. perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis 7 of tubular body 2 ) to define chambers 8 within tubular body 2 and of tubes 9 which connect chambers 8 to each other.
  • a bypass valve 10 which is adapted to modify the geometry of labyrinth 5 according to the pressure of the exhaust gases is arranged within tubular body 2 ; specifically, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 , bypass valve 10 is coupled to a diaphragm 6 and according to the exhaust gas pressure is adapted to put two chambers 8 which are, normally, reciprocally isolated by diaphragm 6 itself into direct communication.
  • bypass valve 10 comprises a lid 11 , which is coupled to a bypass opening 12 and is mobile from a closed position (shown by a solid line in FIG. 3 ) of bypass opening 12 to an opening position (shown by a dotted line in FIG. 3 ) of bypass opening 12 by effect of the exhaust gas pressure and against the bias of an elastic body which tends to maintain lid 11 in the closed position.
  • the elastic body consists of an elastic foil 13 , which is folded as a “U” and displays a mobile end 14 coupled to lid 11 and a fixed end 15 which is opposite to mobile end 14 and integral with a fixed part of muffler 1 (specifically with diaphragm 6 in which bypass valve 10 is mounted).
  • mobile end 14 of elastic foil 13 supports lid 11 .
  • lid 11 consists of an extension of mobile end 14 of elastic foil 13 and forms a monolithic body with elastic foil 13 itself; instead, according to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4 , 8 and 9 , mobile end 14 of elastic foil 13 is connected to lid 11 by means of rivets, fitting and/or welding.
  • mobile end 14 of elastic foil 13 supports lid 11 by means of the interposition of a connecting element, which is fixed both to mobile end 14 and to lid 11 .
  • fixed end 15 of elastic foil 13 is arranged by the side of bypass opening 12 and is directly fixed (typically screwed, riveted or welded) to diaphragm 6 in which bypass valve 10 is mounted.
  • fixed end 15 of elastic foil 13 is arranged by the side of bypass opening 12 and is fixed to a support 16 (typically screwed, riveted or welded) to diaphragm 6 in which bypass valve 10 is mounted.
  • support 16 displays a flat plate, which is arranged over bypass opening 12 and displays a through hole 17 obtained at bypass opening 12 itself.
  • support 16 is shaped as an inverted “U”.
  • lid 11 is hinged to support 16 , which is fixed (typically screwed, riveted or welded) to diaphragm 6 in which bypass valve 10 is mounted; in this manner, lid 11 is rotationally mounted to turn about an axis of rotation between the closed position and the opening position.
  • mobile end 14 of elastic foil 13 rests on lid 11
  • fixed end 15 of elastic foil 13 is coupled to (i.e. received by) support 16 .
  • lid 11 is hinged to support 6 by means of a hinge pin 18 , which is integral with support 16 (i.e. lid 11 turns with respect to pin 18 ); furthermore, elastic foil 13 partially envelops pin 18 .
  • bypass valve 10 comprises a wire-mesh ring 19 , which is arranged about bypass opening 12 to define an abutting element against which lid 11 rests in the closed position.
  • bypass opening 12 is obtained through diaphragm 6 , which displays an annular accommodation seat 20 of wire-mesh ring 19 .
  • support 16 displays annular accommodation seat 20 of wire-mesh ring 19 .
  • wire-mesh ring 19 displays a rectangular section and accommodation seat 20 consists of a “U”-shaped fold of diaphragm 6 squashed to clamp a lower portion of wire-mesh ring 19 .
  • wire-mesh ring 19 displays a “L”-shaped section and accommodation seat 20 is formed so as to clamp a lower horizontal portion of wire-mesh ring 19 .
  • FIGS. 10-12 show a possible embodiment of annular accommodation seat 20 of wire-mesh ring 19 ; specifically, accommodation seat 20 shown in FIGS. 10-12 consists of a plurality of portions 21 of diaphragm 6 , each of which is arranged to delimit bypass opening 12 and is deformed to catch a horizontal portion of wire-mesh ring 19 . Portions 21 of diaphragm 6 are alternatively deformed in opposite directions to catch opposite sides of the horizontal portion of wire-mesh ring 19 .
  • the above-described Muffler 1 displays a number of advantages, because it is simple and cost-effective to make and at the same time displays a high reliability in time; such result is obtained in virtue of the fact that the use of elastic foil 13 allows to make bypass valve 10 essentially insensitive to the incrustations formed by the exhaust gases.

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A variable geometry muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine; the muffler displays: a tubular body, which displays an inlet opening, an outlet opening and a labyrinth which determines a path for the exhaust gases from the inlet opening to the outlet opening; and a bypass valve, which is arranged within the tubular body to modify the geometry of the labyrinth according to the exhaust gas pressure; the bypass valve displays a lid, which is coupled to a bypass opening and is mobile from a closed position of the bypass opening to an opening position of the bypass opening by effect of the exhaust gas pressure and against the bias of an elastic body which tends to maintain the lid in the closed position; the elastic body consists of an elastic foil, which is folded as a “U” and displays a mobile end which supports the lid and a fixed end which is opposite to the mobile end and which is integral with a fixed part of the muffler.

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  • The present invention relates to a variable geometry muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine.
  • BACKGROUND ART
  • An internal combustion engine is provided with an exhaust system, which has the function of introducing into the atmosphere the gases produced by the combustion limiting both the noise and the content of polluting substances. A modern exhaust system comprises at least one muffler comprising a tubular body, which typically displays an elliptical section and is provided with an inlet opening and an outlet opening. A labyrinth which determines a path for the exhaust gases from the inlet opening to the outlet opening is defined within the tubular body; such labyrinth is normally formed by diaphragms (or baffles) arranged transversally (i.e. perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the tubular body) to define chambers within the tubular body and by tubes which connect the chambers to each other.
  • In a traditional muffler, the counterpressure generated by the muffler (i.e. the loss of pressure determined in the exhaust gases by the passage through the muffler) grows exponentially according as the engine speed increases (i.e. as the average speed of the exhaust gases increases). Consequently, in order to avoid excessively high counterpressure values at high engine speeds, it is necessary to penalise noise attenuation at low engine speeds. However, it would be preferable if the counterpressure generated by the muffler were more constant at varying engine speeds so as obtain both a good noise attenuation at low engine speeds and a limited counterpressure at high engine speeds.
  • In order to have a more constant counterpressure generated by the muffler at the variation of the engine speed, it has been suggested the use of at least one bypass valve, which is controlled by pressure (i.e. is passive being without a motor member) and has the function of modifying the geometry of the muffler labyrinth according to the exhaust gas pressure (i.e. according to the engine speed). An example of a bypass valve is provided in patent application WO2005059327A1.
  • A known bypass valve displays a lid, which is coupled to a bypass opening obtained through a diaphragm of the muffler and is mobile from a closed position of the bypass opening to an opening position of the bypass opening by effect of the exhaust gas pressure and against the bias of a spring which tends to maintain the lid in the closed position. The most common solution provides that the lid is hinged onto the diaphragm of the muffler and is coupled to a torsional spring.
  • It has been observed that the known bypass valves display a limited reliability in time, because the sliding couplings of the known bypass valves (i.e. the hinging points of the lid and the turns of the spring) tend to get jammed or however to work in a different manner from that provided in the design step by effect of the incrustations formed by the exhaust gases.
  • DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
  • It is the object of the present invention to provide a variable geometry muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, which muffler is free from the above-described drawbacks, and specifically is easy and cost-effective to manufacture.
  • According to the present invention, a variable geometry muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine is provided as claimed in the attached claims.
  • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate some non-limitative examples of embodiment thereof, in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic and perspective view of a muffler made according to the present invention;
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an internal labyrinth of the muffler in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a side section view of a bypass valve of the muffler in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic and perspective view of a different embodiment of the bypass valve in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic and perspective view of a further embodiment of the bypass valve in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 6 is a side elevated view of the bypass valve in FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective exploded view of the bypass valve in FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic and perspective view of a further embodiment of the bypass valve in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 9 is a side section view of the bypass valve in FIG. 8;
  • FIG. 10 is a plan view of an annular accommodation seat of a wire-mesh ring;
  • FIG. 11 is a section view taken along line XI-XI of a detail in FIG. 10; and
  • FIG. 12 is a section view take along line XII-XII of a detail in FIG. 10.
  • PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
  • In FIG. 1, numeral 1 indicates as a whole a muffler 1 for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine (not shown). Muffler 1 comprises a tubular body 2, which displays an elliptical section and is provided with an inlet opening 3, through which the exhaust gases produced by the internal combustion engine enter tubular body 2, and an outlet opening 4, through which the exhaust gases exit from tubular body 2.
  • As shown in FIG. 2, a labyrinth 5 which determines a path for the exhaust gases from inlet opening 3 to outlet opening 4 is defined inside tubular body 2. Labyrinth 5 consists of diaphragms 6 (or baffles) arranged transversally (i.e. perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis 7 of tubular body 2) to define chambers 8 within tubular body 2 and of tubes 9 which connect chambers 8 to each other.
  • A bypass valve 10, which is adapted to modify the geometry of labyrinth 5 according to the pressure of the exhaust gases is arranged within tubular body 2; specifically, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, bypass valve 10 is coupled to a diaphragm 6 and according to the exhaust gas pressure is adapted to put two chambers 8 which are, normally, reciprocally isolated by diaphragm 6 itself into direct communication.
  • As shown in FIG. 3, bypass valve 10 comprises a lid 11, which is coupled to a bypass opening 12 and is mobile from a closed position (shown by a solid line in FIG. 3) of bypass opening 12 to an opening position (shown by a dotted line in FIG. 3) of bypass opening 12 by effect of the exhaust gas pressure and against the bias of an elastic body which tends to maintain lid 11 in the closed position.
  • The elastic body consists of an elastic foil 13, which is folded as a “U” and displays a mobile end 14 coupled to lid 11 and a fixed end 15 which is opposite to mobile end 14 and integral with a fixed part of muffler 1 (specifically with diaphragm 6 in which bypass valve 10 is mounted).
  • According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9, mobile end 14 of elastic foil 13 supports lid 11. According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, lid 11 consists of an extension of mobile end 14 of elastic foil 13 and forms a monolithic body with elastic foil 13 itself; instead, according to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4, 8 and 9, mobile end 14 of elastic foil 13 is connected to lid 11 by means of rivets, fitting and/or welding. According to a different embodiment (not shown), mobile end 14 of elastic foil 13 supports lid 11 by means of the interposition of a connecting element, which is fixed both to mobile end 14 and to lid 11.
  • According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, fixed end 15 of elastic foil 13 is arranged by the side of bypass opening 12 and is directly fixed (typically screwed, riveted or welded) to diaphragm 6 in which bypass valve 10 is mounted.
  • According to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4-9, fixed end 15 of elastic foil 13 is arranged by the side of bypass opening 12 and is fixed to a support 16 (typically screwed, riveted or welded) to diaphragm 6 in which bypass valve 10 is mounted. According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, support 16 displays a flat plate, which is arranged over bypass opening 12 and displays a through hole 17 obtained at bypass opening 12 itself. According to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4-7, support 16 is shaped as an inverted “U”.
  • According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5-7, lid 11 is hinged to support 16, which is fixed (typically screwed, riveted or welded) to diaphragm 6 in which bypass valve 10 is mounted; in this manner, lid 11 is rotationally mounted to turn about an axis of rotation between the closed position and the opening position. In this embodiment, mobile end 14 of elastic foil 13 rests on lid 11, while fixed end 15 of elastic foil 13 is coupled to (i.e. received by) support 16. Preferably, lid 11 is hinged to support 6 by means of a hinge pin 18, which is integral with support 16 (i.e. lid 11 turns with respect to pin 18); furthermore, elastic foil 13 partially envelops pin 18.
  • According to a preferred embodiment, bypass valve 10 comprises a wire-mesh ring 19, which is arranged about bypass opening 12 to define an abutting element against which lid 11 rests in the closed position. According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, bypass opening 12 is obtained through diaphragm 6, which displays an annular accommodation seat 20 of wire-mesh ring 19. According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, support 16 displays annular accommodation seat 20 of wire-mesh ring 19.
  • In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, wire-mesh ring 19 displays a rectangular section and accommodation seat 20 consists of a “U”-shaped fold of diaphragm 6 squashed to clamp a lower portion of wire-mesh ring 19. In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 8-12, wire-mesh ring 19 displays a “L”-shaped section and accommodation seat 20 is formed so as to clamp a lower horizontal portion of wire-mesh ring 19.
  • FIGS. 10-12 show a possible embodiment of annular accommodation seat 20 of wire-mesh ring 19; specifically, accommodation seat 20 shown in FIGS. 10-12 consists of a plurality of portions 21 of diaphragm 6, each of which is arranged to delimit bypass opening 12 and is deformed to catch a horizontal portion of wire-mesh ring 19. Portions 21 of diaphragm 6 are alternatively deformed in opposite directions to catch opposite sides of the horizontal portion of wire-mesh ring 19.
  • The above-described Muffler 1 displays a number of advantages, because it is simple and cost-effective to make and at the same time displays a high reliability in time; such result is obtained in virtue of the fact that the use of elastic foil 13 allows to make bypass valve 10 essentially insensitive to the incrustations formed by the exhaust gases.

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1) A variable geometry muffler (1) for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine; the muffler (1) comprises:
a tubular body (2), which displays an inlet opening (3), an outlet opening (4) and a labyrinth (5) which determines a path for the exhaust gases from the inlet opening (3) to the outlet opening (4); and
at least one bypass valve (10), which is arranged within the tubular body (2) to modify the geometry of the labyrinth (5) according to the exhaust gas pressure;
the bypass valve (10) comprising a lid (11), which is coupled to a bypass opening (12) and is mobile from a closed position of the bypass opening (12) to an opening position of the bypass opening (12) by effect of the exhaust gas pressure and against the bias of an elastic body which tends to maintain the lid (11) in the closed position;
the muffler (1) is characterised in that the elastic body consists of an elastic foil (13), which is folded as a “U” and displays a mobile end (14) coupled to the lid (11) and a fixed end (15) which is opposite to the mobile end (14) and integral with a fixed part of the muffler (1).
2) A muffler (1) according to claim 1, wherein the mobile end (14) of the elastic foil (13) supports the lid (11).
3) A muffler (1) according to claim 2, wherein the mobile end (14) of the elastic foil (13) supports the lid (11) by means of the interposition of a connecting element, which is fixed both to the mobile end (14) and to the lid (11).
4) A muffler (1) according to claim 1, wherein the fixed end (15) of the elastic foil (13) is arranged by the side of the bypass opening (12).
5) A muffler (1) according to claim 4, wherein the fixed end (15) of elastic foil (13) is fixed to a support (16), which is fixed to a fixed part of the muffler (1), is arranged over the bypass opening (12) and displays a through hole (17) obtained at bypass opening (12) itself.
6) A muffler (1) according to claim 1, wherein the lid (11) consists of an extension of the mobile end (14) of the elastic foil (13) and forms a monolithic body with the elastic foil (13) itself.
7) A muffler (1) according to claim 1, wherein the mobile end (14) of the elastic foil (13) is directly fixed to the lid (11) and the fixed end (15) of the elastic foil (13) is fixed to a support (16) fixed onto a fixed part of the muffler (1).
8) A muffler (1) according to claim 7, wherein the support (16) is shaped as an inverted “U”.
9) A muffler (1) according to claim 1, wherein the lid (11) is hinged to a fixed part of the muffler (1) and the mobile end (14) of the elastic foil (13) rests on the lid (11).
10) A muffler (1) according to claim 9, wherein a support (16), which is integral with a fixed part of the muffler (1), accommodates the fixed end (15) of the elastic foil (13), and supports a hinging pin (18) of the lid (11), is provided.
11) A muffler (1) according to claim 10, wherein the pin (18) is integral with the support (16) and the lid (11) turns with respect to the pin (18).
12) A muffler (1) according to claim 10, wherein the pin (18) is integral with the lid (11) and turns with respect to the support (16).
13) A muffler (1) according to claim 10, wherein the elastic foil (13) partially envelops the pin (18).
14) A muffler (1) according to claim 1, wherein the bypass valve (10) comprises a wire-mesh ring (19), which is arranged about the bypass opening (12) to define an abutting element against which the lid (11) rests in the closed position.
15) A muffler (1) according to claim 14, wherein the bypass opening (12) is obtained through a diaphragm (6), which displays an annular accommodation seat (20) of the wire-mesh ring (19).
16) A muffler (1) according to claim 15, wherein the wire-mesh ring (19) displays a rectangular section;
the accommodation seat (20) consists of a “U”-shaped fold of the diaphragm (6) squashed to clamp a lower portion of the wire-mesh ring (19).
17) A muffler (1) according to claim 15, wherein the wire-mesh ring (19) displays an “L”-shaped section;
the accommodation seat (20) consists of a plurality of portions of the diaphragm (6) each of which is arranged to delimit the bypass opening (12) and is deformed to catch a lower horizontal portion of the wire-mesh ring (19).
18) A muffler (1) according to claim 17, wherein the portions (21) of the diaphragm (6) are alternatively deformed in opposite directions to catch opposite sides of the horizontal portion of the wire-mesh ring (19).
19) A variable geometry muffler (1) for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine; the muffler (1) comprises:
a tubular body (2), which displays an inlet opening (3), an outlet opening (4) and a labyrinth (5) which determines a path for the exhaust gases from the inlet opening (3) to the outlet opening (4); and
one bypass valve (10), which is arranged within the tubular body (2) to modify the geometry of the labyrinth (5) according to the exhaust gas pressure;
the bypass valve (10) comprises a lid (11), which is coupled to a bypass opening (12) obtained through a diaphragm (6) and is mobile from a closed position of the bypass opening (12) to an opening position of the bypass opening (12) by effect of the exhaust gas pressure and against the bias of an elastic body which tends to maintain the lid (11) in the closed position, and a wire-mesh ring (19), which displays an “L”-shaped section and which is arranged about the bypass opening (12) to define an abutting element against which the lid (11) rests in the closed position;
the muffler (1) is characterised in that the diaphragm (6) displays an annular accommodation seat (20) of the wire-mesh ring (19) formed by a plurality of portions (21) of the diaphragm (6), each of which is arranged to delimit the bypass aperture (12) and is deformed to catch a horizontal portion of the wire-mesh ring (19).
20) A muffler (1) according to claim 19, wherein the portions (21) of the diaphragm (6) are alternatively deformed in opposite directions to catch opposite sides of the horizontal portion of the wire-mesh ring (19).
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