| 发明名称 | Crash energy absorbing muffler | ||
| 摘要 | A muffler (101) for a vehicle, the muffler (101) having at least one first crumple feature (105) and at least one second crumple feature (107), the first and the second crumple features (105, 107) being configured to absorb the energy of an impact load to the muffler (101). The first crumple feature (105) is configured to deform at a first level of impact loading and the second crumple feature (107) is configured to deform at a second level of impact loading. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9551265(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2017.01.24 |
| 申请号 | US201615076143 | 申请日期 | 2016.03.21 |
| 申请人 | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | 发明人 | Darrell Paul |
| 分类号 | F01N13/00;F16L55/02 | 主分类号 | F01N13/00 |
| 代理机构 | Brooks Kushman P.C. | 代理人 | MacKenzie Frank A.;Brooks Kushman P.C. |
| 主权项 | 1. A vehicle muffler comprising: an internal wall having a flange around at least a portion thereof; a first groove indented into the wall; a first notch formed in the flange adjacent an end of the first groove, the first notch and first groove configured to promote deformation of the wall at the first groove when subjected to a first loading level; a second groove indented into the wall; and a second notch formed in the flange at an end of the second groove, the second notch and second groove configured to promote deformation of the wall at the second groove when subjected to a second loading level greater than the first level. | ||
| 地址 | Dearborn MI US | ||