EP0530892B1 - Silencer device for internal combustion engines - Google Patents
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- EP0530892B1 EP0530892B1 EP92202543A EP92202543A EP0530892B1 EP 0530892 B1 EP0530892 B1 EP 0530892B1 EP 92202543 A EP92202543 A EP 92202543A EP 92202543 A EP92202543 A EP 92202543A EP 0530892 B1 EP0530892 B1 EP 0530892B1
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- exhaust
- silencer device
- muffler
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N1/00—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing
- F01N1/08—Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing by reducing exhaust energy by throttling or whirling
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F02D9/00—Controlling engines by throttling air or fuel-and-air induction conduits or exhaust conduits
- F02D9/04—Controlling engines by throttling air or fuel-and-air induction conduits or exhaust conduits concerning exhaust conduits
- F02D9/06—Exhaust brakes
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N2490/00—Structure, disposition or shape of gas-chambers
- F01N2490/16—Chambers with particular shapes, e.g. spherical
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
- F02B1/00—Engines characterised by fuel-air mixture compression
- F02B1/02—Engines characterised by fuel-air mixture compression with positive ignition
- F02B1/04—Engines characterised by fuel-air mixture compression with positive ignition with fuel-air mixture admission into cylinder
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- the present invention relates to a silencer device to reduce noises and sounds generated by exhaust gases in otto- or diesel-cycle engines, when an exhaust brake is applied to said engines.
- the fuel supply is eliminated:
- Purpose of the present invention is eliminating or substantially reducing the noise generated by the air compressed by the pistons of an internal combustion engine, when this is subjected to the exhaust brake action, operating upstream of the muffler and in series with it, exploiting the principle of sound energy (and therefore noise) reduction, through the wave reflection on the conducing pipe walls, following diameter variations of the pipes themselves (it is in fact known that the increase of a pipe section generates the decrease of low-frequency noises).
- Another purpose is of the device is being suitable to any diameter of exhaust manifolds and mufflers connected to it, and therefore being able to be used for any engine displacement.
- a further purpose of the device is being easily manufactured at low costs, due to assembling rationality and linearity.
- the device 1 is composed of a hollow body 3, usually made of steel, whose shape is substantially spheroidal and whose section is approximately ovoidal, equipped with an inlet opening 5 connected, through a duct 7, to the exhaust mainfold 9 of the turbo 10 ⁇ of the engine 11 equipped with an exhaust brake 12, and with an outlet opening 13 connected, through a duct 15, to the muffler 17.
- the compressed air going out of the manifold enters into the device 1 from the inlet opening 5 and, since the section of the device 1 is greater than that of the exhaust manifold 9 and of the muffler 17, and since said opening 5 does not lay on the same axis as that of the outlet one 13, and since the axis of the device 1 is raking with respect to those of the two openings 5 and 13, said air reflects expanding inside the hollow body 3, losing kinetic energy, and the sound waves related to it are damped; the compressed air that expands in the exhaust ducts, afterwards, gose out through the outlet opening 13 towards the muffler 17.
Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a silencer device to reduce noises and sounds generated by exhaust gases in otto- or diesel-cycle engines, when an exhaust brake is applied to said engines.
- Various exhaust-brake devices are currently being used on internal combustion engines, suitable to increase the braking effect of the engine, transforming the engine itself into an air compressor.
- The fuel supply is eliminated:
- in injection engines through a direct control ("engine stop" control already existing), that zeroes the flow-rate of the injection pump;
- in carburation engines, opening an air intake of the atmosphere to the induction manifold (lateral passage to the carburettor): with this, the fuel induction stops and there occurs, like in diesel engines, a free intake of fresh air.
- The inconvenience with said exhaust brakes is the noise generated by the expansion, in exhaust ducts, of the air compressed by the pistons, that cannot be dampened by the exhaust muffler, since it is designed to absorb the sound waves produced by the combustion burst.
- In fact, the gases burnt in internal combustion engines, that cyclically flow into the exhaust manifold through the exhaust valves, produce, when the valves are being opened, a deafening noise with free exhaust; therefore, to reduce this free exhaust noise, an exhaust muffler is applied to the exhaust pipe end. This muffler, built for that purpose, has no effect when the fuel supply is stopped when it is time to operate on the exhaust brake: the combustion noise is then replaced by the noise of the compressed air going out of the exhaust manifolds and expanding; this noise, being of a different nature and frequency from the one typical of the combustion, will not be able to be absorbed by the traditional exhaust muffler.
- Purpose of the present invention is eliminating or substantially reducing the noise generated by the air compressed by the pistons of an internal combustion engine, when this is subjected to the exhaust brake action, operating upstream of the muffler and in series with it, exploiting the principle of sound energy (and therefore noise) reduction, through the wave reflection on the conducing pipe walls, following diameter variations of the pipes themselves (it is in fact known that the increase of a pipe section generates the decrease of low-frequency noises).
- Another purpose is of the device is being suitable to any diameter of exhaust manifolds and mufflers connected to it, and therefore being able to be used for any engine displacement.
- A further purpose of the device is being easily manufactured at low costs, due to assembling rationality and linearity.
- The above purposes of the invention are reached by a silencer device as claimed.
- A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described, as a non-limiting example, with reference to the enclosed drawings, in which:
- fig. 1 is a diagrammatic front view of the device;
- fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view along the section II-II of the device in fig. 1;
- fig. 3 is a diagrammatic side view of the device in fig. 1 in its preferred operating assembly on a vehicle.
- Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the device 1 is composed of a
hollow body 3, usually made of steel, whose shape is substantially spheroidal and whose section is approximately ovoidal, equipped with an inlet opening 5 connected, through aduct 7, to theexhaust mainfold 9 of the turbo 10̸ of theengine 11 equipped with anexhaust brake 12, and with an outlet opening 13 connected, through aduct 15, to themuffler 17. The compressed air going out of the manifold enters into the device 1 from the inlet opening 5 and, since the section of the device 1 is greater than that of theexhaust manifold 9 and of themuffler 17, and since said opening 5 does not lay on the same axis as that of the outlet one 13, and since the axis of the device 1 is raking with respect to those of the twoopenings hollow body 3, losing kinetic energy, and the sound waves related to it are damped; the compressed air that expands in the exhaust ducts, afterwards, gose out through the outlet opening 13 towards themuffler 17.
Claims (1)
- Silencer device (1) operating on the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines e.g. otto and diesel ones (11) equipped with exhaust brake (12), characterized in that:
said silencer device (1) is composed of a hollow body (3) whose shape is substantially spheroidal and whose section is approximately ovoidal, said silencer device being equipped with an inlet opening (5) and an outlet opening (13), said inlet opening (5) being connected through a duct (7) to the exhaust manifold (9) of the engine (11) downstream thereof, said outlet opening (13) being connected through a duct (15) to the muffler (17) upstream thereof;
in that said section of said silencer device (1) is greater than those of the exhaust manifold (9) and of the muffler (17);
in that said inlet opening (5) does not lay on the same axis as that of said outlet opening (13); and
in that the axis of said silencer device (1) is raking with respect to the axes of said inlet and said outlet openings (5, 13);
said silencer device (1), upon operation of said exhaust brake (12), being apt to reflect the compressed air generated by the pistons, making said compressed air expand inside the hollow body (3) thereof and lose kinetic energy, the sound waves related to said compressed air being damped.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ITTO910668A IT1250293B (en) | 1991-09-03 | 1991-09-03 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SILENCER DEVICE. |
ITTO910668 | 1991-09-03 |
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EP0530892A2 EP0530892A2 (en) | 1993-03-10 |
EP0530892A3 EP0530892A3 (en) | 1993-06-16 |
EP0530892B1 true EP0530892B1 (en) | 1995-12-06 |
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EP92202543A Expired - Lifetime EP0530892B1 (en) | 1991-09-03 | 1992-08-19 | Silencer device for internal combustion engines |
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EP (1) | EP0530892B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH0642377A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE131252T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69206528T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2082348T3 (en) |
IT (1) | IT1250293B (en) |
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DE1112678B (en) * | 1956-08-08 | 1961-08-10 | Mann & Hummel Filter | Resonance silencer with an annular gap |
JPH0674759B2 (en) * | 1987-05-30 | 1994-09-21 | いすゞ自動車株式会社 | Turbin break device |
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- 1991-09-03 IT ITTO910668A patent/IT1250293B/en active IP Right Grant
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- 1992-08-19 EP EP92202543A patent/EP0530892B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-08-19 AT AT92202543T patent/ATE131252T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1992-08-19 DE DE69206528T patent/DE69206528T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-08-19 ES ES92202543T patent/ES2082348T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-09-02 JP JP4234391A patent/JPH0642377A/en active Pending
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ITTO910668A1 (en) | 1993-03-03 |
ES2082348T3 (en) | 1996-03-16 |
EP0530892A3 (en) | 1993-06-16 |
ATE131252T1 (en) | 1995-12-15 |
IT1250293B (en) | 1995-04-07 |
EP0530892A2 (en) | 1993-03-10 |
DE69206528D1 (en) | 1996-01-18 |
ITTO910668A0 (en) | 1991-09-03 |
DE69206528T2 (en) | 1996-07-18 |
JPH0642377A (en) | 1994-02-15 |
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