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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
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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
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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
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- the present invention relates to a muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine.
- the invention also relates to an exhaust system equipped with such a muffler.
- Mufflers are known in general in exhaust systems of internal combustion engines and are generally used to reduce the noise emission by the internal combustion engine. For targeted suppression of certain frequencies, there are known mufflers that operate with a Helmholtz resonator.
- a Helmholtz resonator has a resonator chamber that is connected via a connecting pipe, the so-called resonator throat, to the sound source to be suppressed.
- the Helmholtz resonator acts in the manner of a spring-mass oscillator in which the “spring” is formed by the volume of the resonator chamber and the “mass” is determined by the volume of the resonator throat.
- the spring-mass oscillator i.e., the Helmholtz resonator, has a resonator frequency at which the damping effect with regard to airborne sound is especially pronounced.
- Mufflers that work with a Helmholtz resonator are usually limited to a relatively narrow frequency range with regard to their damping effect.
- production of such mufflers is usually comparatively complex.
- the present invention relates to a muffler and/or an exhaust system equipped with a muffler, characterized in particular by an improved damping effect and/or by simplified production.
- the invention is based on the general idea that several resonator chambers are provided in a single housing of the muffler, and several branch pipes which open into various resonator chambers branch off from a common exhaust-carrying pipe in a single branch section.
- the muffler therefore has several Helmholtz resonators, each being formed by a resonator chamber and a branch pipe being formed as a resonator throat, whereby these Helmholtz resonators are so adapted that they have different resonance frequencies. Due to the at least two resonance frequencies, the muffler may thus dampen at least two different frequencies and/or frequency ranges.
- the inventive muffler is also characterized by a comparatively simple design and thus by being relatively inexpensive to manufacture.
- the exhaust-carrying pipe may pass through the housing and/or through at least one or all resonator chambers.
- One or more or all branch pipes may run inside the housing or may pass through one or more resonator chambers.
- the individual resonator chambers may be situated one after the other in the longitudinal direction of the housing and in particular may have the same cross sections along this longitudinal direction.
- the branch section in which all the branch pipes branch off from the exhaust-carrying pipe may be arranged completely inside one of the resonator chambers.
- FIG. 1 is a simplified basic longitudinal section through a muffler
- FIG. 2 is a cross section through the muffler according to sectional lines II in FIG. 1 .
- an exhaust system 1 includes at least one exhaust line 2 to which a muffler 3 is connected.
- the exhaust system 1 belongs to an internal combustion engine (not shown) and is used to remove exhaust gases during operation of the internal combustion engine.
- the muffler 3 has an exhaust-carrying pipe 4 , which is connected and/or tied to the tubular exhaust line 2 in the installed state of the muffler 3 .
- the exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine thus pass through the pipe 4 .
- the pipe 4 runs in a straight line.
- the muffler 3 also has a housing 5 .
- the pipe 4 preferably extends through the housing 5 , thus going into and/or out of the housing 5 at axial ends thereof.
- the pipe 4 is arranged in the housing 5 in such a way that it is at a distance radially along its entire circumference from a jacket of the housing 5 situated between the end faces.
- the housing 5 contains at least two resonator chambers. In the embodiment shown here, for example, three resonator chambers are provided, namely a first resonator chamber 6 , a second resonator chamber 7 and a third resonator chamber 8 . More than three resonator chambers may also be accommodated in the housing 5 .
- the individual resonator chambers 6 , 7 , 8 are separated from one another and are preferably partitioned off from one another so they are airtight.
- the resonator chambers 6 , 7 , 8 are arranged in succession axially with respect to the longitudinal direction of the housing 5 , which preferably runs parallel to the longitudinal direction of the pipe 4 .
- the second resonator chamber 7 is arranged axially between the first resonator chamber 6 and the third resonator chamber 8 .
- partitions are provided in the housing 5 , namely a first partition 9 for separating the first resonator chamber 6 from the second resonator chamber 7 and a second partition 10 for separating the second resonator chamber 7 from the third resonator chamber 8 .
- the partitions 9 , 10 are preferably designed and arranged in the housing 5 in such a way that they separate the mutually adjacent resonator chambers 6 , 7 , 8 from one another in an airtight manner.
- the pipe 4 passes through the partitions 9 , 10 , to which end the partitions 9 , 10 have corresponding passage openings.
- the partitions 9 , 10 run parallel to one another and parallel to the axial end faces of the housing 5 . In this way, the pipe 4 passes through all the resonator chambers 6 , 7 , 8 at the same time.
- the muffler 3 is also equipped with several branch pipes.
- three branch pipes are provided, namely a first branch pipe 11 , a second branch pipe 12 and a third branch pipe 13 .
- a number of branch pipes 11 , 12 , 13 equal to the number of resonator chambers 6 , 7 , 8 is preferably provided.
- Each branch pipe 11 , 12 , 13 branches off from the pipe 4 in an axially limited branch section 14 of the pipe 4 .
- Each branch pipe 11 , 12 , 13 is open at its end remote from the branch section 14 .
- Each branch pipe 11 , 12 , 13 opens into a different resonator chamber 6 , 7 , 8 .
- the first branch pipe 11 opens into the first resonator chamber 6 .
- the second branch pipe 12 opens into the second resonator chamber 7 and the third branch pipe 13 opens into the third resonator chamber 8 .
- three Helmholtz resonators are designed, each consisting of exactly one resonator chamber 6 , 7 , 8 and exactly one branch pipe 11 , 12 , 13 as the resonator throat.
- the three Helmholtz resonators of the muffler 3 shown here are labeled as 6 - 11 , 7 - 12 and 8 - 13 , respectively, according to their components.
- the three Helmholtz resonators 6 - 11 , 7 - 12 , 8 - 13 have different resonance frequencies, so that the muffler 3 in the present example can dampen three different frequencies and/or frequency ranges.
- the branch pipes 11 , 12 , 13 are preferably arranged completely inside the housing 5 , preferably at a distance from the jacket of the housing 5 in the radial direction around the circumference.
- the branch section 14 is preferably arranged completely inside the housing 5 .
- the branch section 14 is arranged completely inside one of the resonator chambers, here in the first resonator chamber 6 .
- the second branch pipe 12 extends through the first resonator chamber 6 to open into the second resonator chamber 7 .
- the third branch pipe 13 extends through the first resonator chamber 6 and through the second resonator chamber 7 to open into the third resonator chamber 8 .
- the second branch pipe 12 passes through the first partition 9
- the third branch pipe 13 passes through both partitions 9 , 10 .
- the individual branch pipes 11 , 12 , 13 in the branch section 14 branch off essentially radially from the pipe 4 .
- the individual branch pipes 11 , 12 , 13 in the branch section 14 preferably branch off at a distance apart in the circumferential direction of the pipe 4 , i.e., they are each distributed separately in the circumferential direction from the pipe 4 . This yields more or less a star-shaped arrangement of the branch pipes 11 , 12 , 13 in the branch section 14 .
- first branch pipe 11 has a straight radial path with respect to the pipe 4
- second branch pipe 12 and the third branch pipe 13 are each bent by an angle of approximately 90°.
- These two branch pipes 12 , 13 thus have a radial section, and also an axial section.
- the respective radial section extends from the branch section 14 in a straight line radially with respect to the pipe 4 and develops into the axial section running parallel to the longitudinal direction of the pipe 4 via a 90° bend within the first resonator chamber 6 .
- the three Helmholtz resonators 6 - 11 , 7 - 12 , 8 - 13 may differ from one another with regard to the volumes of the resonator chamber 6 , 7 , 8 and/or the branch pipes 11 , 12 , 13 .
- the three branch pipes 11 , 12 , 13 are of different lengths and are also equipped with different cross sections.
- the resonator chambers 6 , 7 , 8 in the exemplary embodiment have the same cross sections with regard to the longitudinal direction of the housing 5 . To nevertheless achieve different volumes for the resonator chambers 6 , 7 , 8 , they may have different axial extents in the longitudinal direction of the housing.
- the first resonator chamber 6 is longer in the longitudinal direction of the housing than the other two resonator chambers 7 , 8 .
- the volumes of the second resonator chamber 7 and the third resonator chamber 8 are approximately equal.
- the muffler 3 Due to the fact that the resonator chambers 6 , 7 , 8 of the pipe 4 and the branch pipes 11 , 12 , 13 are accommodated in a shared housing 5 , the muffler 3 has a comparatively simple design which can be implemented relatively inexpensively.
- the axial dimension of the branch section 14 in the exemplary embodiment shown here corresponds to the diameter of one of the branch pipes measured in the longitudinal direction of the pipe 4 , namely here the first branch pipe 11 . Therefore, the branch section 14 is extremely short.
- the branch section 14 may preferably be a pipe section that is produced separately with respect to the axial sections of the pipe 4 adjacent thereto, this separate pipe section being pre-mountable in particular with the radial sections of the branch pipes 11 , 12 , 13 or with the complete branch pipes 11 , 12 , 13 . This creates a pre-mountable unit which can be installed relatively easily into the pipe 4 and into the housing 5 within the context of the final assembly.
- the muffler 3 also has an absorption chamber 15 communicating with the pipe 4 .
- the absorption chamber 15 is arranged in the housing 5 .
- a sleeve 16 is provided, preferably being arranged in the housing 5 in such a way that it surrounds the pipe 4 in an axially parallel direction, preferably concentrically, in a longitudinal section. In this way, the absorption chamber 15 is formed radially between the pipe 4 and the sleeve 16 .
- the sleeve 16 is sealed on its axial ends with plates, with the pipe 4 passing through them.
- the sleeve 16 is preferably dimensioned and arranged with respect to the pipe 4 in such a way that the absorption chamber 15 in the longitudinal section completely surrounds the pipe 4 in the circumferential direction.
- the sleeve 16 is preferably of such dimensions and arranged in the housing 5 in such a way that it dose not touch the jacket of the housing 5 .
- the sleeve 16 and thus the absorption chamber 15 are of such dimensions in the axial direction, i.e., in the longitudinal direction of the pipe 4 and/or in the longitudinal direction of the housing 5 in the present case that they extend through both partitions 9 , 10 .
- the absorption chamber 15 and/or the sleeve 16 passes through the second resonator chamber 7 and into the first resonator chamber 6 at one end and also into the third resonator chamber 8 at the other end.
- the pipe 4 is designed to be permeable for airborne sound in the longitudinal section surrounded by the absorption chamber 15 . This is achieved with the help of perforation 17 , for example, which may be formed by a plurality of individual holes 18 , for example.
- the absorption chamber 15 is sealed airtight with respect to the resonator chambers 6 , 7 , 8 . With the help of the absorption chamber 15 , high-frequency and higher-frequency sound components can be suppressed.
- the absorption chamber 15 may be filled with a suitable absorption material 19 .
- the pipe 4 , the sleeve 16 and the branch pipes 12 , 13 may extend through the axial end faces of the housing 5 and/or through the partitions 9 , 10 and/or through the plates of the sleeve 16 , and airtight connections are possible in particular.
- sliding seats may be provided in at least some cases to be able to compensate for thermally induced expansion effects. Such sliding seats can be implemented in a sufficiently airtight manner.
- the individual components of the muffler 3 , in particular the pipe 4 , the sleeves 16 , the branch pipes 11 , 12 , 13 , the housing 5 and the partitions 9 , 10 are preferably made of metal, in particular steel or stainless steel.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. To be able to suppress at least two different frequencies or frequency ranges in a comparatively inexpensive design, the muffler has a housing in which at least two resonator chambers are separated from one another. At least two branch pipes branch off from an exhaust-carrying pipe in a branch section. These branch pipes open into different resonator chambers. The respective resonator chamber forms a Helmholtz resonator with the respective branch pipe, each resonator differing from the others in their different resonance frequencies.
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- The present invention relates to a muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The invention also relates to an exhaust system equipped with such a muffler.
- Mufflers are known in general in exhaust systems of internal combustion engines and are generally used to reduce the noise emission by the internal combustion engine. For targeted suppression of certain frequencies, there are known mufflers that operate with a Helmholtz resonator. Such a Helmholtz resonator has a resonator chamber that is connected via a connecting pipe, the so-called resonator throat, to the sound source to be suppressed. The Helmholtz resonator acts in the manner of a spring-mass oscillator in which the “spring” is formed by the volume of the resonator chamber and the “mass” is determined by the volume of the resonator throat. The spring-mass oscillator, i.e., the Helmholtz resonator, has a resonator frequency at which the damping effect with regard to airborne sound is especially pronounced.
- Mufflers that work with a Helmholtz resonator are usually limited to a relatively narrow frequency range with regard to their damping effect. In addition, production of such mufflers is usually comparatively complex.
- The present invention relates to a muffler and/or an exhaust system equipped with a muffler, characterized in particular by an improved damping effect and/or by simplified production.
- The invention is based on the general idea that several resonator chambers are provided in a single housing of the muffler, and several branch pipes which open into various resonator chambers branch off from a common exhaust-carrying pipe in a single branch section. The muffler therefore has several Helmholtz resonators, each being formed by a resonator chamber and a branch pipe being formed as a resonator throat, whereby these Helmholtz resonators are so adapted that they have different resonance frequencies. Due to the at least two resonance frequencies, the muffler may thus dampen at least two different frequencies and/or frequency ranges.
- Due to the branching of the branch pipes in a common branch section of the exhaust-carrying pipe and the fact that all the resonator chambers are accommodated in a common housing, the inventive muffler is also characterized by a comparatively simple design and thus by being relatively inexpensive to manufacture.
- The compact design of the muffler can be improved by additional measures and/or features, which can be implemented cumulatively or alternatively. For example, the exhaust-carrying pipe may pass through the housing and/or through at least one or all resonator chambers. One or more or all branch pipes may run inside the housing or may pass through one or more resonator chambers. The individual resonator chambers may be situated one after the other in the longitudinal direction of the housing and in particular may have the same cross sections along this longitudinal direction. The branch section in which all the branch pipes branch off from the exhaust-carrying pipe may be arranged completely inside one of the resonator chambers.
- It is self-evident that the features mentioned above and those yet to be explained below may be used not only in the particular combination indicated but also in other combinations or alone without going beyond the scope of the present invention.
- Preferred exemplary embodiments of the invention are depicted in the drawings and explained in greater detail in the following description, where the same reference numerals refer to the same or similar or functionally identical components.
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FIG. 1 is a simplified basic longitudinal section through a muffler; -
FIG. 2 is a cross section through the muffler according to sectional lines II inFIG. 1 . - According to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , anexhaust system 1 includes at least oneexhaust line 2 to which amuffler 3 is connected. Theexhaust system 1 belongs to an internal combustion engine (not shown) and is used to remove exhaust gases during operation of the internal combustion engine. - The
muffler 3 has an exhaust-carryingpipe 4, which is connected and/or tied to thetubular exhaust line 2 in the installed state of themuffler 3. The exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine thus pass through thepipe 4. In the example shown here, thepipe 4 runs in a straight line. - The
muffler 3 also has ahousing 5. Thepipe 4 preferably extends through thehousing 5, thus going into and/or out of thehousing 5 at axial ends thereof. In the illustrated embodiment, thepipe 4 is arranged in thehousing 5 in such a way that it is at a distance radially along its entire circumference from a jacket of thehousing 5 situated between the end faces. Thehousing 5 contains at least two resonator chambers. In the embodiment shown here, for example, three resonator chambers are provided, namely afirst resonator chamber 6, asecond resonator chamber 7 and athird resonator chamber 8. More than three resonator chambers may also be accommodated in thehousing 5. Theindividual resonator chambers resonator chambers housing 5, which preferably runs parallel to the longitudinal direction of thepipe 4. In this way, thesecond resonator chamber 7 is arranged axially between thefirst resonator chamber 6 and thethird resonator chamber 8. - For axial separation of
adjacent resonator chambers housing 5, namely afirst partition 9 for separating thefirst resonator chamber 6 from thesecond resonator chamber 7 and asecond partition 10 for separating thesecond resonator chamber 7 from thethird resonator chamber 8. Thepartitions housing 5 in such a way that they separate the mutuallyadjacent resonator chambers pipe 4 passes through thepartitions partitions partitions housing 5. In this way, thepipe 4 passes through all theresonator chambers - The
muffler 3 is also equipped with several branch pipes. In the exemplary embodiment, three branch pipes are provided, namely afirst branch pipe 11, asecond branch pipe 12 and athird branch pipe 13. A number ofbranch pipes resonator chambers pipe 4 in an axiallylimited branch section 14 of thepipe 4. Eachbranch pipe branch section 14. Eachbranch pipe different resonator chamber first branch pipe 11 opens into thefirst resonator chamber 6. Thesecond branch pipe 12 opens into thesecond resonator chamber 7 and thethird branch pipe 13 opens into thethird resonator chamber 8. In this way, three Helmholtz resonators are designed, each consisting of exactly oneresonator chamber branch pipe muffler 3 shown here are labeled as 6-11, 7-12 and 8-13, respectively, according to their components. The three Helmholtz resonators 6-11, 7-12, 8-13 have different resonance frequencies, so that themuffler 3 in the present example can dampen three different frequencies and/or frequency ranges. - The
branch pipes housing 5, preferably at a distance from the jacket of thehousing 5 in the radial direction around the circumference. Thebranch section 14 is preferably arranged completely inside thehousing 5. In the present case, thebranch section 14 is arranged completely inside one of the resonator chambers, here in thefirst resonator chamber 6. Accordingly, thesecond branch pipe 12 extends through thefirst resonator chamber 6 to open into thesecond resonator chamber 7. Thethird branch pipe 13 extends through thefirst resonator chamber 6 and through thesecond resonator chamber 7 to open into thethird resonator chamber 8. Accordingly, thesecond branch pipe 12 passes through thefirst partition 9, while thethird branch pipe 13 passes through bothpartitions individual branch pipes branch section 14 branch off essentially radially from thepipe 4. Theindividual branch pipes branch section 14 preferably branch off at a distance apart in the circumferential direction of thepipe 4, i.e., they are each distributed separately in the circumferential direction from thepipe 4. This yields more or less a star-shaped arrangement of thebranch pipes branch section 14. While thefirst branch pipe 11 has a straight radial path with respect to thepipe 4, thesecond branch pipe 12 and thethird branch pipe 13 are each bent by an angle of approximately 90°. These twobranch pipes branch section 14 in a straight line radially with respect to thepipe 4 and develops into the axial section running parallel to the longitudinal direction of thepipe 4 via a 90° bend within thefirst resonator chamber 6. - In order for the three Helmholtz resonators 6-11, 7-12, 8-13 to have different resonant frequencies, they may differ from one another with regard to the volumes of the
resonator chamber branch pipes branch pipes resonator chambers housing 5. To nevertheless achieve different volumes for theresonator chambers first resonator chamber 6 is longer in the longitudinal direction of the housing than the other tworesonator chambers second resonator chamber 7 and thethird resonator chamber 8 are approximately equal. - Due to the fact that the
resonator chambers pipe 4 and thebranch pipes housing 5, themuffler 3 has a comparatively simple design which can be implemented relatively inexpensively. The sharedbranch section 14 in which all thebranch pipes pipe 4 contributes to this. The axial dimension of thebranch section 14 in the exemplary embodiment shown here corresponds to the diameter of one of the branch pipes measured in the longitudinal direction of thepipe 4, namely here thefirst branch pipe 11. Therefore, thebranch section 14 is extremely short. Thebranch section 14 may preferably be a pipe section that is produced separately with respect to the axial sections of thepipe 4 adjacent thereto, this separate pipe section being pre-mountable in particular with the radial sections of thebranch pipes complete branch pipes pipe 4 and into thehousing 5 within the context of the final assembly. - In an exemplary embodiment illustrated herein, the
muffler 3 also has anabsorption chamber 15 communicating with thepipe 4. Theabsorption chamber 15 is arranged in thehousing 5. To form theabsorption chamber 15, asleeve 16 is provided, preferably being arranged in thehousing 5 in such a way that it surrounds thepipe 4 in an axially parallel direction, preferably concentrically, in a longitudinal section. In this way, theabsorption chamber 15 is formed radially between thepipe 4 and thesleeve 16. Thesleeve 16 is sealed on its axial ends with plates, with thepipe 4 passing through them. Thesleeve 16 is preferably dimensioned and arranged with respect to thepipe 4 in such a way that theabsorption chamber 15 in the longitudinal section completely surrounds thepipe 4 in the circumferential direction. In addition, thesleeve 16 is preferably of such dimensions and arranged in thehousing 5 in such a way that it dose not touch the jacket of thehousing 5. - The
sleeve 16 and thus theabsorption chamber 15 are of such dimensions in the axial direction, i.e., in the longitudinal direction of thepipe 4 and/or in the longitudinal direction of thehousing 5 in the present case that they extend through bothpartitions absorption chamber 15 and/or thesleeve 16 passes through thesecond resonator chamber 7 and into thefirst resonator chamber 6 at one end and also into thethird resonator chamber 8 at the other end. - To facilitate entry of the airborne sound entrained in the exhaust gas into the
absorption chamber 15, thepipe 4 is designed to be permeable for airborne sound in the longitudinal section surrounded by theabsorption chamber 15. This is achieved with the help ofperforation 17, for example, which may be formed by a plurality ofindividual holes 18, for example. Theabsorption chamber 15 is sealed airtight with respect to theresonator chambers absorption chamber 15, high-frequency and higher-frequency sound components can be suppressed. Theabsorption chamber 15 may be filled with asuitable absorption material 19. - As already mentioned above, the
pipe 4, thesleeve 16 and thebranch pipes housing 5 and/or through thepartitions sleeve 16, and airtight connections are possible in particular. Likewise, sliding seats may be provided in at least some cases to be able to compensate for thermally induced expansion effects. Such sliding seats can be implemented in a sufficiently airtight manner. The individual components of themuffler 3, in particular thepipe 4, thesleeves 16, thebranch pipes housing 5 and thepartitions
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1. A muffler for an exhaust of an internal combustion engine, said muffler comprising:
a housing;
at least first and second resonator chambers in said housing;
an exhaust-carrying pipe having a branch section; and
at least first and second branch pipes branching off said branch section of said exhaust-carrying pipe, each of said first and second branch pipes opening respectively into one of said first and second resonator chambers in said housing;
wherein said first resonator chamber forms a first Helmholtz resonator with said first branch pipe and said second resonator chamber forms a second Helmholtz resonator with said second branch pipe, and
wherein each of said first and second Helmholtz resonators have different resonance frequencies.
2. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein said exhaust-carrying pipe passes through said housing.
3. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein said pipe passes through at least one of said first and second resonator chambers.
4. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said first and second branch pipes passes through at least one of said first and second resonator chambers.
5. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said first and second branch pipes are arranged inside said housing.
6. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said first and second branch pipes branch off radially from said exhaust-carrying pipe.
7. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second branch pipes differ from one another with regard to at least one of length and cross-section.
8. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second branch pipes branch off from said exhaust-carrying pipe essentially in a star pattern in said branch section.
9. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said first and second branch pipes passes through a partition separating said first and second resonator chambers from one another.
10. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said first and second branch pipes has a section extending parallel to said exhaust-carrying pipe.
11. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second resonator chambers are arranged axially one after the other in said housing with respect to the longitudinal direction of said housing.
12. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second resonator chambers differ from one another with regard to their volumes.
13. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second resonator chambers have the same cross sections in the longitudinal direction of said housing.
14. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second resonator chambers have different axial extents with regard to the longitudinal direction of said housing.
15. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein said branch section is arranged inside said housing.
16. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein said branch section is arranged inside one of said first and second resonator chambers.
17. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal extent of said branch section in the longitudinal direction of said exhaust-carrying pipe corresponds to the diameter of one of said first and second branch pipes measured in the longitudinal direction of the pipe.
18. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein each of said first and second Helmholtz resonators comprises only one of said first and second resonator chambers and only one of said first and second branch pipes.
19. The muffler according to claim 1 , wherein exactly one of said first and second branch pipes is provided for each of said first and second resonator chambers.
20. The muffler according to claim 1 , further comprising an absorption chamber arranged in said housing, said absorption chamber communicating with said exhaust-carrying pipe.
21. The muffler according to claim 20 , wherein said absorption chamber completely surrounds a longitudinal section of said exhaust-carrying pipe in the circumferential direction.
22. The muffler according to claim 20 , wherein said absorption chamber comprises a sleeve surrounding a longitudinal section of said exhaust-carrying pipe, said sleeve being axially parallel to said exhaust-carrying pipe.
23. The muffler according to claim 20 , wherein said absorption chamber and/or said sleeve extends in at least one of said first and second resonator chambers or through at least one of said first and second resonator chambers.
24. The muffler according to claim 20 , wherein said absorption chamber and/or said sleeve is sealed in an airtight manner with respect to said first and second resonator chambers.
25. The muffler according to claim 20 , wherein at least one of said absorption chamber and said sleeve extends through a partition separating said first and second resonator chambers from one another.
26. The muffler according to claim 20 , wherein said exhaust-carrying pipe has a perforation in an area communicating with said absorption chamber.
27. The muffler according to claim 20 , wherein said absorption chamber is filled with an absorption material.
28. An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, comprising at least one muffler, said muffler comprising:
a housing;
at least two resonator chambers, separated from one another, in said housing;
an exhaust-carrying pipe having a branch section; and
at least first and second branch pipes branching off said branch section of said exhaust-carrying pipe, each of said first and second branch pipes opening into different one of said first and second resonator chambers,
wherein said first resonator chamber forms a first Helmholtz resonator with said first branch pipe and said second resonator chamber forms a second Helmholtz resonator with said second branch pipe, and
wherein each of said first and second Helmholtz resonators have different resonance frequencies.
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