Muffler

Abstract

A thermal emission-conversion muffler for reducing the toxic emissions output from the muffler has an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe, and a body extending lengthwise between the inlet and outlet pipes. The muffler further has a plurality of plates disposed within the body, and the plates extend in a sideways direction substantially between the side walls of the body. The plates are of a predetermined length, and adjacent plates are at a predetermined distance from each other. In one plate configuration, the plates are arranged in a substantially stacked manner and are parallel as regards exhaust gas flow passing through the muffler.

1 . A thermal emission-conversion muffler for reducing the toxic emissions output from the muffler, the muffler having an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe, and a body extending lengthwise between the inlet and outlet pipes,
 the muffler further having a plurality of plates disposed within body, the plates extending in a sideways direction substantially between the side walls of the body and being of a predetermined length, and adjacent plates being at a predetermined distance from each other.   
     
     
         2 . The muffler according to  claim 1 , wherein the plates are arranged in a substantially stacked manner and being parallel as regards exhaust gas flow passing through the muffler. 
     
     
         3 . The muffler according to  claim 1 , wherein the plate geometry is selected from the following list: substantially flat, substantially corrugated, substantially curvilinear, substantially U-shaped, substantially flattened tubes. 
     
     
         4 . The muffler according to any one of the preceding claims  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined length of the plates is between 35 and 45 millimetres. 
     
     
         5 . The muffler according to  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined distance is between 2.0 and 4.0 millimetres. 
     
     
         6 . The muffler of  claim 5 , wherein the predetermined distance is between 2.5 and 3.5 millimetres. 
     
     
         7 . The muffler according to  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined length of the plates is between 35 and 45 millimetres. 
     
     
         8 . The muffler according to  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined distance is between 5.0 and 7.0 millimetres. 
     
     
         9 . The muffler of  claim 8 , wherein the predetermined distance is between 5.5 and 6.5 millimetres. 
     
     
         10 . The muffler according to  claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the plates is between 1 and 2 millimetres. 
     
     
         11 . The muffler according to  claim 1  used in conjunction with a catalytic converter. 
     
     
         12 . A thermal emission-conversion muffler for reducing the toxic emissions output from the muffler, the muffler having an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe, and a body extending lengthwise between the inlet and outlet pipes,
 the muffler further having a plurality of plates disposed within body, the plates extending in a sideways direction substantially between the side walls of the body and being of a predetermined surface area and adjacent plates being at a predetermined distance from each other.   
     
     
         13 . A thermal emission-conversion muffler for reducing the toxic emissions output from the muffler, the muffler having an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe, and a body extending lengthwise between the inlet and outlet pipes,
 the muffler further having a series of sets of a plurality of plates disposed within body, the plurality of plates being arranged in a stacked manner, the plates extending in a sideways direction substantially between the side walls of the body and being of a predetermined surface area and adjacent plates being at a predetermined distance from each other, the sets of plates being separated by a predetermined separation distance.   
     
     
         14 . A thermal emission-conversion muffler for reducing the toxic emissions output from the muffler, the muffler having an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe, and a body extending lengthwise between the inlet and outlet pipes,
 the muffler further having a series of sets of a plurality of plates disposed within body, the plurality of plates being arranged in a stacked manner, the plates extending in a sideways direction substantially between the side walls of the body and being of a predetermined length and adjacent plates being at a predetermined distance from each other, the sets of plates being separated by a predetermined separation distance.   
     
     
         15 . The muffler according to  claim 13  wherein the each set of stacked plates have the same predetermined length, distance between the plates, and separation distance between the sets of plates.