Exhaust dispersion device
First Claim
1. An exhaust dispersion device for an exhaust system with an outer flow member, the exhaust dispersion device comprising:
- a dispersion member capable of being disposed within the outer flow member, wherein the dispersion member defines an axis, wherein the dispersion member includes an upstream end and a downstream end, and wherein a cross section of the downstream end perpendicular to the axis is larger than a cross section of the upstream end perpendicular to the axis; and
an aperture extending through the dispersion member, wherein the aperture is coaxial with the axis, wherein flow of all exhaust gas through the outer flow member is divided between flow through the aperture and flow between the outer flow member and the dispersion member, and wherein the dispersion member is operable to divert the flow of the exhaust gas at least partially toward the outer flow member.
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Abstract
An exhaust dispersion device for an exhaust system with an outer flow member is disclosed. The exhaust dispersion device includes a dispersion member capable of being disposed within the outer flow member. The dispersion member defines an axis and includes an upstream end and a downstream end. A cross section of the downstream end perpendicular to the axis is larger than a cross section of the upstream end perpendicular to the axis. The dispersion device also includes an aperture extending through the dispersion member. The aperture is coaxial with the axis. Flow of all exhaust gas through the outer flow member is divided between flow through the aperture and flow between the outer flow member and the dispersion member. The dispersion member is operable to divert the flow of the exhaust gas at least partially toward the outer flow member.
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20 Claims
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1. An exhaust dispersion device for an exhaust system with an outer flow member, the exhaust dispersion device comprising:
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a dispersion member capable of being disposed within the outer flow member, wherein the dispersion member defines an axis, wherein the dispersion member includes an upstream end and a downstream end, and wherein a cross section of the downstream end perpendicular to the axis is larger than a cross section of the upstream end perpendicular to the axis; and
an aperture extending through the dispersion member, wherein the aperture is coaxial with the axis, wherein flow of all exhaust gas through the outer flow member is divided between flow through the aperture and flow between the outer flow member and the dispersion member, and wherein the dispersion member is operable to divert the flow of the exhaust gas at least partially toward the outer flow member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An exhaust system comprising:
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an outer flow member; and
an exhaust dispersion device disposed within the outer flow member, the exhaust dispersion device comprising a dispersion member that defines an axis, wherein the dispersion member includes an upstream end and a downstream end, and wherein a cross section of the downstream end perpendicular to the axis is larger than a cross section of the upstream end perpendicular to the axis; and
an aperture extending through the dispersion member, wherein the aperture is coaxial with the axis, wherein flow of all exhaust gas through the outer flow member is divided between flow through the aperture and flow between the outer flow member and the dispersion member, and wherein the dispersion member is operable to divert the flow of the exhaust gas at least partially toward the outer flow member. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An exhaust system for a vehicle comprising:
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an outer flow member;
a substrate disposed within the outer flow member such that an exhaust gas within the outer flow member can flow toward the substrate; and
an exhaust dispersion device disposed within the outer flow member, the exhaust dispersion device comprising a dispersion member that defines an axis, wherein the dispersion member includes an upstream end and a downstream end, and wherein a cross section of the downstream end perpendicular to the axis is larger than a cross section of the upstream end perpendicular to the axis; and
an aperture extending through the dispersion member, wherein the aperture is coaxial with the axis, wherein flow of all exhaust gas through the outer flow member is divided between flow through the aperture toward the substrate and flow between the outer flow member and the dispersion member toward the substrate, and wherein the exhaust dispersion device is operable to divert the flow of the exhaust gas at least partially toward the outer flow member as the exhaust gas flows toward the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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