EXHAUST STRUCTURE FOR COMPACT VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An exhaust structure for a compact vehicle, the compact vehicle including a vehicle body frame that extends in a longitudinal direction to support a pair of right and left front wheels and a pair of right and left rear wheels, and an engine that is located forward of the pair of rear wheels and that is supported on the vehicle body frame, the exhaust structure comprising:
- an exhaust pipe that extends rearward of a vehicle body from the engine;
an exhaust muffler that is coupled to a rear end of the exhaust pipe, that is arranged between the pair of right and left rear wheels, and that extends in a horizontal direction of the vehicle body; and
a catalytic device installed in a middle of the exhaust pipe, wherein the exhaust pipe is deviated to one side in the horizontal direction of the vehicle body with respect to the engine and the exhaust muffler to position the catalytic device between the vehicle body frame and the pair of rear wheels.
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Abstract
An exhaust pipe extends rearward of a vehicle body from an engine located forward of the rear wheels and is supported on the vehicle body frame. An exhaust muffler is coupled to a rear end of the exhaust pipe that is arranged between a pair of right and left rear wheels. A catalytic converter (catalytic device) is installed in the middle of the exhaust pipe and the exhaust pipe is deviated to one side in a horizontal direction of the vehicle body with respect to the engine and the exhaust muffler in order to position the catalytic convertor between the vehicle body frame and the rear wheels.
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1. An exhaust structure for a compact vehicle, the compact vehicle including a vehicle body frame that extends in a longitudinal direction to support a pair of right and left front wheels and a pair of right and left rear wheels, and an engine that is located forward of the pair of rear wheels and that is supported on the vehicle body frame, the exhaust structure comprising:
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an exhaust pipe that extends rearward of a vehicle body from the engine; an exhaust muffler that is coupled to a rear end of the exhaust pipe, that is arranged between the pair of right and left rear wheels, and that extends in a horizontal direction of the vehicle body; and a catalytic device installed in a middle of the exhaust pipe, wherein the exhaust pipe is deviated to one side in the horizontal direction of the vehicle body with respect to the engine and the exhaust muffler to position the catalytic device between the vehicle body frame and the pair of rear wheels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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