Exhaust system for a small planing craft
First Claim
1. An exhaust silencer for a watercraft having a hull, an internal combustion engine positioned within said hull substantially along a longitudinal center plane thereof, said internal combustion engine having at least one exhaust port for discharge of exhaust gases from said engine, said silencer comprising a first expansion chamber housing on one side of said hull, said first expansion chamber housing defining at least one internal expansion volume, an inlet for receiving exhaust gases and delivering exhaust gases to said first expansion chamber expansion volume, and an outlet for discharge of exhaust gases from said first expansion chamber housing expansion volume, conduit means for delivering exhaust gases from said engine exhaust port to said first expansion chamber housing inlet, a discharge conduit having a first end connected to said outlet of said first expansion chamber housing and a second end, a second expansion chamber housing positioned on the other side of said hull from said one side, said second expansion chamber housing defining at least one internal expansion volume, an input connected to said second end of said discharge conduit for delivering exhaust gases from said discharge conduit to said expansion volume of said second expansion chamber housing, and an output for discharging exhaust gases from said second expansion chamber housing expansion volume to the atmosphere, at least one of said expansion chamber housings being supported within said hull independently of said engine.
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Abstract
An exhaust silencing system for a small planing craft includes a first expansion chamber housing on one side of a water craft which transmits exhaust gases and waste cooling water to a second expansion chamber housing which may have a number of expansion chambers. A long exhaust pipe extends from the second expansion chamber housing to the atmosphere.
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- 1. An exhaust silencer for a watercraft having a hull, an internal combustion engine positioned within said hull substantially along a longitudinal center plane thereof, said internal combustion engine having at least one exhaust port for discharge of exhaust gases from said engine, said silencer comprising a first expansion chamber housing on one side of said hull, said first expansion chamber housing defining at least one internal expansion volume, an inlet for receiving exhaust gases and delivering exhaust gases to said first expansion chamber expansion volume, and an outlet for discharge of exhaust gases from said first expansion chamber housing expansion volume, conduit means for delivering exhaust gases from said engine exhaust port to said first expansion chamber housing inlet, a discharge conduit having a first end connected to said outlet of said first expansion chamber housing and a second end, a second expansion chamber housing positioned on the other side of said hull from said one side, said second expansion chamber housing defining at least one internal expansion volume, an input connected to said second end of said discharge conduit for delivering exhaust gases from said discharge conduit to said expansion volume of said second expansion chamber housing, and an output for discharging exhaust gases from said second expansion chamber housing expansion volume to the atmosphere, at least one of said expansion chamber housings being supported within said hull independently of said engine.
- 9. An exhaust silencer located within a hull of a watercraft for silencing of the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine located separately from said exhaust silencer within said hull and propelling said hull, and said exhaust silencer comprising an outer housing defining an internal volume, means for locating said outer housing within said hull at a position spaced from said engine, a plurality of walls contained within said outer housing and dividing said outer housing into a plurality of expansion chambers, restricted gas flow openings in each of said walls for permitting flow between the expansion chambers defined in part by each wall and the outer housing, a single inlet conduit extending through one side of said outer housing and entering one of said expansion chambers for delivering all of the exhaust gases from said engine thereto, and a single outlet formed in said outer housing and extending at a right angle to said inlet and communicating with another of said expansion chambers for discharge of all of the engine exhaust gases from the outer housing to the atmosphere.
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