EP0337877A1 - Schalldämpfer für Explosionsmotoren - Google Patents

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EP0337877A1
EP0337877A1 EP89400996A EP89400996A EP0337877A1 EP 0337877 A1 EP0337877 A1 EP 0337877A1 EP 89400996 A EP89400996 A EP 89400996A EP 89400996 A EP89400996 A EP 89400996A EP 0337877 A1 EP0337877 A1 EP 0337877A1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N13/00Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features
    • F01N13/18Construction facilitating manufacture, assembly, or disassembly
    • F01N13/1872Construction facilitating manufacture, assembly, or disassembly the assembly using stamp-formed parts or otherwise deformed sheet-metal
    • F01N13/1877Construction facilitating manufacture, assembly, or disassembly the assembly using stamp-formed parts or otherwise deformed sheet-metal the channels or tubes thereof being made integrally with the housing
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N13/00Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features
    • F01N13/009Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features having two or more separate purifying devices arranged in series
    • F01N13/0097Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features having two or more separate purifying devices arranged in series the purifying devices are arranged in a single housing
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N13/00Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features
    • F01N13/16Selection of particular materials
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N13/00Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features
    • F01N13/18Construction facilitating manufacture, assembly, or disassembly
    • F01N13/1861Construction facilitating manufacture, assembly, or disassembly the assembly using parts formed by casting or moulding
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N13/00Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features
    • F01N13/14Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features having thermal insulation
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2450/00Methods or apparatus for fitting, inserting or repairing different elements
    • F01N2450/24Methods or apparatus for fitting, inserting or repairing different elements by bolts, screws, rivets or the like
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2450/00Methods or apparatus for fitting, inserting or repairing different elements
    • F01N2450/30Removable or rechangeable blocks or cartridges, e.g. for filters
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2470/00Structure or shape of exhaust gas passages, pipes or tubes
    • F01N2470/02Tubes being perforated
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2530/00Selection of materials for tubes, chambers or housings
    • F01N2530/18Plastics material, e.g. polyester resin
    • F01N2530/20Plastics material, e.g. polyester resin reinforced with mineral or metallic fibres
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2530/00Selection of materials for tubes, chambers or housings
    • F01N2530/26Multi-layered walls

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  • the present invention relates to a silencer for an internal combustion engine consisting of an internal gas channeling circuit housed in an outer casing.
  • the present invention relates to a new design of exhaust silencers and to the development of new composite materials having good heat resistance.
  • the design of the silencer provides good thermal insulation so that the temperature of the enclosure remains limited.
  • the design of the enclosure provides good thermal insulation which allows the internal circuit to rise faster and higher in temperature (therefore less condensate) and good sound insulation.
  • the silencer according to the invention is characterized in that the gas circuit includes insulating flanges which are housed in the half-shells and partitions which are supported on the half-shells made of composite material and having on the outside cooling ribs.
  • the silencer has an internal gas circuit consisting of a metal tube 1 forming a baffle and two partitions 2. This circuit is made of steel protected against internal corrosion. It is integral with two insulating flanges 3 made of refractory material placed on the two ends of the tube 1.
  • This circuit is wrapped in an external envelope formed by two half-shells 4 of composite material in the form of glass-polyester prepreg or glass-phenolic prepreg. Insulating shims 5 made of refractory cardboard are placed in the half-shells 4 in line with the partitions 2.
  • the assembly is carried out in such a way that the half-shells 4 are not in direct contact with the metallic central circuit, as indicated in FIG. 2 which is a longitudinal half-section of the assembled silencer.
  • Two metal rings 6 fixed on the tube 1 make it possible to correctly position the insulating washers 3.
  • the flanges 3 engage in grooves housed in the caps 41 of the half-shells.
  • the flanges 3 have an outwardly curved shape, which makes it possible to lengthen the distance between the connections on the hot tube 1 (inlet and outlet) which are outside the envelope.
  • Washers 9 made of refractory fibers can be placed inside the steel flanges 3 so as to reduce heat exchanges with the hot gases circulating inside the silencer.
  • the two half-shells are assembled together by screws, collars or rivets 7 with the interposition of a silicone seal 8 as shown in Figure 3 which is a half cross-section in the assembly area.
  • the assembly elements of the two half-shells can come from molding. For example, these assembly elements can act by clipping.
  • the half-shells 4 can be compression molded, by placing on the press punch a cloth of verranne and a blank of prepreg.
  • Closing the press ensures complete filling of the mold, including the imprints of the ribs arranged in the die.
  • the molds are heated to a constant temperature between 100 and 200 ° C (150 ° C in the present example), the polymerization is thus carried out between one and two minutes depending on the thickness of the part to be molded and the reactivity of the resin used.
  • the half-shells thus molded have the particularity of presenting on their internal face a layer of unimpregnated verranne fabric 14 (see FIG. 4) forming a certain thermal insulation, and of presenting on their external face cooling ribs 42 obtained from molding .
  • the insulation of the internal face can be increased by the presence of a layer of glass wool or rock as it already exists in many metallic silencers to attenuate the sound emission.
  • the internal insulation layer may be missing.
  • the polyester resin constituting the main part of the matrix is calcined on a small thickness of the internal face of the envelope.
  • the glass fiber thus exposed remains in place, thus forming an insulating layer which stops the progression of the calcination of the matrix. It is therefore sufficient to provide the ablative allowance at the time of design.
  • the shell is made with a composite material comprising glass fibers, pulverulent fillers and an organic matrix.
  • the arrangement and distribution of the constituents is such that heat exchanges are favored towards the outside and reduced towards the inside so that the temperature of the shell does not exceed 200 ° C.
  • the prepreg is made with an impregnation paste and it comprises 27% glass by weight in the form of rovings cut to 25 and / or 50 mm in length, and this prepreg can be easily manufactured using the machine described in patent 74/12176 of the applicant.
  • the prepreg intended for molding the half-shells is manufactured on the same machine as previously but by incorporating hollow glass microspheres in the impregnation paste supplying the upper coating, while the lower coating is supplied with a dough without microspheres.
  • microspheres for example those corresponding to the reference B37 / 2000 of the company 3M, have a particle size greater than 50 ⁇ m and are thus filtered by the sheet of cut glass fibers.
  • microspheres therefore form an insulating layer on top of the prepreg.
  • the molding of the half-shells is thus carried out by placing the face of the prepreg filled with hollow microspheres on the punch side, with or without the interposition of verranne fabric.

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FR8804810A FR2629864B1 (fr) 1988-04-12 1988-04-12 Silencieux pour moteur a explosion
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EP0884456A3 (de) * 1997-06-13 1999-06-16 Jean-Claude Philippron Schalldämpfer
EP1253302A1 (de) * 2001-04-27 2002-10-30 J. Eberspächer GmbH Co. KG Abgasschalldämpfer
WO2007120680A1 (en) * 2006-04-12 2007-10-25 Ocv Intellectual Capital, Llc Long fiber thermoplastic composite muffler system with integrated crash management
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EP0057142A2 (de) * 1981-01-23 1982-08-04 Industeler S.A. Schalldämpfer aus korrosionsbeständigem Material für einen Kraftfahrzeugauspufftopf
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EP0563843A1 (de) * 1992-03-31 1993-10-06 MARMITTE ZARA S.p.A. Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Kraftwagenschalldämpfers und danach hergestellter Schalldämpfer
EP0884456A3 (de) * 1997-06-13 1999-06-16 Jean-Claude Philippron Schalldämpfer
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