Stamp formed muffler with hermetically sealed laminated outer shell and method of manufacture
CA 2118780 C · Owner: Ap Parts Manufacturing Company · Inventors: Harwood, Jon W.
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A muffler and a method of manufacturing a muffler are provided. The muffler includes a pair of stamp formed laminated external shells, each of which includes inner and outer layers. The inner and outer layers are stamped simultaneously to nest with one another. However, the respective layers of each laminated shell will spring back slightly differently from one another in view of different metallurgical characteristics inherent in each sheet. The laminated external shells are then disposed around internal components of the muffler, and peripheral regions are securely clamped together. This clamping in view of the, differential spring-back creates a narrow air chamber between the layers of …
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- Filed March 10, 1994 and granted August 18, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 10, 2014.
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