Turbine exhaust structure for vehicle

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6343673
  • Patent Number
    6,343,673
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, September 7, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, February 5, 2002
    22 years ago
Abstract
A turbine exhaust structure is provided for a vehicle which includes an exhaust tail pipe having an inner wall defining a screw hole. The turbine exhaust structure includes a turbine exhaust device secured in the inner wall of the exhaust tail pipe, and a bolt co-operating with a nut for securing the turbine exhaust device in the inner wall of the exhaust tail pipe through the screw hole. The turbine exhaust device includes a housing secured in the inner wall of the exhaust tail pipe, a wheel disk secured in the housing, a plurality of catch pieces mounted in the wheel disk, an axle base secured in a central portion of the wheel disk, an axle rod rotatably mounted in the axle base of the wheel disk and having a first end provided with a first vane wheel and a second end provided with a second vane wheel, and two bearings mounted between the axle base and the axle rod.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to a turbine exhaust structure for an exhaust tail pipe or a muffler of a vehicle such as a car, a motorcycle or the like.




2. Description of the Related Art




A conventional exhaust tail pipe


10


for a vehicle such as a car, a motorcycle or the like in accordance with the prior art shown in

FIG. 1

comprises a filter layer


11


, and a noise elimination cotton


12


. The exhaust gas passing through the filter layer


11


can be filtered and then drained outward. However, most of the exhaust gas is directly drained from the exhaust tail pipe


10


without any pressure back effect whereby the engine has a lower torque at a low rotational speed so that when the car is moved on a slope or is moved at a low rotational speed, the power is not enough due to the low torque of the engine so that the car has to increase its power to climb up the slope fluently, thereby consuming fuel.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a turbine exhaust structure for a vehicle, the vehicle comprising an exhaust tail pipe having an inner wall defining a screw hole, and the turbine exhaust structure comprising: a turbine exhaust device secured in the inner wall of the exhaust tail pipe, and a bolt co-operating with a nut for securing the turbine exhaust device in the inner wall of the exhaust tail pipe through the screw hole, wherein,




the turbine exhaust device includes a housing secured in the inner wall of the exhaust tail pipe, a wheel disk secured in the housing, a plurality of catch pieces mounted in the wheel disk and defining a plurality of spaces therebetween, an axle base secured in a central portion of the wheel disk, an axle rod rotatably mounted in the axle base of the wheel disk and having a first end provided with a first vane wheel and a second end provided with a second vane wheel, and two bearings mounted between the axle base and the axle rod.




In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the vehicle comprises a muffler having an inner tube defining a screw hole, and the turbine exhaust structure comprises: a turbine exhaust device secured in the inner tube of the muffler, and a bolt co-operating with a nut for securing the turbine exhaust device in the inner tube of the muffler through the screw hole.




Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a side plan cross-sectional view of a conventional exhaust structure for a vehicle in accordance with the prior art;





FIG. 2

is an exploded view of a turbine exhaust device of a turbine exhaust structure for a vehicle in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 3

is an exploded view of the turbine exhaust structure for a vehicle in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 4

is a perspective assembly view of the turbine exhaust structure as shown in

FIG. 3

;





FIG. 5

is a side plan cross-sectional view of the turbine exhaust structure as shown in

FIG. 4

;





FIG. 6

is a perspective view of a turbine exhaust structure for a vehicle in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; and





FIG. 7

is a side plan cross-sectional view of the turbine exhaust structure as shown in FIG.


6


.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to the drawings and initially to

FIGS. 2-5

, a turbine exhaust structure in accordance with the present invention is provided for an exhaust tail pipe or a muffler of a vehicle such as a car, a motorcycle or the like. The vehicle comprises an exhaust tail pipe


20


having an inner wall


21


defining a screw hole


22


. The turbine exhaust structure comprises a turbine exhaust device


30


secured in the inner wall


21


of the exhaust tail pipe


20


, and a bolt


23


co-operating with a nut


24


for securing the turbine exhaust device


30


in the inner wall


21


of the exhaust tail pipe


20


through the screw hole


22


.




The turbine exhaust device


30


includes a housing


31


secured in the inner wall


21


of the exhaust tail pipe


20


, a wheel disk


32


secured in the housing


31


, a plurality of catch pieces


321


mounted in the wheel disk


32


and defining a plurality of spaces (not numbered) therebetween, an axle base


322


secured in a central portion of the wheel disk


32


, an axle rod


33


rotatably mounted in the axle base


322


of the wheel disk


32


and having a front end provided with a front vane wheel


34


and a rear end provided with a rear vane wheel


35


, a snapping member


332


secured on the wheel base


322


in the wheel disk


32


, and two bearings


331


mounted between the axle base


322


and the axle rod


33


so that the axle rod


33


is rotatably mounted on the axle base


322


of the wheel disk


32


.




In operation, when the exhaust waste passes through the turbine exhaust device


30


, the front vane wheel


34


is pushed to rotate by the gas flow, thereby rotating the axle rod


33


whereby the gas is introduced into the wheel disk


32


through the front vane wheel


34


, and is then drained outward through the spaces defined between the catch pieces


321


of the wheel disk


32


. When the gas flow passes through the rear vane wheel


35


, the gas flow exerts an impact on the rear vane wheel


35


, thereby forming a pressure back effect of an interfering current so that the engine of the vehicle has a high torque at a low rotational speed, thereby increasing the power and saving the fuel of the vehicle. In addition, the turbine exhaust device


30


can accelerate the exhaust velocity of the gas by rotation of the vane wheels


34


and


35


.




Referring to

FIGS. 6 and 7

, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle comprises a muffler


40


having an inner tube


41


defining a screw hole, and the turbine exhaust structure comprises: a turbine exhaust device


30


secured in the inner tube


41


of the muffler


40


, and a bolt


42


co-operating with a nut


43


for securing the turbine exhaust device


30


in the inner tube


41


of the muffler


40


through the screw hole.




It should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. A turbine exhaust structure for a vehicle, said vehicle comprising an exhaust tail pipe (20) having an inner wall (21) defining a screw hole (22), and said turbine exhaust structure comprising: a turbine exhaust device (30) secured in said inner wall (21) of said exhaust tail pipe (20), and a bolt (23) co-operating with a nut (24) for securing said turbine exhaust device (30) in said inner wall (21) of said exhaust tail pipe (20) through said screw hole (22), wherein,said turbine exhaust device (30) includes a housing (31) secured in said inner wall (21) of said exhaust tail pipe (20), a wheel disk (32) secured in said housing (31), a plurality of catch pieces (321) mounted in said wheel disk (32) and defining a plurality of spaces therebetween, an axle base (322) secured in a central portion of said wheel disk (32), an axle rod (33) rotatably mounted in said axle base (322) of said wheel disk (32) and having a first end provided with a first vane wheel (34) and a second end provided with a second vane wheel (35), and two bearings (331) mounted between said axle base (322) and said axle rod (33).
  • 2. The turbine exhaust structure for a vehicle in accordance with claim 1, wherein said vehicle comprises a muffler (40) having an inner tube (41) defining a screw hole, and said turbine exhaust structure comprises: a turbine exhaust device (30) secured in said inner tube (41) of said muffler (40), and a bolt (42) co-operating with a nut (43) for securing said turbine exhaust device (30) in said inner tube (41) of said muffler (40) through said screw hole.
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