Information
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Patent Grant
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6343673
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Patent Number
6,343,673
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Date Filed
Thursday, September 7, 200024 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, February 5, 200222 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
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International Classifications
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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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