Exhaust system for a motorcycle
Patent 6334501 Issued on January 1, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 18, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
August 18, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMotorcycle exhaust systems Exhaust system for multicylinder motorbike engine Exhaust system for motorcycle Exhaust gas control means for engine Muffler for motorcycle Motorcycle exhaust system Patent #: 6193004 InventorApplicationNo. 642503 filed on 08/18/2000US Classes:180/309, With means for handling motor exhaust180/219Arranged in tandemExaminersPrimary: Hurley, KevinAttorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassB60K 013/04Foreign Application Priority Data1999-09-16 JPAbstractIn an exhaust system for a motorcycle with a V-type engine mounted thereon, the front cylinder exhaust line has a first exhaust pipe arranged to the front while the rear cylinder exhaust line has a second exhaust pipe arranged to the rear. The first and second mufflers are attached to one side of the vehicle body with the second muffler arranged in parallel to and above the first muffler and shifted behind with respect to the first muffler. The first expansion chamber of the first muffler and the first expansion chamber of the second muffler are connected to be in communication with each other by means of a communicating pipe. One end of the communicating pipe is joined to the peripheral surface of the muffler cylinder corresponding to the first expansion chamber of the first muffler while the other end is connected in parallel with the second exhaust pipe to the front-end entrance port of the second muffler corresponding to the first expansion chamber of the second muffler.Field of SearchWith means for handling motor exhaustArranged in tandem Having frame element or fender constituting also exhaust or fuel passageway or fuel reservoir With means for handling exhaust of a motor Correlated exhausts from plural cylinders Common receiver having inlets from plural cylinder (i.e., exhaust manifold) Multiple distinct inlets and/or outlets And multi-passage | |
