A cross-pipe exhaust assembly includes: a first inlet collector splitting into an upper outlet and a lower outlet; a second inlet collector splitting into an upper outlet and a lower outlet; a first outlet collector joining an upper inlet and a lower inlet into a single outlet of the first outlet collector; a second outlet collector joining an upper inlet and a lower inlet into a single outlet of the second outlet collector; a first inline conduit located between the first inlet collector and the first outlet collector; a second inline conduit located between the second inlet collector and the second outlet collector; a first crossover conduit extending between the first inlet collector and the second outlet collector; and a second crossover conduit extending between the second inlet collector and the first outlet collector.

The present invention relates to an apparatus installed in a vehicle for recovering exhaust heat. The apparatus includes: a housing having therein a heat exchanger and having a front through hole through which exhaust gas is introduced and a rear through hole through which the introduced exhaust gas is discharged; a first tube installed in the housing and having a dual tube structure; and a second tube connected to the first tube and having a dual tube structure. A coolant introduced through the second tube passes through the first tube and exchanges heat with the exhaust gas in the heat exchanger in the housing. The coolant, which has exchanged heat, is discharged to an engine through the first tube and the second tube.

An insert assembly unit for a muffler of an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes two walls (12, 14) arranged at spaced locations from one another. Each of the two walls has a circumferential edge area (20, 22) configured for fixing at a circumferential wall of a muffler. An exhaust gas flow unit (26) is arranged between the two walls. The exhaust gas flow unit includes a flow duct area (34) with an exhaust gas outer flow opening (38) to be positioned directed towards an opening in a circumferential wall of a muffler, a first mounting duct area (40) with a first mounting opening (44) for fixing the exhaust gas flow unit at a first wall of the walls, and a second mounting duct area (42) with a second mounting opening (46) for fixing the exhaust gas flow unit at a second wall of the walls.

An exhaust system includes a housing comprising a first housing portion and a second housing portion separated by a common wall. The first housing portion has a first exhaust passage therethrough. The first exhaust passage has a first inlet receiving exhaust gasses from a turbocharger. The second housing portion has a second exhaust passage therethrough. The second exhaust passage has a second inlet receiving gasses from an exhaust bypass valve. The first passage and the second passage are non-intersecting within the housing.

A variable valve for a muffler may include an actuator; a valve tube having an inlet into which exhaust gas is flowed, and a first outlet and a second outlet into which the exhaust gas is discharged, and installed in a middle of a tail pipe into which the exhaust gas is discharged from a muffler; and a valve body in a ball shape rotatably installed in the valve tube, and rotatable by a rotational force delivered from the actuator to block the inlet, or to communicate the inlet with a selected one of the first outlet and the second outlet according to a rotated state of the valve body.

An exhaust pulse balance chamber comprising a circular collar, mid-section that bulges at its center, skirt, and right and left legs, all of which are sealed to the exterior environment and in fluid communication with one another. The outer diameter of the skirt increases in width but not in depth from the proximal end of the skirt to the distal end of the skirt, which is configured to receive the right and left legs. Each leg is bent at a 30-degree angle relative to the central longitudinal axis of the exhaust pulse balance chamber. The invention includes a method of using the exhaust pulse balance chamber to convert a vehicle from a dual-in, single-out exhaust system to a dual-in, dual-out exhaust system.

A cross-pipe exhaust assembly includes: a first inlet collector splitting into an upper outlet and a lower outlet; a second inlet collector splitting into an upper outlet and a lower outlet; a first outlet collector joining an upper inlet and a lower inlet into a single outlet; a second outlet collector joining an upper inlet and a lower inlet into a single outlet; a first inline conduit located between the first inlet collector and the first outlet collector; a second inline conduit located between the second inlet collector and the second outlet collector; a first crossover conduit between the lower outlet or upper outlet of the first inlet collector and the upper inlet or lower inlet; and a second crossover conduit extending between the lower outlet or the upper outlet and the upper inlet or lower inlet of the first outlet collector.

An exhaust heat recovery device includes: a first flow path member; a second flow path member adjacent to the first flow path member, and which includes a heat exchange unit configured to perform heat exchange between exhaust gas flowing in the second flow path and a refrigerant; a valve mechanism configured to switch between opening and closing of the first flow path and the second flow path; and a drive unit which includes a drive shaft configured to rotate the rotation shaft portion. The second flow path member is inclined with respect to a flow direction of the exhaust gas in the first flow path, and the drive shaft extends toward the first flow path member and is connected to the rotation shaft portion in a region formed on a lateral side of the second flow path member when viewed in an axial direction of the drive shaft.

A decomposition chamber for an aftertreatment system includes: a body comprising: an inlet configured to receive exhaust gas, an outlet configured to expel the exhaust gas, a thermal management chamber in fluid communication with the inlet, the thermal management chamber configured to receive an exhaust gas first portion from the inlet, an exhaust assist chamber in fluid communication with the inlet, the exhaust assist chamber configured to receive an exhaust gas second portion from the inlet, and a main flow chamber in fluid communication with the inlet, the main flow chamber configured to receive an exhaust gas third portion from the inlet, receive the exhaust gas first portion from the thermal management chamber, and receive the exhaust gas second portion from the exhaust assist chamber.

A fluid-cooled manifold is configured to cool exhaust from an engine. The fluid-cooled manifold includes a plurality of exhaust runners. Each of the exhaust runners includes a runner body having an inlet end and an outlet end, an exhaust conduit extending through the runner body, and a coolant passage extending through the runner body. The fluid-cooled manifold also includes an exhaust collection manifold including a plurality of inlets. Each inlet of the exhaust collection manifold is coupled to the exhaust outlet opening of a respective one of the exhaust runners. The fluid-cooled manifold also includes a coolant feed pipe and a coolant exit pipe. The coolant feed pipe includes a plurality of outlets coupled to the coolant inlets of the exhaust runners. Likewise, the coolant exit pipe includes a plurality of inlets coupled to the coolant outlets of the exhaust runners.