An exhaust silencing device and system, a vehicle, and an exhaust silencing method. The exhaust silencing device comprises an air intake pipe (1), a main exhaust silencing cylinder (2), a main exhaust pipe (3), a multi-way valve (6), at least one auxiliary exhaust silencing device (4), and at least one auxiliary exhaust pipe (5); the multi-way valve (6) is in communication with the air intake pipe (1), the main exhaust pipe (3), and the auxiliary exhaust pipe (5); the main exhaust silencing cylinder (2) has one end in communication with the multi-way valve (6) by means of the main exhaust pipe (3), and another end in communication with the outside; and the auxiliary exhaust silencing device (4) has one end in communication with the multi-way valve (6) by means of the auxiliary exhaust pipe (5), and another end in communication with the outside.

A valve assembly for a vehicle exhaust system includes an exhaust component body defining an exhaust gas flow path and a flap mounted to pivot in the exhaust gas flow path between a minimum flow position and a maximum flow position. At least one bushing supports the flap for rotational movement relative to the exhaust component body about an axis. In one example, a damper is positioned radially between the bushing and the flap and defines an inner diameter that is smaller than an outer diameter of the bushing. In another example, a damper is attached to the flap such that a distal edge is free from attachment to a distal edge of the flap such that as the flap returns to the minimum flow position the damper first contacts the exhaust component body and then the flap contacts the damper.

Methods and systems to control a temperature of a selective catalytic reduction catalyst are disclosed. In one example, a diverter valve that includes two butterfly valves that are coupled together via a shaft is adjusted to control a temperature at an inlet of the selective catalytic reduction catalyst so that the selective catalytic reduction catalyst may operate efficiently.

An electric actuator comprises a motor and a plate, wherein the motor has an electric contact in electrical contact with the plate. An intermediate shaft is in contact with the plate. A controller is fixed to an upper part of the actuator. The controller has an electrical output electrically communicating with the electric contact of the motor through the intermediate shaft and the plate.

A condensed water drainage device of an exhaust system includes a casing having an inlet on a first side thereof and an outlet on a second side thereof and a deformable member coupled to the first side of the casing and configured to elastically and extendably deform. The drainage device includes a condensed water drainage member coupled to the deformable member to extend the deformable member by pressure of an exhaust gas introduced to the deformable member and having a condensed water drainage hole communicating with the outlet. The drainage device includes a stopper coupled to the second side of the casing to limit movement of the condensed water drainage member and to open or close the condensed water drainage hole according to extension or contraction of the deformable member.

Provided is a muffler valve 1 which is attached to a separator partitioning the inside of a muffler and opens and closes an exhaust passage according to the pressure of an exhaust gas of an engine. A valve body is swingably supported by a support shaft with respect to a valve seat. The valve body is urged in a closing direction by a spring member externally inserted to the support shaft. A valve seat substrate of the valve seat arranged along the separator is formed in a substantially flat-plate ring shape having an opening in the center. A valve body substrate of the valve body is formed in a flat dish shape having a flat rim. The muffler valve provides excellent handleability during attachment and can reduce the manufacturing cost of the muffler, improve manufacturing efficiency, and maintain high durability of the muffler.

An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine and having at least an exhaust duct, which originates from the internal combustion engine and has an end part, which ends with an outlet opening, through which exhaust gases are released into the atmosphere. The end part of the exhaust duct has at least one movable wall, which can be moved to different positions to vary the width of the outlet opening. There are provided a motor-driven actuator device, which is configured to move the movable wall and can be electronically controlled, and a control unit, which is configured to vary, by controlling the actuator device, the position of the movable wall depending on a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine and on an engine load of the internal combustion engine.

A replacement kit enables a user to generate a desired audible sound from an exhaust system of a motor vehicle. The kit includes a replacement catalytic converter arranged to replace the vehicle's original equipment catalytic converter. The replacement catalytic converter is connected to the vehicle's factory muffler through a replacement pipe segment to obtain a more desirable, yet muffled engine sound. The factory muffler may be removed from the motor vehicle and the replacement catalytic converter may instead be connected to a muffler bypass pipe or pipes or replacement exhaust components/segments which channels the exhaust flow directly to the atmosphere to obtain a more powerful unmuffled exciting visceral sports car engine sound.

A coupling arrangement is disclosed for rotationally coupling a drive element of a pivoting drive of an exhaust-gas flap for the exhaust-gas flow to a pivot shaft that is rotatable about a pivot axis. A first coupling element has a coupling region coupled to the pivot shaft for conjoint rotation about the pivot axis and a second coupling element has a coupling region coupled to the drive element for conjoint rotation about the pivot axis. A preload element acts on the first coupling element and the second coupling element substantially in a peripheral direction with respect to one another. One of the coupling elements has two rotational coupling projections which extend radially outward with respect to the coupling region of the coupling element. The other coupling element includes, so as to be assigned to each rotational coupling projection, a rotational coupling cutout which receives the corresponding rotational coupling projection.

An automobile includes an internal combustion engine having an emission control system, intake manifold and an exhaust manifold. A hydrogen source is positioned to deliver hydrogen to the intake manifold. Hydrogen and gasoline combustion takes place in a cylinder of the internal combustion engine and a catch device is positioned to receive fluid mixture from the exhaust manifold of the internal combustion engine. The catch device condenses the fluid mixture and a filter receives the condensed fluid mixture from the catch device and filters the condensed fluid mixture. A container is positioned to receive the filtered fluid mixture.