Patents Assigned to DNV, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6464258
    Abstract: A decoupler for exhaust pipe of automobiles includes a bellows for absorbing bending and expansion, the bellows being airtight with respect to exhaust gas therein, and an inner, cylindrical sleeve disposed in the bellows for protecting the bellows from the exhaust gas passing through the cylindrical sleeve. A guide member is disposed at one end of the bellows outside of and around at least a portion of the bellows, and a cover member is disposed at the other end of the bellows outside of and around at least a portion of the bellows. A first mesh ring and a second mesh ring are disposed between the guide member and the cover member and form a sliding surface in contact with a body portion of the cover member and circular-arc surfaces of the guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: DNV, Inc.
    Inventor: Yeoun Ho Shin