Patents Examined by John Rivel, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4342333
    Abstract: A change-over apparatus of exhaust gas for use with a vessel of a dump truck or the like comprising a box-like housing having an inlet for the exhaust gas and first and second outlets, a first pipe mounted in the first outlet and open to the atmosphere, a second pipe mounted in the second outlet, a third pipe telescopically mounted on the second pipe and movable between a raised position where the vessel is in its dump position and a lowered position where the vessel is in its carry position and in which the second outlet is brought to a communication with a plurality of hollow ribs integrally formed with the vessel, and a shutter plate for selectively closing the first and second outlets in response to the movement of the third pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1982
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho
    Inventors: Tadatoshi Mizuno, Sumihiro Hosotani, Kaoru Nishihara