Muffler, Fluid Conducting Type Patents (Class 181/212)
  • Patent number: 4060143
    Abstract: A muffler mounting apparatus in a construction vehicle comprising a vehicle body, an engine mounted on the vehicle body, a muffler connected to an exhaust port of the engine to reduce the noise level of exhaust gas, a pair of supporting levers to support the muffler, one end of the supporting levers being pivotally connected to the vehicle body and, a pair of linkages pivotally connected between the engine and the muffler supporting levers, whereby a vibration caused by the engine can be absorbed by combined operation of the supporting levers and the linkages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1977
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho
    Inventors: Takeshi Matsumoto, Kazukiyo Chiba, Atsuo Shioyama, Yoshitake Yamaguchi