Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an exhaust system of a vehicle. In one example, the exhaust system includes an exhaust tail pipe with an asymmetric outlet. The asymmetric outlet of the tail pipe may flare outwards, away from a central axis of the tail pipe, circumferentially surrounded by a housing with a geometry matching a geometry of the asymmetric outlet.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 30, 2019
Date of Patent:
May 3, 2022
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventors:
Yahong Zhang, Erich J. Nowka, Eric Hupfel, Elisangela Po Previte, Ian McLaughlin