Structure for preventing heat of muffler for construction machine from being diffused

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9347360-B2
Application number	US-201214414724-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2012
Priority date	Jul 25, 2012
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed is a structure for preventing the heat of a muffler from being diffused, which prevents the heat generated by the muffler from being diffused into the peripheral components in the engine room and discharges the heat through the engine hood to the outside. The structure for preventing the heat of the muffler for a construction machine includes a plurality of frames mounted on the bottom of the engine room outside the muffler, a shield supported by the frames so as to surround the outside of the muffler to form a shielding area, and a detachment means formed on one side of the shield.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A structure for preventing the diffusion of heat generated from a muffler mounted inside an engine room of a construction machine, comprising:
a plurality of frames mounted on a bottom of the engine room at an outside of the muffler;
a shielding film supported by the frames to surround an outer wall of the muffler to define a shielding area in the engine room; and
a detachable means formed at one side of the shielding film.

2. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein an upper portion of the shielding area that is defined by the shielding film is configured to be opened so that heat generated from the muffler and gathered in the shielding area can be discharged toward an engine hood.

3. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein each of the frames is formed as an angle member mounted on the bottom of the engine room, the angle member having a pair of elongated holes formed on an angle surface thereof so as to increase a tension of the shielding film that is supported by the frame.

4. The structure for preventing thermal diffusion according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding film is formed as a mesh structure.

5. The structure for preventing thermal diffusion according to claim 4 , wherein the shielding film is formed of a glass fiber material, a textile fabric material, or a silicon material.

6. The structure for preventing thermal diffusion according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding film is formed as a double-layered structure.

7. The structure for preventing thermal diffusion according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding film has a through-hole formed on one side thereof to allow an exhaust pipe to pass therethrough.

8. The structure for preventing thermal diffusion according to claim 1 , wherein the detachable means is formed as a snap fastener.

Assignees

• Kim Sang-Deuk
• Volvo Constr Equip Ab

Inventors

• Kim Sang-Deuk

Classifications

• F01N13/14 Primary

  having thermal insulation {(exhaust manifolds F01N13/102)} · CPC title

• E02F9/0866 Primary

  Engine compartment, e.g. heat exchangers, exhaust filters, cooling devices, silencers, mufflers, position of hydraulic pumps in the engine compartment · CPC title

• F01N2590/08

  for heavy duty applications, e.g. trucks, buses, tractors, locomotives · CPC title

• F01N1/00

  Silencing apparatus characterised by method of silencing · CPC title

• F01N13/148

  Multiple layers of insulating material · CPC title