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EP 1624180 B1 20111130 - Intake silencer

Title (en)

Intake silencer

Title (de)

Ansaugschalldämpfer

Title (fr)

Silencieux d'admission

Publication

EP 1624180 B1 20111130 (DE)

Application

EP 05107100 A 20050801

Priority

DE 102004038216 A 20040805

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1624180A2] A resonator chamber (23) communicates with a main flow cross-section (14). The separating plane (31) between the top and side walls of a resonator chamber lie outside the wall (15) forming the main flow cross-section.

IPC 8 full level

F02M 35/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F02M 35/1266 (2013.01 - EP US); F02M 35/1283 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1624180 A2 20060208; EP 1624180 A3 20101124; EP 1624180 B1 20111130; AT E535702 T1 20111215; DE 102004038216 A1 20060316; JP 2006046327 A 20060216; US 2006027204 A1 20060209; US 7198017 B2 20070403

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05107100 A 20050801; AT 05107100 T 20050801; DE 102004038216 A 20040805; JP 2005177585 A 20050617; US 19455005 A 20050802