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(11) EP 2 112 344 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/48

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/44

(21) Application number: 09251149.2

(22) Date of filing: 22.04.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F01N 7/08(2006.01)
F01N 7/20(2006.01)
 F01N 7/14(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 25.04.2008 JP 2008116173

(71) Applicant: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
Iwata-shi, Shizuoka-ken 438-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Suzuki, Hironari , Yamaha Hatsudoki K.K.
    Shizuoka-ken 438-8501 (JP)
  • Adachi, Makoto , Yamaha Hatsudoki K.K.
    Shizuoka-ken 438-8501 (JP)

(74) Representative: Meldrum, David James 
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY
London EC1N 2DY (GB)

   


(54) Vehicle and muffler protector unit


(57) To provide a vehicle and a muffler protector unit that can sufficiently protect a muffler body and also can improve the cooling performance of the muffler body. At least a portion of a rear end surface 24a of a tubular muffler body 24 positioned on one side of a vehicle body is covered by an end cap 53. At least a portion of a right side surface 24c of the muffler body 24 is covered by a first protector 51 positioned on an opposite side of the muffler body relative to the vehicle body frame. A second protector 52 is positioned in the rear of the first protector 51 so as to be spaced apart therefrom in a longitudinal direction X1 of the muffler body 24. The second protector 52 covers the right side surface 24c of the muffler body 24 and uncovers a top area 24d of the muffler body 24. The second protector 52 is narrower than the first protector 51 in a width direction Y1 normal to the longitudinal direction X1 of the muffler body 24 in a lateral side view.







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