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Exhaust switching unit

Granted 31 Jul 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Ckd Corporation · originally CKD Corporation

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Inventors: Yuji Matsuoka, Hiroshi Kino, Akira Murakumo, Hiroshi Kagohashi +1 · Examiner: Mitchell Siegel · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
117538
filed 24 Jan 2000
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US D445886
granted 31 Jul 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view showing…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view showing an exhaust switching unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view of the unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top front perspective view of the unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a bottom rear perspective view of the unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a bottom rear perspective view showing an exhaust switching unit according to a second embodiment, wherein the front elevational view, the top plan view, the left side and right side elevational views and the top front perspective view are the same as those of the first embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view showing an exhaust switching unit according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view of the unit of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the unit of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the unit of FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view of the unit of FIG. 10;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevational view of the unit of FIG. 10;

FIG. 16 is a top front perspective view of the unit of FIG. 10;

FIG. 17 is a bottom rear perspective view of the unit of FIG. 10; and,

FIG. 18 is a bottom rear perspective view showing an exhaust switching unit according to a fourth embodiment, wherein the front elevational view, the top plan view, the left side and right side elevational views and the top front perspective view are the same as those of the third embodiment.

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D23/371

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