← Back to Patent Explorer
US4539245A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Sound attenuating structure

Assignee: Fokker BV
•
Filing: 1984-04-24
•
Granted: 1985-09-03
•
Expires: 2004-04-24
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract Sound attenuating structure including a combination of one or more core layers comprising cells directed perpendicular to the main surface of the structure. The core layers are separated from each other by perforated separating sheets, a closed sheet is adhered to one side of said combination and a perforated sheet to the other side of said combination, at which side the sound waves impinge upon the structure. The passages in said last mentioned sheet as well as in the separating sheets have an asymmetric cross section having its smallest diameter somewhat less than the sheet thickness of the structure and increasing from this diameter fluently towards both surfaces of the respective sheet.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sohan L. Sarin
  • 👤 Teun Zandbergen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 22:12
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B3/00; B32B3/10; B32B3/12; B32B3/26; B32B3/266; E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/62; E04B1/74; E04B1/82; E04B1/84; E04B1/86; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/30; E04C2/34; E04C2/36; E04C2/365; G; G10; G10K; G10K11/00; G10K11/16; G10K11/172; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/10; E04B2001/742; E04B2001/748; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24322; Y10T428/24331

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 89 words
Sound attenuating structure including a core layer comprising hoenycomb shaped cells directed perpendicular to the main surface of the structure, a closed sheet at one side of said core layer and a perforated sheet at the other side of said core layer, at which side the sound waves impinge upon the structure, characterized in that the passages in said last mentioned sheet have a cross section presenting its smallest diameter somewhere within the sheet thickness of the structure and increasing from this diameter towards both surfaces of said sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 89 words
Sound attenuating structure including a core layer comprising hoenycomb shaped cells directed perpendicular to the main surface of the structure, a closed sheet at one side of said core layer and a perforated sheet at the other side of said core layer, at which side the sound waves impinge upon the structure, characterized in that the passages in said last mentioned sheet have a cross section presenting its smallest diameter somewhere within the sheet thickness of the structure and increasing from this diameter towards both surfaces of said sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 95 words
Sound attenuating structure including a core layer comprising honeycomb shaped cells directed perpendicular to the main surface of the structure, a closed sheet at one side of said core layer and a perforated sheet at the other side of said core layer, at which side the sound waves impinge upon the structure, characterized in that the passages in said last mentioned sheet have a cross section presenting its smallest diameter in that half of the layer thickness directed to the outside of the structure and increasing from this diameter towards both surfaces of said sheet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 95 words
Sound attenuating structure including a core layer comprising honeycomb shaped cells directed perpendicular to the main surface of the structure, a closed sheet at one side of said core layer and a perforated sheet at the other side of said core layer, at which side the sound waves impinge upon the structure, characterized in that the passages in said last mentioned sheet have a cross section presenting its smallest diameter in that half of the layer thickness directed to the outside of the structure and increasing from this diameter towards both surfaces of said sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 115 words
Sound attenuating structure including a combination of a number of core layers comprising cells directed perpendicular to the main surface of the structure, which core layers are separated from each other by perforated separating sheets, a closed sheet at one side of said combination and a perforated sheet at the other side of said combination at which side the sound waves impinge upon the structure, characterized in that the passages in said last mentioned sheet as well as in the separating sheets have a cross section presenting its smallest diameter in that half of the structure directed to the outside of the structure and increasing from this diameter towards both surfaces of the respective sheet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 115 words
Sound attenuating structure including a combination of a number of core layers comprising cells directed perpendicular to the main surface of the structure, which core layers are separated from each other by perforated separating sheets, a closed sheet at one side of said combination and a perforated sheet at the other side of said combination at which side the sound waves impinge upon the structure, characterized in that the passages in said last mentioned sheet as well as in the separating sheets have a cross section presenting its smallest diameter in that half of the structure directed to the outside of the structure and increasing from this diameter towards both surfaces of the respective sheet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
Sound attenuating structure according to claim 1, characterized in that viewed in the longitudinal passage direction said passages have a symmetrical or asymmetrical double conical cross section with fluent transition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 23 words
Sound attenuating structure according to claim 1, characterized in that in transversal direction said passages have a circular or approximately circular cross section.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2275425A Cited
US2994401A Cited
US3173520A Cited
US3713921A Cited
US3822762A Cited
US3948346A Cited
US4379191A Cited
US4134243A Cited
US4294329A Cited
US4291080A Cited
SU966190A1 Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1988-09-02 1989-03-04 1989-09-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1992-09-02 1993-03-04 1993-09-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1996-09-02 1997-03-04 1997-09-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag