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Noise barrier

US4064960A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 23, 1976
Grant dateDec 27, 1977
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Expiry dateApr 23, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE01F8/007
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Disclosed is a noise barrier which comprises a hollow-cell type block having as its principal components a perforated sound-absorbing plate opposed to the noise source and a sound-insulating plate disposed opposite said sound-absorbing plate and incorporating therebetween a sound-absorbing material, a free spacing plate disposed behind said block across an intervening free air layer and means for absorbing and damping sound energy (a vibration-repressing coupling). There is also disclosed a noise barrier having a plurality of adjacent hollow-cell type blocks provided jointly with a free spacing plate by the medium of a support column so as to cover the supporting face.

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