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Acoustic attenuation device with active double wall

US5724432A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateFeb 15, 1996
Grant dateMar 3, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 15, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10K2210/3223
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An active double wall comprises two parallel plates defining a rectangular space. Four sensors are positioned between the plates so as to detect noises in said space, and four actuators are placed between the plates to emit counter-noises in the space. The actuators are phase-controlled by a control unit in order to minimize the sum of the outputs of the sensors. The actuators are respectively positioned at the centers of the sides of the rectangular space, and the sensors are respectively positioned at the centers of the sides of a rhombus whose vertices are the respective centers of the sides of the rectangular space, or vice-versa.

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