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Tunable recyclable headliner

US5892187A · kind A · utility

51Cited by
12References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 17, 1997
Grant dateApr 6, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10K11/172
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The sound attenuating device of the present invention is a bulk layer connected to a support member which forms a plurality of Helmholtz resonators. This invention is particularly useful in a vehicle where the bulk layer attenuates high frequency noise, i.e. above about 1000 Hz, while the resonators can be tuned across the device to absorb at different lower frequencies in different areas of the device.

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