Noise reduction system for kitchen
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1. A noise reduction system for a kitchen having cabinetry, flooring and walls, said noise reduction system comprising:
- a plurality of panels applied to at least one of said cabinetry, said flooring and said walls of said kitchen to achieve noise attenuation, wherein said plurality of panels include a transmission loss panel;
an absorption panel; and
an isolator treatment panel.
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Abstract
A method and system of achieving noise reduction in a kitchen environment is disclosed. Noise reduction is achieved through the application of transmission loss paneling, sound absorption paneling, and vibro-acoustical isolation paneling to surfaces of a kitchen environment surrounding typical kitchen appliances. Targeted, noise reduction of the kitchen environment is achieved by installing the noise reduction system of the present invention to walls, cabinetry and flooring of a typical kitchen environment.
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1. A noise reduction system for a kitchen having cabinetry, flooring and walls, said noise reduction system comprising:
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a plurality of panels applied to at least one of said cabinetry, said flooring and said walls of said kitchen to achieve noise attenuation, wherein said plurality of panels include a transmission loss panel;
an absorption panel; and
an isolator treatment panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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14. A kitchen countertop comprising:
a vibro-acoustically dampened kitchen countertop material.
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18. A method of attenuating noise in a kitchen environment, the method comprising at least one of:
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applying transmission loss panels to a plurality of surfaces surrounding a source of noise emission; and
applying sound absorption panels to a plurality of surfaces surrounding an appliance or a source of noise emission of a known peak frequency.
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29. A method of attenuating noise in a kitchen environment, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one layer of kitchen countertop material;
providing at least one layer of viscoelastic damping material; and
attaching each of said kitchen countertop material layers to each of said viscoelastic damping material layers to provide a dampened kitchen countertop for said kitchen environment.
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