Mass and spring systems for soundproofing

• US 5,088,576 A
• Filed: 07/12/1989
• Issued: 02/18/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: E.A.P. Akustik GmbH
• Original Assignee: E.A.P. Akustik GmbH
• Inventors: Ruch, Klaus, Joesel, Rainer, Potthoff, Hans-Hermann, Scheffler, Ingolf
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Brian W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dang, Khanh
• Application Number:
  US07/378,896
• Time in Patent Office: 951 Days
• Field of Search: 181/290-294
• US Class Current: 181/290
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/102 Insulating
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2605/08 Cars
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/065 of foam
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/08 of synthetic resin
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/22 using plasticisers
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 5/18 characterised by features of a layer of foamed material
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/00 Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles railway seats B61D33/00; cycle seats B62J1/00; aircraft seats B64D11/06, B64D25/04, B64D25/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/08 Insulating elements, e.g. for sound insulation sound insulating linings for trains B61D17/185; drivers' cabs for load-carrying vehicles insulated against vibrations or noise B62D33/0604; thermal or acoustic insulation of engines F02B77/11; damping of sounds using compensation by electro-acoustic methods G10K11/178
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/168 Plural layers of different materials, e.g. sandwiches

Abstract

A mass and spring system for soundproofing, particularly in vehicles, comprises a bending-soft heavy plastic layer as the mass and a soft layer as the spring, which is applied to the sound radiating surface or wall and which is a gel of 10 to 50% by weight of an organic polymer or silicone polymer and 50 to 90% by weight of a plasticizer compatible therewith, which at room temperature has a modulus of elasticity E'"'"'≦5×10⁵ Pa and an internal loss factor d≧0.5.

Claims

1. Mass and spring system for soundproofing, particularly in vehicles, comprising a bending-soft heavy plastic layer as the mass and a soft layer as the spring and which is applied to (a sound radiating surface or wall,) characterized in that the soft layer serving as a spring is a gel of 10 to 50% by weight of an organic polymer or silicone polymer and 50 to 90% by weight of a plasticizer compatible therewith, which at room temperature has a modulus of elasticity E'"'"'≦

5×

10⁵ Pa and an internal loss factor d≧

0.5.

2. Mass and spring system according to claim 1, characterized in that the soft layer serving as the spring is foamed.

3. Mass and spring system according to one of the claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the soft layer serving as the spring is a gel of a polyurethane polymer and a plasticizer.

4. Mass and spring system according to claim 3, characterized in that the gel comprises 30 to 50% by weight of polyurethane polymer and 50 to 70% by weight of plasticizer.

5. Mass and spring system according to one of the claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the soft layer serving as the spring is a plastigel of polyvinyl chloride homopolymer or copolymer and/or methylmethacrylate copolymer and/or styrene homopolymer or copolymer and plasticizers.

6. Mass and spring system according to claim 5, characterized in that the gel comprises 10 to 20% by weight of polymer and 80 to 90% by weight of plasticizer.

7. Mass and spring system according to one of the claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the soft layer serving as the spring is a gel of a moisture or heat-hardening polydimethylsiloxane and a silicone oil as the plasticizer.

8. Mass and spring system according to claim 7, characterized in that the mixture comprises 15 to 40% by weight of polydimethylsiloxane and 60 to 85% by weight of silicone oil.

9. Mass and spring system according to claim 1 characterized in that between the soft layer serving as the spring and the heavy plastic layer is provided a soft polyurethane foam.

10. Multilayer system for soundproofing purposes, particularly for solid-borne sound insulation and airborne sound insulation, comprising a plurality of flexurally rigid layers and at least one deadening, soft intermediate layer, characterized in that the intermediate layer is a gel of 10 to 50% by weight of an organic polymer or silicone polymer and 50 to 90% by weight of a plasticizer compatible therewith, which at room temperature has a modulus of elasticity E'"'"'≦

5×

10⁵ Pa and an internal loss factor d≧

0.5.

11. Multilayer system according to claim 10, characterized in that the gel is a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyvinylchloride homopolymer or copolymer, methylmethacrylate copolymer, styrene homopolymer or copolymer, a moisture or heat-hardening polymethylsiloxane, or polyurethane foam;

and a plasticizer compatible therewith.

12. A mass and spring system for soundproofing a sound radiating surface or wall, comprising a bending-soft heavy plastic layer as the mass and a soft layer as the spring, wherein the soft layer serving as a spring is a gel selected from the group consisting of

a) 30 to 50% by weight of a polyurethane polymer and 50 to 70% by weight of a plasticizer compatible therewith;

b) a plastigel comprised of 10 to 20% by weight of polymer selected from the group comprising of polyvinyl chloride homopolymer or copolymer, methylmethacrylate copolymer and styrene homopolymer or copolymer, and 80 to 90% by weight of plasticizer compatible therewith; and

c) 15 to 40% by weight of a moisture or heat-hardening polydimethylsiloxane and 60 to 85% by weight of a silicone oil as a plasticizer; and

which at room temperature has a modulus of elasticity of E'"'"'≦

5×

10⁵ Pa and an internal loss factor d≧

0.5.

13. Mass and spring system as in claim 12, wherein there is provided a soft polyurethane foam between the mass and spring.

14. Mass and spring system as in claim 12, wherein the soft layer serving as a spring is foamed.