Shaped microperforated polymeric film sound absorbers and methods of manufacturing the same
First Claim
1. A sound absorbing body comprising:
- a polymeric film comprising first and second major surfaces;
a plurality of microperforations extending between the first and second major surfaces of the polymeric film; and
a three-dimensional shape formed by the polymeric film, the three-dimensional shape comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface defines a volume.
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Abstract
Shaped, microperforated sound absorbers and methods of making the same are herein provided. In one embodiment, the sound absorber is produced from a polymeric, typically plastic, film having a series of microperforations formed over all or a portion of the film surface. The film is then formed to produce the desired three-dimensional shape. The depth of the three-dimensional shape is controlled to provide the desired cavity depth which, in turn, influences the sound absorption spectrum. After forming, the three-dimensional shape is maintained without the need for additional supports or frames. Deformation of the microperforations due to the forming process does not substantially interfere with the sound absorption properties of the film. Further, film resonance over largely unsupported portions also has little effect on the sound absorption spectrum.
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1. A sound absorbing body comprising:
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a polymeric film comprising first and second major surfaces;
a plurality of microperforations extending between the first and second major surfaces of the polymeric film; and
a three-dimensional shape formed by the polymeric film, the three-dimensional shape comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface defines a volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A sound absorbing body comprising:
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a polymeric film comprising first and second major surfaces;
a plurality of microperforations extending between the first and second major surfaces of the polymeric film; and
a three-dimensional shape formed by the polymeric film, the three-dimensional shape comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface defines a volume of the three-dimensional shape, and further wherein, in response to incident soundwaves at a particular frequency in the audible frequency spectrum, the sound absorbing body absorbs at least a portion of the incident soundwaves, and further wherein at least a portion of the three-dimensional shape vibrates in response to the incident soundwaves. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A sound absorbing body comprising:
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a polymeric film comprising first and second major surfaces;
a plurality of microperforations extending between the first, and second major surfaces of the polymeric film;
a three-dimensional shape formed by the polymeric film, the three-dimensional shape comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface defines a volume of the three-dimensional shape; and
fibrous sound absorbing material proximate the polymeric film. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of manufacturing a sound absorbing body comprising:
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providing a sheet of polymeric film comprising first and second major surfaces, the polymeric film comprising a plurality of microperforations extending between the first and second major surfaces of the polymeric film; and
deforming the sheet to form a three-dimensional shape, the three-dimensional shape comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface defines a volume of the three-dimensional shape. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A sound absorbing body comprising:
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a polymeric film comprising first and second major surfaces;
a plurality of microperforations extending between the first and second major surfaces of the polymeric film; and
a three-dimensional shape formed by the polymeric film, the three-dimensional shape comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface defines a volume of the three-dimensional shape, and further wherein, in response to incident soundwaves at a particular frequency in the audible frequency spectrum, the sound absorbing body absorbs at least a portion of the incident soundwaves, and further wherein at least a portion of the three-dimensional shape vibrates in response to the incident soundwaves, and still further wherein the sound absorbing body operates to cause a normal incidence sound absorption spectrum to exhibit a notch. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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