Acoustic mount

• US 6,267,347 B1
• Filed: 10/08/1999
• Issued: 07/31/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mtec LLC, Peters Dream Pty., Limited
• Original Assignee: Kathryn Mary Ryan
• Inventors: Ryan, Peter Anthony, Grimish, Geoff
• Primary Examiner(s): King, Anita
• Assistant Examiner(s): MORRISON, NASCHICA SANDERS
• Application Number:
  US09/412,660
• Time in Patent Office: 662 Days
• Field of Search: 248/562, 248/608, 248/609, 248/610, 521/45, 525/060.5, 525/13, 521/44, 525/060.6, 267/141, 267/153, 267/293
• US Class Current: 248/562
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2001/8272 Resiliently mounted wall cladding acting as a diaphragmatic sound damper
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 1/3732 having an annular or the like shape, e.g. grommet-type resilient mountings
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 1/376 having projections, studs, serrations or the like on at least one surface F16F1/3835 , F16F1/387 take precedence

Abstract

Disclosed is a device which drastically reduces transmission of low frequency vibrations from one region to another. The device is particularly useful in the building industry and in use, is placed in a network between wall structures of adjacent rooms. The device is easy to install and can be modified to suit particular applications.

Claims

1. An acoustic mount for isolating a first part of a building structure from acoustic vibrations existing in a second part of a building structure, said acoustic mount including:

a mounting clip operatively adapted to be in contact with said first part of the building structure;

a sound absorbing insert; and

a bush operatively adapted to be structurally connected to said second part of the building structure;

wherein said mounting clip includes an orifice for operatively receiving at least part of the sound absorbing insert, and wherein said sound absorbing insert has an orifice for operatively receiving at least a part of said bush, such that said bush is not in direct contact with said mounting clip.

2. An acoustic mount as defined in claim 1, wherein the orifice in said mounting clip is defined by a single start thread.

3. An acoustic mount as defined in claim 2, wherein said sound absorbing insert has a helical thread which cooperates with said start thread of said mounting clip.

4. An acoustic mount as defined in claim 1 wherein said bush has a head, the diameter of the head being greater than the diameter of the orifice of said mounting clip.

5. An acoustic mount as defined in claim 2 wherein said bush has a head, the diameter of which is greater than the diameter of the orifice of said mounting clip.

6. An acoustic mount as defined in claim 3 wherein said bush has a head, the diameter of which is greater than the diameter of the orifice of said mounting clip.

7. An acoustic mount as defined in claim 3 wherein the helical thread of the sound absorbing insert enters the mounting clip from a first direction, and the bush enters the mounting clip from a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.

8. An acoustic mount as defined in claim 1 wherein the acoustic mount is operatively adapted to be positioned inside and between parts of the building structure to minimize transmission of vibration between the parts.

9. An acoustic mount as defined in claim 1 wherein the sound absorbing insert is provided with projecting dimples which are adapted to connect indirectly to the second part of the building stucture.

10. An acoustic mount as defined in claim 1 wherein the mounting clip is operatively adapted to be in indirect contact with the first part of the building structure.

11. An acoustic mount as defined in claim 1 wherein the bush is operatively adapted to be in indirect contact with the second part of the building structure.

12. An acoustic mount as defined in claim 1, wherein the first part of the building structure and the second part of the building structure are walls extending in parallel, spaced planes, wherein the orifice of the mounting clip extends in an orifice plane, wherein the mounting clip is operatively adapted to be in contact with said first part of the building structure such that the orifice plane extends in a parallel relationship between parallel, spaced planes of the walls of the building structure.

13. An acoustic wall structure for minimizing transmission of sound waves, the acoustic wall structure comprising;

a first wall;

a second wall extending parallel to the first wall and spaced from the first wall;

a mounting clip attached to the first wall, the mounting clip having an insert receiving orifice;

a sound absorbing insert, the sound absorbing insert being at least partially received by the insert receiving orifice of the mounting clip, the sound absorbing insert having an bush receiving orifice; and

a bush attached to the second wall, the bush being at least partially received by the bush receiving orifice of the insert such that the bush is not in direct contact with the mounting clip.

14. The acoustic wall structure of claim 13, wherein the sound absorbing insert has a helical thread which cooperates with the insert receiving orifice of the clip.

15. An acoustic wall structure of claim 13, wherein the sound absorbing insert enters the mounting clip from a first direction, and the bush enters the mounting clip from a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.

16. The acoustic wall structure of claim 13, wherein the first wall is plaster board.

17. The acoustic wall structure of claim 13, wherein the second wall is a concrete block wall.

18. The acoustic wall structure of claim 13, wherein the insert receiving orifice extends in an orifice plane in a parallel relationship between the parallel, spaced first and second walls.