US Patent Application 17731773. SOUND ABSORBER AND SOUND ABSORBING DEVICE simplified abstract
Contents
SOUND ABSORBER AND SOUND ABSORBING DEVICE
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Taehwa Lee of Ann Arbor MI (US)
Xiaopeng Li of Ann Arbor MI (US)
SOUND ABSORBER AND SOUND ABSORBING DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17731773 titled 'SOUND ABSORBER AND SOUND ABSORBING DEVICE
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a sound absorber that includes a housing with walls forming cells with cavities.
- The sound absorber also includes a panel that covers the cavities of the cells and faces the back wall of the housing.
- The panel has groups of holes that allow sound to pass through to the cavities of the cells.
- The groups of holes are arranged in a way that some holes lead to one cell's cavity while others lead to another cell's cavity.
Original Abstract Submitted
A sound absorber can include a housing including a back wall, a perimeter wall, and an interior wall that form cells having cavities. The sound absorber can also include a panel disposed on the housing that substantially faces the back wall and encloses the cavities of the cells. The panel can define groups of holes for each cell such that one group of holes extend though the panel to the cavity of one cell and another group of holes extend through the panel to the cavity of another cell.
