Acoustic tile
AssigneeBiomimicry Inventions, LLC
InventorsCynthia Fishman, Scott Bailey
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Abstract
An example acoustic tile is disclosed having a structure with at least one layer. A plurality of openings are formed in the at least one layer of the structure. The openings are configured to direct sound waves hitting the structure in multiple different directions through the at least one layer to absorb a majority of the sound waves and inhibit the sound waves hitting the structure from reflecting off of the structure. In an example, the openings are juxtaposed, different sizes, different orientations, and/or different numbers of openings on separate layers.
Claims19
An acoustic tile, comprising:
- a structure with at least a first layer and a second layer;
- and
- a first plurality of openings formed in the first layer of the structure;
- a second plurality of openings formed in the second layer of the structure, wherein the first plurality of openings is greater in number than the second plurality of openings;
- the first and second plurality of openings configured to direct sound waves hitting the structure in multiple different directions through the first layer and the second layer to absorb a majority of the sound waves and inhibit the sound waves hitting the structure from reflecting off of the structure to dampen sound.
An acoustic tile, comprising:
- a structure with at least one layer;
- and
- a plurality of openings formed in the at least one layer of the structure, the openings configured to direct sound waves hitting the structure in multiple different directions through the at least one layer to absorb a majority of the sound waves and inhibit the sound waves hitting the structure from reflecting off of the structure;
- wherein a thickness of the at least one layer increases as a number of the plurality of openings decreases.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.