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US 12,073,816 B2Granted
Apparatus and system for dynamic environmentally actuated ceiling baffle and methods thereof
AssigneeTurf Design, Inc.
InventorDustin Headley
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Abstract
A dynamic environmentally actuated ceiling baffle and system that incorporates sidewalls with cuts or kerfs, top and bottom portions and sensors to automatically, programmatically and manually properly configure the ceiling baffle for optimal noise reduction based on the environment or the needs of the user, and that can be quickly and easily installed onto ceiling structures using integrated locks, cables or magnets, to produce a dynamic environmentally actuated ceiling baffle system, and to provide an aesthetically pleasing image, along with a reduction in unwanted noise and/or room acoustics, using the programmed or manual actuation to tune the ceiling baffle to respond appropriately to the acoustic need.
Claims19
A ceiling baffle comprising:
- a first sidewall portion, said first sidewall portion comprising a first upper sidewall and a first lower sidewall and at least one first kerf located between said first upper sidewall and said first lower sidewall, said at least one first kerf facilitating bending of said first sidewall portion;
- a second sidewall portion, said second sidewall portion comprising a second upper sidewall and a second lower sidewall and at least one second kerf located between said second upper sidewall and said second lower sidewall, said at least one second kerf facilitating bending of said second sidewall portion;
- a bottom portion and a bottom portion connector;
- a first top portion, a second top portion, an actuator device and a configuration cable, said actuator device located between said first top portion and said second top portion, said actuator device supporting and directing said configuration cable to said bottom portion connector where said configuration cable is connected and terminates;
- wherein said first sidewall portion, said second sidewall portion, said bottom portion, said first top portion and said second top portion, combine to create an air gap;
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- wherein, once said ceiling baffle is attached to a ceiling structure, the air gap of the ceiling baffle can be configured and reconfigured by pulling or releasing the configuration cable using the actuator device, thereby moving the bottom portion towards and away from the first top portion and the second top portion to increase and decrease a size of the air gap.
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A ceiling baffle comprising:
- a baffle body comprising:
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion;
- a first sidewall portion extending between the top and bottom portions;
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- a second sidewall portion extending between the top and bottom portions, the first and second sidewall portions being spaced apart by an air gap that extends continuously from the top portion to the bottom portion, the air gap having a width measured between the first and second sidewall portions;
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- an actuation assembly comprising an actuation mechanism that is coupled to the bottom portion of the baffle body, wherein actuation of the actuation assembly causes the actuation mechanism to move the bottom portion of the baffle body towards the top portion of the baffle body during which central portions of the first and second sidewall portions located centrally between the top and bottom portions of the baffle body bend in a radial direction away from the actuation mechanism to increase the width of the air gap.
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A ceiling baffle comprising:
- a baffle body comprising:
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion;
- a first sidewall portion extending between the top and bottom portions;
- and
- a second sidewall portion extending between the top and bottom portions, a configuration cable extending between the top and bottom portions of the baffle body and having an end portion that is coupled to the bottom portion of the baffle body;
- wherein the baffle body is adjustable between a fully collapsed configuration wherein outer surfaces of the first and second sidewall portions are planar and parallel to one another and a fully expanded configuration wherein the outer surfaces of the first and second sidewall portions are non-planar and non-parallel to one another by retracting and extending the configuration cable, and wherein a width of a gap measured between the first and second sidewall portions of the baffle body increases during adjustment of the baffle body from the fully collapsed configuration to the fully expanded configuration;
- wherein adjusting the baffle body from the fully collapsed configuration to the fully expanded configuration comprises retracting the configuration cable, thereby moving the bottom portion of the baffle body towards the top end of the baffle body and altering the first and second sidewall portions from a straight configuration to a bent configuration;
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- wherein adjusting the baffle body from the fully expanded configuration to the fully collapsed configuration comprises extending the configuration cable, thereby moving the bottom portion of the baffle body away from the top end of the baffle body and causing the first and second sidewall portions to alter from the bent configuration to the straight configuration.
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