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US 12,455,072 B2Granted
Perforated acoustic panel, method of producing, and use of the same
AssigneeKnauf Gips KG
InventorsWolfgang Rümler, Michael Viebahn, Markus Rießler, Goetz Viering
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Abstract
A perforated acoustic panel for mounting to a wall and/or a ceiling, including a visible front side and a rear side hidden by the panel when mounted is discussed. It is an objective of the disclosure to provide illuminating walls or ceilings. The objective is solved by a flexible printed circuit layer, FPC, attached to the rear side of the panel, the FPC comprising a plurality of LEDs, wherein each LED is arranged to be positioned to emit light through a perforation of the panel.
Claims17
A perforated acoustic panel for mounting to a wall and/or a ceiling, the panel comprising:
- a visible front side and a rear side opposite the front side, the rear side being hidden when the panel is mounted;
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- a flexible printed circuit layer, FPC, attached to the rear side of the panel, the FPC comprising a plurality of LEDs, each LED arranged to be positioned to emit light through a perforation of the panel,
- wherein the FPC is attached to the perforated acoustic panel with an attachment comprising an attachment free margin around an entire outer periphery of each of the perforations which allow the FPC to vibrate with a sound wave that reaches the FPC.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.