Engine Compartment Sound Baffle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael Donick, Mark Whaley, Pasquale Lalama, Sara Veyo, Steve VonFoerster
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Abstract
A sound baffle affixed to the sheet metal at the engine compartment of an automobile chassis. The sound baffle is formed of a layer of sound absorbing material affixed to a rigid backing material manufactured from metal, plastic or other rigid material to provide structural support for attachment of the sound baffle to the sheet metal chassis structure. The sound baffle can be affixed to the sheet metal of the engine compartment by non-metallic push pins to provide an assembly that can be easily assembled and will be effective in use.
Claims16
In an automobile chassis defining an engine compartment and an adjacent passenger compartment, said chassis being formed of metal, the improvement comprising:
- a sound baffle affixed to said chassis between said engine compartment and said passenger compartment to dampen noise and vibrations generated in the engine compartment to reduce the transmission thereof into said passenger compartment.
A sound baffle for deployment in an automobile chassis between an engine compartment defined by said chassis and a passenger compartment defined by said chassis adjacent said engine compartment, comprising:
- a layer of rigid backing material to provide structural support for said sound baffle;
- a layer of sound absorbing material positionable between said chassis and said layer of rigid backing material to dampen noise and vibrations transmitted through said chassis;
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- fastening apparatus for connecting said layer f sound absorbing material to said chassis.
A method of reducing sound and vibrations in a passenger compartment of a vehicle having a chassis defining an engine compartment adjacent to said passenger compartment, comprising the steps of:
- deploying a sound baffle on said chassis between said engine compartment and said passenger compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.