Acoustic panel
Assignee9 Wood, Inc.
InventorCharles C. Coury
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Abstract
An acoustic panel is provided with a plurality of grooves in a front face and at least one well in a back face. The well is defined by a first end wall and an opposing second end wall and opposing side walls extending between the end walls. The grooves and the well intersect and have a sufficient combined depth to form a plurality of holes through the panel. The grooves may extend substantially from one end edge to the opposing end edge. The well may be substantially elongate and extend from a position adjacent to, and spaced from one side edge of the panel to a position adjacent to, and spaced from the opposite side edge of the panel. The well may include a substantially flat bottom and receive an acoustic fill material that may be held in place by compression and friction.
Claims38
An acoustic panel defined by a front face and an opposite back face, two opposing side edges, and two opposing end edges, the acoustic panel comprising:
- a plurality of grooves in the front face, wherein the grooves have a dimension and cross-section selected for an acoustical property;
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- at least one well in the back face, the well defined by a first end wall and an opposing second end wall and opposing side walls extending between the end walls, wherein the well has a dimension and cross-section selected for the acoustical property, including a length and a depth sufficient to form a plurality of holes through the panel at each of a plurality of areas of intersection with the plural grooves.
The acoustic panel of claim 20 wherein the acoustic fill material is compressed between at least two opposing walls of the well.
An acoustic panel defined by a front face and an opposite back face, two opposing side edges, and two opposing end edges, the acoustic panel comprising:
- a plurality of grooves in the front face, wherein the grooves have a dimension and cross-section selected for an acoustical property;
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- at least one well in the back face, the well defined by a first end wall and an opposing second end wall, two opposing side walls extending between the end walls, and a substantially flat bottom, wherein the well has a dimension and cross-section selected for the acoustical property, including a length and a depth sufficient to form a plurality of holes through the panel at each of a plurality of areas of intersection with the plural grooves.
An acoustic panel defined by a front face and an opposite back face, two opposing side edges, and two opposing end edges, the acoustic panel comprising:
- a plurality of grooves in the front face, wherein the grooves have a dimension and cross-section selected for an acoustical property, and wherein each groove extends from one end edge to the opposing end edge;
- a plurality of elongate wells in the back face, each well defined by a first end wall and an opposing second end wall, two opposing side walls extending between the end walls, and a substantially flat bottom, each well extending from adjacent one side edge to adjacent the opposing side edge, wherein the well has a dimension and cross-section selected for the acoustical property, including a length and a depth sufficient to form a plurality of holes through the panel at each of a plurality of areas of intersection with the plural grooves, the wells spaced apart along the back face;
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- mounting hardware positioned on the side edges for attaching the panel to a mount, wherein the mounting hardware is spaced apart from all of the wells.
A method for producing an acoustic panel, the method comprising:
- providing a panel defined by a front face and an opposite back face, two opposing side edges, and two opposing end edges;
- cutting a plurality of substantially parallel grooves in the front face with a saw, with each groove extending from one end edge to the opposing end edge, and the plurality of grooves spaced across the front face from adjacent one side edge to the opposing side edge;
- cutting with a router, in a direction substantially perpendicular to the grooves, at least one elongate well in the back face, wherein the well extends across at least two of the grooves and wherein the grooves and well are cut to a sufficient depth to form plural holes at plural areas of intersection between the well and the grooves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.