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US 2017/0248555 A1Published application
External noisemaker for pipe systems
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorsShabbir Yusuf, Werner Guenther Richarz, Valentin Mircea Burtea, Filip Stefanovic
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Abstract
A noisemaker system includes: a node of an infrastructure system; and a noisemaker including a vibrating plate, the vibrating plate including a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the vibrating plate in contact with an exterior surface of the node, and an actuator configured to engage the top surface of the vibrating plate and generate an acoustic signal.
Claims20
A noisemaker system comprising:
- a node of an infrastructure system;
- and
- a noisemaker comprising
- a vibrating plate comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the vibrating plate in contact with an exterior surface of the node, and
- an actuator configured to engage the top surface of the vibrating plate and generate an acoustic signal.
2 more elements
A noisemaker comprising:
- a noisemaker housing defining a noisemaker cavity and a housing opening;
- a vibrating plate secured to the noisemaker and positioned proximate to the housing opening, the vibrating plate comprising a top surface and a bottom surface;
- and
- an actuator positioned at least partially within the noisemaker cavity, the actuator configured to engage the top surface of the vibrating plate and generate an acoustic signal.
1 more element
A method of generating sound in an infrastructure system, the method comprising:
- placing a bottom surface of a vibrating plate of a noisemaker in contact with an exterior surface of a pipe element of the infrastructure system;
- and
- generating an acoustic signal by contacting an actuator of the noisemaker with a top surface of the vibrating plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.