Heat Pump Noise Cancelling Systems and Methods
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorJohn Paul Leger
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Abstract
A heat pump system is disclosed. The heat pump system may include a housing defining an interior chamber of the heat pump system. The heat pump system may further include a heat pump component disposed inside the housing. The heat pump component may generate sound waves during heat pump component operation. The heat pump system may further include a noise cancelling device configured to cover at least one of housing inner walls and the heat pump component. The noise cancelling device may be a panel having a pattern configured to minimize sound wave transmission from the heat pump component.
Claims20
A heat pump system comprising:
- a housing defining an interior chamber;
- a heat pump component disposed inside the housing, wherein the heat pump component generates sound waves during operation of the heat pump component;
- and
- a noise cancelling device configured to at least partially cover at least one of:
- one or more housing inner walls and the heat pump component,
- wherein the noise cancelling device comprises a panel having a pattern configured to minimize sound wave transmission from the heat pump component.
A heat pump water heater comprising:
- a housing defining an interior chamber;
- a heat pump component disposed inside the housing, wherein the heat pump component generates sound waves during operation of the heat pump component;
- and
- a noise cancelling device configured to at least partially cover at least one of:
- one or more housing inner walls and the heat pump component,
- wherein the noise cancelling device comprises a panel having a pattern configured to minimize sound wave transmission from the heat pump component, and wherein the pattern comprises a plurality of ridges or holes.
A method to mount a noise cancelling device in a heat pump system, the method comprising:
- selecting a noise cancelling device from a plurality of noise cancelling devices to minimize sound wave transmission from the heat pump system, wherein the heat pump system comprises:
- a housing defining an interior chamber of the heat pump system, and
- a heat pump component disposed inside the housing, wherein the heat pump component generates sound waves during heat pump component operation,
- wherein the noise cancelling device is configured to cover at least one of:
- housing inner walls and the heat pump component, and wherein the noise cancelling device is a panel having a pattern;
- selecting a position to mount the noise cancelling device;
- and
- mounting the noise cancelling device in the heat pump system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.