Sound attenuating enclosure for compressors
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsSathish R. Das, Dale R. Bennett
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Abstract
A sound attenuating enclosure with sound absorbing panels. The panels are positioned in an array of four side panels and a top panel. The array of panels is covered with vinyl material forming seams between adjoining panels and flaps for securing the panels together to form the enclosure. Each of the panels is provided with a pouch having a resealable opening for containing a flat sound reflecting element. One predetermined side panel is provided with apertures for allowing supply lines to pass through the enclosure.
Claims11
A sound containment enclosure for attenuating a wide range of noise frequencies produced by a mechanical source of noise, the enclosure comprising:
- an array of a plurality of sound absorbing panels, each of said panels having an exterior surface and an interior surface and bevelled edges formed between the surfaces sloping away from said interior surface;
- flexible sheet material covering the exterior and interior surfaces of the array of panels thereby forming seams between adjoining panel edges and extending flap segments along the outer edges of the panels, said seams allowing said panels to be positioned in different planes by hinging action so that the array of panels can be assembled to form an enclosure having a top panel and side panels;
- means for fastening said extending flap segments to adjacent panel surfaces to complete assembly of the enclosure to surround the source of noise so that noise produced thereby is absorbed by the sound absorbing panels;
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- cells formed between said flexible sheet material and the exterior surface of each of said plurality of sound absorbing panels, each cell having a resealable opening formed in the sheet material for receiving a flat sound reflecting element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.