Sound absorbent thin-layer laminate
AssigneeRieter Automotive (International) AG
InventorsWilliam Ray Vanbemmel, Anthony C. Vulpitta, Thorsten Alts
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AssigneeRieter Automotive (International) AG
InventorsWilliam Ray Vanbemmel, Anthony C. Vulpitta, Thorsten Alts
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The invention relates to a sound absorbent thin-layer laminate consisting of at least one open-cell support layer and a second open-cell fibre layer. The support layer consists either of a first fibre layer, especially a low-density non-woven material with a mass per unit area of less than 2,000 g/m2 and a thickness of less than 50 mm, or of an open-cell foam layer, especially an ultra-light plastic foam with a density of between 16 and 32 kg/m3 and a thickness of at least 6 mm. The second fibre layer is made of melt-blown microfibres, whose fibre diameter is approximately 1 to 10 μm, especially 2 to 5 μm. The air resistance of the thin-layer laminate is in the range of 500<Rt<4,000 Ns/m3. According to the method for producing the thin-layer laminate a microfibre layer of melt-blown microfibres with a diameter of between 1 and 10 μm, preferably between 2 and 5 μm, is fixed to the support layer by means of a spray-on adhesive.
A sound-absorbing thin-layer laminate comprising at least a backing layer and an open-celled fibre layer, wherein said backing layer consists of an open-celled plastic foam layer with a density of 16 to 32 kg/m3 and a thickness of at least 6 mm, wherein the open-celled fibre layer consists essentially of melt-blown microfibres, the diameter of which ranges from 1 to 10 micrometers, and a weight per unit area of from 20 to 200 g/m2, wherein the thin-layer laminate exhibits air flow resistance in the range of 500<Rt<4000 Ns/m3.
A thin-layer laminate according to claim /13, wherein the nonwoven outer layer has a thickness of from 0.5 to 2.0 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.