Acoustic panel and manufacturing method
AssigneeRockwool International A/S
InventorOskar Meres
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Abstract
An acoustic panel (1) has a recess (8) extending part or all way down to a facing (7). A panel loudspeaker (11) may be fixed in the recess or a water sprinkler (14) or other device may be mounted in or above the recess.
Claims26
An acoustic panel having a front face, a reverse face and edge faces, an edge regions leading inwardly from the edge faces and a central region surrounded by the edge region, wherein the panel comprises a body having thickness T of acoustic material, and a facing which forms the front face of the panel and covers the front of the body, characterised in that the panel has a recess formed in the central region of the reverse face, wherein the recess has side walls and a base and has a depth D where D is at least 0.5T, and in which a panel loudspeaker is positioned in the recess as a tight fit with the side walls and is oriented towards, and is bonded to the base of the recess.
A ceiling assembly comprising a grid having acoustic ceiling tiles positioned in the grid, a water sprinkler and a temperature sensor for activating the sprinkler, wherein the sprinkler is mounted in or above the recess for dropping through the recess and facing when activated, and the temperature sensor is located in or above a passage through the facing over the recess or through the thickness of the panel or is mounted on the front face of the assembly and wherein one or more ceiling tiles comprises a panel having a front face, a reverse face and edge faces, edge regions leading inwardly from the edge faces and a central region surrounded by the edge region, wherein the panel comprises a body having thickness T of acoustic material, and a facing which forms the front face of the panel and covers the front of the body, characterised in that the panel has a recess formed in the central region of the reverse face, wherein the recess has side walls and a base and has a depth D where D is at least 0.5T, wherein the recess extends substantially down to but not through, the facing and the facing is a woven or non-woven fabric.
An acoustic panel having a front face, a reverse face and edge faces, edge regions leading inwardly from the edge faces and a central region surrounded by the edge region, wherein the panel comprises a body having thickness T of acoustic material, and a facing which forms the front face of the panel and covers the front of the body, characterised in that the panel has a recess formed in the central region of the reverse face, wherein the recess has side walls and a base and has a depth D where D is at least 0.5T, wherein the body is an acoustic body of mineral wool, and wherein the recess extends partially through the body and is obtainable by grinding, and the facing is a layer of paint, a woven or a non-woven fabric, and in which a panel loudspeaker is positioned in the recess as a tight fit with the side walls and is oriented towards, and is bonded to the base of the recess.
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