Acoustic baffle device
OwnerDavid Franey, Eric Aldstadt +2inventors
InventorsDavid Franey, Eric Aldstadt, Michael Lupini, Eiji Yanagida
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Abstract
An acoustic baffle device for sealing a cavity of a vehicle body at a predetermined cross section of the cavity is provided. The device has a carrier having an opening therein, a heat expandable sealing material affixed to the carrier, and a flap assembly having a flap normally held in place by a spring so as to close off the opening, wherein the flap is capable of being deflected by insertion of a tube through the opening.
Claims16
An acoustic baffle device for sealing a cavity of a vehicle body at a predetermined cross section of the cavity, comprising a carrier having an opening therein, a heat expandable sealing material affixed to the carrier, and a flap assembly having a flap normally held in place by a spring so as to close off the opening, wherein the material and design of the spring are selected so as to provide an amount of tension effective to close off the opening while at the same time permitting the flap to be deflected by insertion of a tube through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.