Sound-Attenuation Element With Perimeter Groove And Batten Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current dismantlable acoustic chambers require highly qualified personnel for assembly and disassembly due to large, delicate panels with complex mechanical locking systems, which compromises soundproofing and ease of transportation.
Innovation Solution
A sound-attenuation element featuring panels with a perimeter groove system that uses battens for secure connection without mechanical locks, allowing for smaller, lighter panels that can be easily handled and assembled manually, with elastomer layers ensuring dimensional stability and acoustic insulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If large panels with mechanical locking systems are used, then soundproofing integrity is improved, but ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The chamber is divided into multiple smaller panels instead of large panels. Each panel has grooves along its edges that receive battens, allowing modular assembly. This segmentation enables easier handling and assembly while maintaining soundproofing through the batten-filled joints between panels.
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanical locking system is completely removed from the design. Instead of complex locks, the invention uses simple grooves that receive battens to connect panels. This extraction of the locking mechanism simplifies assembly and disassembly operations while the battens maintain joint integrity for soundproofing.
2Ease of operation
If panels are made smaller for easier transportation, then ease of operation is improved, but soundproofing properties deteriorate due to increased inbetween gaps
Solution Approach 1:
Battens serve as intermediary elements that fill the gaps between smaller panels. These battens are inserted into grooves along the edges of adjacent panels, creating a continuous sealing surface. This allows the use of smaller, more transportable panels while the battens prevent sound leakage through the joints.
Solution Approach 2:
The battens act as flexible sealing elements that conform to the groove interfaces between panels. This flexible sealing approach ensures soundproofing integrity even with multiple small panels joined together, compensating for any dimensional variations or gaps.
3Reliability
If complex mechanical locking members are used, then soundproofing integrity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
All mechanical locking members are removed from the design. The connection system is reduced to simple grooves that passively receive battens. This drastic simplification eliminates complex locking mechanisms while the battens provide the necessary sealing and structural connection for soundproofing.
Solution Approach 2:
The groove-batten system is self-aligning and self-securing. The battens are simply inserted into the grooves where they automatically position themselves and create the seal. No complex locking operations are required - the system serves itself through the inherent geometry of the grooves and battens.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the creation of a portable, easy-to-assemble acoustic chamber that maintains soundproofing integrity without the need for qualified personnel, facilitating easier transportation and manufacturing while reducing sound leakage through the use of smaller, U-shaped profile panels and shared battens.
Implementation Method 1
the battens comprise at least one layer of elastomer material
Implementation Method 2
the batten prevents air from passing through the junctions between panels
Data Source
AI summary
Sound-attenuation element of the type composed of a plurality of interconnected panels, characterized in that said element comprises panels in contact with one another and that have a groove that runs around the entire perimeter of the edge thereof, battens occupying the spaces generated by the grooves corresponding to contacting edges of adjacent panels.