Abstract: An air-borne sound insulating arrangement with absorption properties for surface elements, in particular for partition walls in motor vehicles, comprises a heavy layer which has foam layers on both sides which have skins on the outside or have a foil as a covering. The arrangement is arranged so close to the surface element (sheet 1) to be protected that the distance between the heavy layer and the surface element is as small as possible. Adhesion to the surface element does not take place. The arrangement can rest against the surface element or can be at a short distance therefrom so as to even out corrugations or the like. The arrangement is arranged in the desired position in relation to the surface element by means of fastening bolts and/or fastenings at the edges.

Abstract: Viscoelastic plastics materials having a dynamic elasticity modulus of 10.sup.7 to 10.sup.10 Nm.sup.-2 and a loss factor of at least 5 are used for the manufacture of motor vehicle parts, such as wheel housing parts, instrument panels, and door panels, in order to reduce interior noise.

Abstract: Viscoelastic plastics materials having a dynamic elasticity modulus of 10.sup.7 to 10.sup.10 Nm.sup.-2 and a loss factor of at least 5 are used for the manufacture of motor vehicle parts, such as wheel housing parts, instrument panels, and door panels, in order to reduce interior noise.

Abstract: A partition (4) for separating the engine compartment (2) from the passenger compartment (3) of a motor vehicle comprises a wall (5) and a covering (6) of noise-insulating material on the engine compartment side of the wall. The partition (4) has convex or concave deformations (8, 9, 11) in one or several areas of the high noise occurrence.

Abstract: In order to subject sound-emitting surfaces of motor vehicles to localized interference with the sound field, for example, sound obstruction and attenuation, it is already known to insulate the region of the sound sources against noise by cladding the passenger space from within at the relevant point of the wall to be insulated by application of a heavy layer and of a resilient layer which, if necessary, is impregnated with a sound-attenuating material. However, limits are imposed on a sound-insulating cladding of this kind even when further sound-reducing materials are applied, as the transmission of sound energy to the interior space of the motor vehicle then takes place in other ways.In order to remedy this, at least one sound sink is subjected to intensified sound absorption by providing on the wall (2,3) a sound-insulating cladding (6/7). Specifically this cladding comprises a resilient layer (6) preferably made of foam material or fleece which is covered by a heavy layer (7).