Electical Type Devices (e.g., Transformers, Motors, Etc.) Patents (Class 181/202)
  • Patent number: 8177023
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sound dampening housing for a rock drill which moves along a feed beam in a longitudinal direction thereof, the sound dampening housing being attachable to the feed beam of the rock drill on its both sides so that together with the feed beam the sound dampening housing constitutes a substantially closed space. The sound dampening housing is double-shelled, and an airspace is provided between its inner shell and its outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
    Inventors: Seppo Peltola, Ari Haavisto
  • Patent number: 8146707
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a cabinet configured to define an outer appearance of the air conditioner. The air conditioner also includes a front panel coupled to the cabinet and having an intake hole. The air conditioner further includes a fan assembly positioned within the cabinet and configured to guide a flow of air in the cabinet. The air conditioner further includes an intake panel configured to move to open or close the intake hole in response to a control signal. In addition, the air conditioner includes at least one noise reducing part positioned in the intake panel and configured to reduce a noise having at least one frequency bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: In Ho Choi, Jong Chan Park, Han Lim Choi, Dong Whan Choi, Nam Sik Yim
  • Patent number: 8144465
    Abstract: An exemplary fan assembly includes a fan and a muffler. The fan includes an air outlet. The muffler is disposed at the air outlet of the fan. The muffler includes a base plate. The base plate defines vents therein and blades thereon corresponding to the air outlet of the fan. The blades extend from the base plate toward the fan. An electronic device incorporating the fan assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi-Chun Liang, Fang Tian
  • Patent number: 8074765
    Abstract: In order to provide sound absorbing structure capable of reducing the noise of electronic equipment while maintaining the cooling capability of the electronic equipment, there is provided sound absorbing structure in which a plurality of penetrating openings are provided by arranging a plurality of acoustic materials having a predetermined shape at predetermined intervals in a flow channel of cooling fluid from a blower, and the plurality of acoustic materials are arranged so that the sound vertically incident on a penetrating plane of the penetrating openings from the blower does not directly go out of the electronic equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Goto, Akio Idei, Shigeyasu Tsubaki
  • Publication number: 20110259664
    Abstract: A case for an electronic device can include two pieces. A first piece can be configured to be attached to the electronic device in a substantially fixed position. A second piece can be configured to be attached to the electronic device in one of multiple substantially fixed positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: FUTURISTIC AUDIO DESIGN INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Falco Freeman
  • Patent number: 8028794
    Abstract: A case for an electronic device can include two pieces. A first piece can be configured to be attached to the electronic device in a substantially fixed position. A second piece can be configured to be attached to the electronic device in one of multiple substantially fixed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Futuristic Audio Design Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Falco Freeman
  • Patent number: 7990701
    Abstract: A computer system includes a chassis with a fan installed therein, a cover plate adapted to be attached to the chassis, and a noise absorber attached to the cover plate. The fan is capable of generating an amount of air flow for cooling at least a component in the chassis. The noise absorber includes a plurality of protrusions facing the fan and capable of damping the air flow that impacts the cover plate and decreasing an acoustic noise level of the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen Yeh, Zhen-Neng Lin
  • Patent number: 7986526
    Abstract: An acoustically absorptive apparatus is provided which includes an acoustically absorptive panel and an attachment mechanism. The acoustically absorptive panel is configured to reside along a side of an electronics rack, and includes a multilayer structure to attenuate noise. The attachment mechanism slidably mounts the acoustically absorptive panel to the electronics rack and facilitates sliding of the panel relative to the rack between retracted and extended positions. In the refracted position, the panel is disposed along the side of the rack, and in the extended position, the panel extends beyond a front or back edge of the electronics rack to facilitate attenuating noise emanating from the rack or an aisle alongside a row of multiple racks. In addition, the acoustically absorptive panel hingedly couples along a vertical edge to the attachment mechanism such that the panel is also rotatable outward away from the side of the electronics rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Glendowlyn F. Howard, Matthew A. Nobile
  • Publication number: 20110155503
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a silencer. The silencer includes an enclosure with a first airflow path configured to allow air to pass through the enclosure and attenuate noise entering the enclosure. The enclosure also includes an opening configured to provide a second airflow path if the first airflow path is obstructed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventor: Shailesh N. Joshi
  • Publication number: 20110147115
    Abstract: A device has at least one region to be damped for the purpose of noise reduction. The at least one region may, in particular, be a wall region, for instance of an electrical device housing, and it is covered at least partially by at least one vacuum panel. In the noise reduction method, a vacuum panel is pulled by vacuum pressure against the region to be damped, so that a hollow space under vacuum pressure is formed between the vacuum panel and a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Michael Ertl
  • Patent number: 7845463
    Abstract: A conventional machine package faces problems concerned with costs, weight, etc. and also a problem of antinomy that an attempt to enhance the noise reducing performance increases the airflow resistance and then deteriorates the cooling performance. Providing a sound absorbing structure with the heat radiation performance ensured within a practical range and then with considerably improved noise reducing effect achieves a low-noise machine package with a downsized casing and a reduced cooling fan power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Yabe, Kazuaki Shiinoki, Kazuyoshi Iida, Koji Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20100290187
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a base, a motherboard having an electronic component, a fan unit, and an airflow guiding cover. The airflow cover includes a top panel and two side panels. An air channel is bounded by the top panel and the side panels. The electronic component is received in the air channel. The air channel includes opposite open ends. The fan unit aligns with one of the open ends of the air channel, to draw airflow in the air channel out. The top panel defines a plurality of through holes adjacent to the fan unit, to discharge a part of the airflow in the air channel out of the airflow guiding cover, for reducing change of the pressure gradient of the airflow, thereby reducing aerodynamic noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ZHI-BIN GUAN
  • Patent number: 7788763
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a fan motor generating air current, a main body receiving the fan motor, a wheel allowing the main body to smoothly move, a flexible connecting hose extending from the main body, an expandable extending tube connected to the connecting holes, a suction nozzle connected to an end of the extending tube to suck outer air, an inner sound absorption member disposed around the fan motor to absorb noise generated by the fan motor, a casing disposed around the inner sound absorption member to enclose the fan motor, the casing being provided with an air hole through which the air is exhausted in a side direction of the fan motor, and an outer sound absorption member disposed around the casing to absorb the noise generated by the fan motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jung Bai Hwang
  • Patent number: 7784584
    Abstract: A device (10) for reducing noise and heat emissions from a laboratory instrument in a laboratory, comprising a casing (20) with sound-absorbing walls (240), wherein the casing (20) forms an interior space (210, 220) for accommodating the laboratory instrument. At least one of the sound-absorbing walls (240) has an air inlet (30). The device (10) further has a flue (40) arranged on one of the sound-absorbing walls (240), so that the interior space (210, 220) of the casing (20) can be vented via the air inlet (30) and the flue (40). During operation of the laboratory instrument situated in the interior space (210, 220) of the device (10), the sound generated by the laboratory instrument is absorbed by the walls, so that essentially no noise, or only significantly reduced levels of noise, generated by the laboratory instrument can escape the device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Inventor: Alvaro Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20100187037
    Abstract: In order to provide sound absorbing structure capable of reducing the noise of electronic equipment while maintaining the cooling capability of the electronic equipment, there is provided sound absorbing structure in which a plurality of penetrating openings are provided by arranging a plurality of acoustic materials having a predetermined shape at predetermined intervals in a flow channel of cooling fluid from a blower, and the plurality of acoustic materials are arranged so that the sound vertically incident on a penetrating plane of the penetrating openings from the blower does not directly go out of the electronic equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Goto, Akio Idei, Shigeyasu Tsubaki
  • Patent number: 7762373
    Abstract: A fan noise control apparatus is provided to facilitate the reduction of noise. According to the preferred embodiments, an acoustically transparent portion is provided to permit noise from one source to pass through to interact and cancel with another noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: J. Stuart Bolton, Moohyung Lee, Kenichi Seki, Hiroto Ido
  • Patent number: 7712576
    Abstract: In order to provide sound absorbing structure capable of reducing the noise of electronic equipment while maintaining the cooling capability of the electronic equipment, there is provided sound absorbing structure in which a plurality of penetrating openings are provided by arranging a plurality of acoustic materials having a predetermined shape at predetermined intervals in a flow channel of cooling fluid from a blower, and the plurality of acoustic materials are arranged so that the sound vertically incident on a penetrating plane of the penetrating openings from the blower does not directly go out of the electronic equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Goto, Akio Idel, Shigeyasu Tsubaki
  • Publication number: 20100074728
    Abstract: A fan (60) with a sound deadening box has in its body (3) a double inlet centrifugal fan (9) and an inlet-port sound absorber (11) formed between the fan (9) and a body air inlet (1). The fan (60) further includes a casing-inlet-port-side air passage (26) and triangular prism shaped first inlet-port-sound-absorber air passage (27). With this structure, the fan (60) has a low pressure loss, a low input, high static pressure, and a low level of airflow collision noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kouji Sinzaki
  • Patent number: 7679232
    Abstract: In a power generator provided with a stator frame having a stator iron core incorporating a stator coil therein in an inner portion thereof, and a rotor in which a rotor coil rotating so as to oppose to the stator frame and the stator iron core is incorporated, the power generator is provided with a noise insulation plate fixed to a noise insulation plate attaching seat welded to an outer surface of the stator frame by a bolt and a nut, an elastic body (a gasket) is provided in a contact portion between the noise insulation plate attaching seat and the noise insulation plate, and a vibration-proofing rubber washer is provided in a contact portion between the noise insulation plate and the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadaaki Kakimoto, Hiroyuki Mae, Keiji Fugane
  • Publication number: 20100059310
    Abstract: An enclosure containing and operating electronic equipment is envisioned. The enclosure alleviates sound energy emanating from the enclosure. The enclosure is made from a plurality of exterior walls. An aperture is disposed in one of the exterior walls, where the aperture is operable to draw an airflow into the enclosure. A structure is disposed adjacent to the aperture interior to the enclosure. The interior structure is made of a first wall disposed in the enclosure to block the aperture from a line of sight to a noise source emanating from within the enclosure. The interior structure also has a lower wall, an upper wall, and a side wall all connected to the first wall. The interior structure forms an open-ended cage about the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: A. Fred Hendrix, Francisco Martinez-Ponce
  • Patent number: 7667965
    Abstract: An acoustically absorptive panel is provided configured to reside above multiple electronics racks disposed in a row within a data center. The acoustically absorptive panel is configured to extend a height above the multiple electronics racks sufficient to at least partially block hot air recirculation from one or more air outlet sides of the multiple electronics racks to one or more air inlet sides of the electronics racks. The acoustically absorptive panel includes an acoustically absorptive material selected to attenuate noise, and in one embodiment, includes printed material on at least one side thereof related to one or more of the multiple electronics racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew A. Nobile
  • Patent number: 7644802
    Abstract: Flow guides in the form of extensions that project internally from the housing of an electronic consumer device can contribute to undesirable noise emissions from the device. Proposed is an improved flow guide or extension that reduces propagation of flow induced vibrations to the housing, thereby improving the overall acoustic performance of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mo Xu, YiRen Hong, WaiOnn Chee
  • Patent number: 7562742
    Abstract: An attenuation mechanism for an electronic device is presented. The attenuation mechanism includes an outer member that has an inner member oriented axially within the outer member. The inner member has an axial twist that causes a line of sight blockage between an exterior and an interior of a housing of an electronic device when the attenuation mechanism is mounted through the housing, such that sound and electromagnetic radiation is attenuated without obstructing cooling air that is flowing through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Don A. Gilliland, Cary M. Huettner, Matthew C. Zehrer
  • Patent number: 7549505
    Abstract: An acoustic noise reduction accessory device is attachable to or integral with a personal computer or other electronic equipment. The device reduces acoustic noise emitted from the rear of the equipment, in particular the acoustic noise from fans. The device comprises an acoustic barrier or shielding member. The barrier is shaped in various forms external to the computer or integrally extending from its back around one or more fans of the computer so as to reduce airflow minimally. Acoustic absorbing material is layered upon the acoustic barrier and may be combined with vibration-absorbing material. The barrier may be shaped from a solid or flexible member(s) to accommodate different-sized electronics and formed to include baffles and structures to direct airflow while absorbing noise. Also it may be made adjustable by one or more slidable members. The device is easily assembled and collapsible for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Inventor: Maher S. Kawar
  • Patent number: 7490697
    Abstract: A portable casing includes a body that has first, second, third and fourth sidewalls defining a cavity therebetween. The body has open top and bottom surfaces spanning along a cross-section thereof. The body has an outer layer formed from foam material and an inner layer that has an egg-crate shape and is statically abutted to the outer layer. The inner layer is formed from fire-retardant material. A lid is removably attached to the body top surface. A water impermeable outer canvas is formed from flexible material for being gathered and stretched along the sidewalls. A mechanism is included for ventilating heat emitted by the generator. Stakes are passed through the lid and the bottom surface of the body, anchoring the body to the ground. Tie-down straps are connected to the stakes, assisting a user to remove the stakes from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Inventor: Clifford Williamson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7481296
    Abstract: A device and a method for reducing or muffling sound from kitchen appliances such as coffee grinders. The sound reducing or muffling device can be left on the appliance even when not in use, providing a decoration to the kitchen in a style appropriate to it's surroundings. Using the muffling device, a person can enjoy fresh-ground coffee at any time with the assurance that the sound from the coffee grinder is well insulated. The device is particularly easy to deploy and use, requires no moving parts, and is flexible enough to work with the majority of coffee grinder products currently on the market. Other embodiments can be used with other forms of kitchen appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Inventor: Brett Eilers
  • Publication number: 20080185801
    Abstract: A generator housing includes a top portion, a plurality of side portions, and a base portion. The top, sides, and base portions are connected to form an enclosure, such that a generator can be housed inside the enclosure. The top and side portions include an air and exhaust flow structure that facilitates cooling of a generator maintained inside the housing, that provides a sound attenuation function, and that releases exhaust created by a generator. At least one of the side portions and the top portion may be opened and closed to provide access inside the housing. The base portion includes a structure that facilitates installation and transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: CUMMINS POWER GENERATION, INC.
    Inventors: Raymond William GRAVLIN, John Carl KLESK, Paige NELSON, Alanna HEBNER, Michael ZAMARRIPA
  • Patent number: 7398855
    Abstract: A sound attenuating cover for a scroll compressor is provided. The cover has a base member configured to support the compressor, the base defines a first chamber filled with a sound attenuating material. The sound attenuating chamber further has a cover member configured to cover the compressor and couple to the base, said cover member defines another chamber. This chamber is additionally filled with a sound attenuating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert V. Seel
  • Publication number: 20080099275
    Abstract: An embodiment of a sound attenuation enclosure comprises a body having a plurality of panels aligned side-by-side forming the enclosure wherein each panel abuts, and is positioned at an angle with respect to, an adjacent panel. The enclosure has a first opened end and a second opened end, and each panel is positioned in spaced relation to the body of the operating system within the enclosure. At least one aperture is formed in the enclosure through which a part of the operating system extends; and, at least one end cap is positioned over either the first end or second end of the enclosure wherein the end cap is separable from the body. The enclosure may have two end caps including a first end cap on the first end of the enclosure; and, a second end cap on the second end of the enclosure. The end caps are also positioned in spaced relation to the body portion of the enclosed operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventor: Robert Vaughan Seel
  • Publication number: 20080099274
    Abstract: A sound attenuation enclosure comprising a plurality of panels positioned side by side to one another and supported on a plurality of columns wherein each panel is positioned in spaced relation to an adjacent panel to allow airflow in and out of the enclosure. The panels and columns may have an enclosed inner chamber filled with a sound retardant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventor: Robert Vaughan Seel
  • Patent number: 7357219
    Abstract: A sound attenuating cover is adapted for intimate fitment to a compressor of a domestic air conditioner, and comprises an outer sleeve member and a generally circular top member which is releasably secured to the outer sleeve member. Hook and loop fasteners secure a first end of the outer sleeve member to a portion of the outer periphery of the sleeve member. When the closure member secures the top member to the outer sleeve member, and the hook and loop fasteners are secured, a cylindrical cover having a closed top end is formed having a diameter adapted for intimate fitment to a compressor of a domestic air conditioner. Each of the outer sleeve member and the circular top member comprises inner and outer cover sheeting material, and at least one layer of sound attenuating material which is typically glass fiber together with barium loaded vinyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Inventors: Masoud Mafi, Fabian Bortolotto
  • Publication number: 20080053746
    Abstract: A noise reduction shroud is provided for use with utility engines that have attached blower housings. The shroud comprises a one-piece shell positioned above and around the blower housing located on the engine to define a space between the shroud and the engine, wherein the shell is adapted such that air entering the blower housing must first flow from a bottom side of the engine up through the space between the shroud and the engine. In another embodiment, the invention is a lawnmower or other lawn and garden equipment, comprising such a noise reduction shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Roger W. Albert, Charles M. Imig, Daniel J. Luhman, Edward A. Uebelher, Steve P. Lewis
  • Patent number: 7314113
    Abstract: Systems and methods for absorbing acoustic noise generated by computer cabinet cooling fans are described herein. In one embodiment, an acoustic absorber for use with a fan carried by a computer cabinet in a room includes a first acoustic panel spaced apart from a second acoustic panel. The first acoustic panel is configured to be positioned proximate to an outlet of the fan and at least approximately parallel to a flow of cooling air discharging from the outlet. The second acoustic panel is also configured to be positioned proximate to the outlet of the fan and at least approximately parallel to the flow of cooling air discharging from the outlet. The first and second acoustic panels together form an opening configured to direct the flow of cooling air away from the fan outlet and into the surrounding room. In a further embodiment, the opening formed by the first and second acoustic panels can be configured to extend at least approximately 360 degrees around the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Cray Inc.
    Inventor: Wade J. Doll
  • Publication number: 20070294909
    Abstract: The present invention is a noiseless hair dryer that includes first and second cylindrical bodies extending along an axis, each of the bodies having an intake end and an exhaust end, and the two bodies being arranged in such a manner that the second cylindrical body is disposed within, and carried concentrically by, the first cylindrical body. The second cylindrical body defines a first air flow channel, and the volume between the inner surface of the first cylindrical body and the outer surface of the second cylindrical body defines a second air flow channel. A substantially noiseless fan is mounted at the intake end of the first cylindrical body, and is driven in rotation by a bearing cage, attached to, and disposed circumferentially about, the radially outer surfaces of the fan. A power supply provides electrical energy to drive the outer race of the bearing cage in rotation about the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Frank F. Abdi, Christos C. Chamis
  • Publication number: 20070292261
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for noise suppression. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention include a resonator configured to suppress noise from an electric fan. The resonator may comprise an enclosure having an outer perimeter, a major opening through the enclosure and defining an inner perimeter of the enclosure, a minor opening disposed along the inner perimeter, and a chamber coupled to the minor opening within the enclosure between the inner and outer perimeters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Punan Tang, Thomas P. Jasso, Mohammed I. Chowdhury
  • Patent number: 6932190
    Abstract: An insulating jacket for refrigeration system component comprising a closed cell insulation layer comprising an inner and outer surface, an open cell foam layer comprising an inner and outer surface, the inner surface in contact with the outer surface of the closed cell insulation layer, and a sound barrier layer comprising an inner surface in contact with the outer surface of the open cell foam layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: Vishnu M. Sishtla
  • Patent number: 6872057
    Abstract: A hermetic compressor casing is capable of reducing transmission of vibration to the outside environment by blocking the vibration from the compressor body. The hermetic compressor casing encloses a refrigerant compressing means, which draws in low temperature and low pressure gaseous refrigerant from an evaporator, compresses the drawn refrigerant and discharges the compressed refrigerant. The hermetic compressor casing includes an inner shell enclosing the refrigerant compressing means and having a passageway through which the gaseous refrigerant is drawn in and discharged out, a damping layer enclosing the exterior of the inner shell having a predetermined thickness, and an outer shell enclosing the exterior of the damping layer. As a result, vibration produced from the refrigerant compressing means is damped through the damping layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Saeng-ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20040238269
    Abstract: Damping and muffling structure for EL cell includes a transparent substrate, a front electrode layer, a lighting layer, an inducing layer and an insulating layer that are sequentially overlaid on the substrate. A back electrode layer and a conductive member are laid on the inducing layer. The conductive member is adjacent to the back electrode layer without contacting therewith. The conductive member is laid on both the inducing layer and the front electrode layer to electrically connect the inducing layer with the front electrode layer. The front electrode layer is connected to a grounding electrode of the driving circuit, whereby the conductive member can quickly remove the charge accumulating on the inducing layer so as to minify or even eliminate the vibration and noise of the EL cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Wang, Heng Yi Chang
  • Patent number: 6810990
    Abstract: A technique for reducing acoustic noise emitted by a magnetic resonance imaging system includes providing energy dampening elements in the scanner, such as within the gradient coil assembly, between the gradient coil assembly and the primary magnet, and around the outer and inner peripheries of the primary magnet and RF coil. The elements may be formed to conform to the structures of the scanner, and may be tile-like elements which can be fitted to new scanners and retrofitted to existing equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: David Dean, Robert Vavrek, Scott Mansell
  • Patent number: 6810989
    Abstract: In an arrangement comprising a motor/pump unit and a sound-deadening cover, the sound-deadening cover absorbs the airborne noise emitted by the motor/pump unit. On the other hand, the sound-deadening cover acts like the diaphragm of a loudspeaker for the structureborne noise emanating from the motor/pump unit. In order to absorb the structureborne noise as well, the sound-deadening cover is constructed as a sound-deadening hood, and is placed over the motor/pump unit in the operating condition, without touching it. During transportation, the sound-deadening hood and the motor/pump unit are supported on one another. The arrangement is used to absorb sound from units comprising a pump and a motor driving the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG
    Inventors: Jörg Dantlgraber, Ernst Knollinger
  • Patent number: 6772856
    Abstract: The fine jet control type sound absorption system of this invention, aimed at absorbing low-frequency sound with both discrete frequency and broadband frequency to the same degree as already existing acoustic lining can do, is composed of two parts. One is a barrier wall covering an air space in which the concerning low-frequency sound propagates and having a multiplicity of small holes formed therein. The other is the means for causing a fine jet passing through these small holes into or out from the air space. This sound absorption system realizes a fine jet in the vicinity of the barrier wall for the purpose of canceling the sound inside the air space by means of the interference of the sound with the fine jets. Any of or a combination of shape of small holes, jet ejection angle or suction angle, amount of jet flow, thickness of a barrier wall back layer and air flow angle at which secondary air flows into the barrier wall back layer is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
    Inventor: Tatsuya Ishii
  • Patent number: 6766879
    Abstract: A device and a method for reducing or muffling sound from kitchen appliances such as coffee grinders. The sound reducing or muffling device can be left on the appliance even when not in use, providing a decoration to the kitchen in a style appropriate to it's surroundings. Using the muffling device, a person can enjoy fresh-ground coffee at any time with the assurance that the sound from the coffee grinder is well insulated. The device is particularly easy to deploy and use, requires no moving parts, and is flexible enough to work with the majority of coffee grinder products currently on the market. Other embodiments can be used with other forms of kitchen appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Inventor: Brett Eilers
  • Patent number: 6755278
    Abstract: To dampen a sound created in an electrical tool or appliance having an air passage through which air is being forced, a sound damper is placed in the air passage. Preferably, a filter is provided upstream of the sound damper to prevent suspended particles, fibers, fumes and the like from entering the sound damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Elaplast Technik GmbH
    Inventors: Theø Huhn, Udo Gaertner
  • Publication number: 20040099474
    Abstract: An acoustic barrier systems that reduces the amount of noise entering the passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a secondary acoustic attenuator that extends from a primary acoustic barrier to a vehicle component case to envelop space around a conduit passing from the engine compartment to the component case. In one embodiment, the secondary acoustic attenuator extends from the primary acoustic barrier to the component case, with the secondary acoustic attenuator enveloping space around the conduit between the vehicle component case and the primary acoustic barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventor: Michael T. Campbell
  • Publication number: 20040089274
    Abstract: A fuel delivery module for supplying fuel to an automobile is disclosed. The fuel delivery module has a receptacle for containing a supply of fuel. Further, the receptacle has a curved sidewall. A pump is positioned within the receptacle wherein the pump generates an acoustical wave having a known frequency. The pump having a pump inlet and wherein the pump inlet is located a 1/4 wavelength of the acoustical wave from the curved sidewall. A receptacle lid is configured to mate with the receptacle to define a closed volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne Alan Nowicki
  • Publication number: 20040084246
    Abstract: Flow guides in the form of extensions that project internally from the housing of an electronic consumer device can contribute to undesirable noise emissions from the device. Proposed is an improved flow guide or extension that reduces propagation of flow induced vibrations to the housing, thereby improving the overall acoustic performance of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Mo Xu, YiRen Hong, WaiOnn Chee
  • Patent number: 6722466
    Abstract: An acoustic blanket is disclosed for an industrial machine including a plurality of flexible panels, wherein each panel includes at least one layer of a fiber glass material, an outer casing of a chemically resistant material and an attachment for connecting the panel to an adjacent panel, and the plurality of flexible panels are each assigned a position in said blanket corresponding to a location on the industrial machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wei Tong, Thomas Arthur Wagner, Ian Arthur Hughes, John Michael Gillivan, James Joseph Gibney, III
  • Publication number: 20030196852
    Abstract: A technique for reducing acoustic noise emitted by a magnetic resonance imaging system includes providing energy dampening elements in the scanner, such as within the gradient coil assembly, between the gradient coil assembly and the primary magnet, and around the outer and inner peripheries of the primary magnet and RF coil. The elements may be formed to conform to the structures of the scanner, and may be tile-like elements which can be fitted to new scanners and retrofitted to existing equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: David Dean, Robert Vavrek, Scott Mansell
  • Publication number: 20030183446
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method to significantly reduce noise associated with air-moving devices such as an axial flow fan using a fan shroud and barrel combination with built in silencers such as Helmholtz resonators. The invention can be applied to a variety of applications such as a thermal management system for a fuel cell powered vehicle. The resonator can be a hollow cavity in networks attached to an outer or inner barrel or shroud and tuned to reduce noise at predetermined noise frequency ranges within the airflow. The invention can also attach stator members on the inner surface of the outer barrel to further reduce noise. Additional sound absorbing material, such as steel wool, can be disposed within the resonator cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Hemant S. Shah, John Stuart Hollingshead, John Wang, Prakash Tuljaram Thawani, Richard Charles Kosik
  • Publication number: 20030116377
    Abstract: To dampen a sound created in an electrical tool or appliance having an air passage through which air is being forced, a sound damper is placed in the air passage. Preferably, a filter is provided upstream of the sound damper to prevent suspended particles, fibers, fumes and the like from entering the sound damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Theo Huhn, Udo Gaertner