CA2479258A1 - Acoustic construction element - Google Patents

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CA2479258A1
CA2479258A1 CA002479258A CA2479258A CA2479258A1 CA 2479258 A1 CA2479258 A1 CA 2479258A1 CA 002479258 A CA002479258 A CA 002479258A CA 2479258 A CA2479258 A CA 2479258A CA 2479258 A1 CA2479258 A1 CA 2479258A1
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01FADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F8/00Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic
    • E01F8/0005Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic used in a wall type arrangement
    • E01F8/0047Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic used in a wall type arrangement with open cavities, e.g. for covering sunken roads
    • E01F8/0076Cellular, e.g. as wall facing
    • E01F8/0082Cellular, e.g. as wall facing with damping material
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/62Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor
    • E04B1/74Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls
    • E04B1/82Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls specifically with respect to sound only
    • E04B1/84Sound-absorbing elements
    • E04B1/8404Sound-absorbing elements block-shaped
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/62Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor
    • E04B1/74Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls
    • E04B1/82Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls specifically with respect to sound only
    • E04B1/84Sound-absorbing elements
    • E04B2001/8457Solid slabs or blocks
    • E04B2001/8476Solid slabs or blocks with acoustical cavities, with or without acoustical filling
    • E04B2001/848Solid slabs or blocks with acoustical cavities, with or without acoustical filling the cavities opening onto the face of the element
    • E04B2001/8485Solid slabs or blocks with acoustical cavities, with or without acoustical filling the cavities opening onto the face of the element the opening being restricted, e.g. forming Helmoltz resonators
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/62Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor
    • E04B1/74Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls
    • E04B1/82Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls specifically with respect to sound only
    • E04B1/84Sound-absorbing elements
    • E04B2001/8457Solid slabs or blocks
    • E04B2001/8476Solid slabs or blocks with acoustical cavities, with or without acoustical filling
    • E04B2001/848Solid slabs or blocks with acoustical cavities, with or without acoustical filling the cavities opening onto the face of the element
    • E04B2001/849Groove or slot type openings

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Abstract

Acoustic construction element comprising sound insulating cavities having a constant shape along an axis parallel to the exposed surface of the construction element, at least part of said cavities comprising a first portion, situated closest to the external surface of the element, having a smaller width than the maximum width of a second, internal portion of the cavity, of which: - at least part of said cavities have different depths; - at least part of said cavities have different internal volumes and/or different internal shapes; - at least part of said cavities have a substantially constant width over their entire depth; - and at least part of said cavities are completely or partially filled with sound insulating material.

Description

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The present invent~.on, rele.tes to an acou$tic construction elemezzt comprising st~un,d insulating cavities .
l.~TUmerav.s variants of this type of acoustic construction 14 elemerJ.ts have 3aeen proposed in the art in order to provide a .more or less satisfactorar balance of the acoustic properties and the cost o~ praduction_ Many of these attempts are disclosed in the patent literature.
~5 ' In European patent a~plicatic~n n° Ep ~ 0 580 096, for examplC~, there ~.s described a sound-insul~ti~rr~, elemex~t having ~ wall exhibiting' perforations, and having a ca~rity which receives , a sound-absorba.zzg packing, whach 20 covers the mouths of the perforations.
The acoustic bricks usually' consist of ceramic material.
In French patent application n~ FR 2~1~226,, there is reveal~:d an acot~r>ti.c Zinir~g element., made of ~ bur~,t clay, 25 ceramic materials, cement, wood, plaster or the like.
This acoustic lining element comprises a plax~e rectangular face intended. to be attached to a wall_ The opposite face to this one comprises a networ3~ of ribs fc~rtning corrugations parallel to one of the sides.

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la Ire German patent application DE l98 23 139, there is described an acoustic ~:lement comprising sound .ir~e~.~.7.atiny cavities having a. eonsta~.t shape along an axis parallel to the expoeed. ur~'ace of the construction ele~tent, at 7,east part of said cavities are f~.r,st cavities comprising 1S a first pQrt.~.on, situated closest to the: external surface of the element, hatring a smaller width than, the maximum width. of a second, zx~ternal portion of the cavity.
~'u.xthermore, iri on.e or more df the embc~d.iments, for instance as shown in figure 2~ c~f 1~~ x.98 23 139, at least 2o pa.xt of said cavities are second cavities t~rhieh have a substantial7.y constant ~.,ridt~Z over their entire depth, and art partially filled with, damping str~.ps out c~f guy or a syr~,thetic material..
25 However, all first cavities have the same depth, and also all secor~.d cavities have the sazrte depth_ Only ixi all bf the second cavities, the same datttping strip is provzded.
zn this way, onllr a limited area of sQ~.n.~7, frec~,er~.c.ies cax~
be absorbed by such an acoustic cor~str~u.ata,oz~ element .
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2,281,121 describe Gonstruetion elements comprising catrities with different shapes and sizes.
DE 197 41 282 discloses acoustic construction elements showing several subsecjuent layers of cones of different structure and/or nature:, whereas part of said zones consist of ceramic foam.
~. 0 In TES 2,28.,121, a load bearing acoustic building block zs described which is formed of plastic material having a11, of the propert~.es of the vitrified building bJ.ock as to strength, appearance and density, an~3. provided with 25 sound absc~x~b~.ng properties, whereby the block may be used.
to construct tka.e- interior of walls and parti.tians of auc~itoxz~ums by being laid in mortar or cement in the usual mannEr, arid when so laid till absorb and diffuse audible sound waves strikir~g sand wall or partition to 20 prevez~t reflection of the same to st~.~h an extent that undesirable echoes may be eliminated within the room c~f building farmed of said blocl~s without the appli.Gation of iza,dependent sound absorbing material: In one of th.e embodiments c~f auck~ an acoustic building block, the 25 cavities are f~.lled with a c~uaxxtity of particles of mater~,az, such as sav,rdust or expara,ded mica flakes, to form sound absorbing filter, Each of the individual solutions thus proposed in the art 30 tc~ improve the properties of acoustic construction '.!~MENDED'~H~ETF_ ' ' . 1UU4 ,15: U5 N. V, K. U. ~. ~. A. Uhb/11 bUl4 NK. Wt~
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elements hav-~: shown to tae sat~,sfaatory to a ver~i Iimitecl extend.
Combining those various soJ.utic~r~s wauJ.d of course appear as a further way' forward but it h~,s shown that several of the proposed solutions are mutua~.ly e~cludiz~g ox give rise to praGtiGal teck~,micax problems .
The purpose of this invention is to combine, ~,n, a .~,.e~.
specific way, some of the px~aposed features with other added features so as to provide an acoustio construction ~.0 elemant having optimal properties.
'the ir~ventian thus provides' a sound insulating.
conatructxon element that aar~ absorb a bread raxxge of souz~.d frequencies and that caz~. be manutaotured depenr~.~,r~,g Qn the type or the frequency of noise pressure.
For znstan~e, the frequency of the disturbizzg noise that results from a trunk that drives on a highway dzffere Pram the noise that has to be absoxbed t~rhen one records a sox~.g in a music studio.

This object of the invention is aohieved by providing an I acaust.ic cc~~zstruc~Gian element comprising' sound insulating cavit~.es ha~~r~,ng a Constant shape along an axis parallel to the exposer,~. surface of the cozzstrv.otion e7.ement, at 2s least part of said cavities being fixst cavities aQm risin a first P 9 poxtion, situated closest to the ' external, surface of the element, having a smaller w~.dth than the maximum width of a second, internal portion of~ .
the cavit~r, and at .least part of said cavities (3 ) being 30 second cavities h~.ving a substa~,tially oonstant wzdth aver their entire depth, wherein .AMENDED ''S~iE'ET

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- at least part of laid first cavities have different internal volumes and/or different internal shapes;
- at least part of said first and/or second cavities axe completely or.partiall~r filled with sound ir~.sulating maternal.
According t.o a first preferred feature of the 3nvent~.on, at ~ least part of the f~.rst cav~,ties have arx angular shape.
The intentivzx of this is to prQVide a vv7.ume ae ~.arge as possible after the entry.
Adcording 'to a furthex preferxed feature of the invention, at least paxt of the first cavities have a.
pseudo-rectangular shape. So, there ~.s more reflection of the sound inside the cavity.
~~Pseudo-rectangular means that the cavities hare at least one acute angle_ Tn a first embodiment, at Ieast 90 % of said first and/or second cavities are completely filled, with sound . insulating material, In a second embodiment accs~rd~.ng to the inventipza., at least ~p % of said first and/or second ca~rities are partially filled with sound insulating material.
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CA 02479258 2004-09-13 ~'- ~ ° '-Tn a preferred embodime~,t of the invention, said first and/or ~econcl cavities are completely or partia~,~.y filled with foamed mineral product.
Depending vn the circumstances when the cavities of an acoustic element are completely or part,.ially filled with such material, the absorption of the sound ~ is much better.
In another preferred embodiment accordira.~ to the invention, said f~,xst andjor second cavities are completely or partially fzlled with foamed clay, glass and pearlite_ ~.~ ~n a. first method for manufacturing acoustic constrv.cfi,iox~
elements according to the invention, the ezemox~, s are manufactured zz~ one step process.
Such method is used where the sound isQZatin~ material 2D has a bake curve correspondir~.~ to the material from which the acoustic cor~etruction~. elements are made.
A second method for manufact.uxing acoustic construction elements is to manufacture the elements in a tyro process 25 step.
In a two process step. the sound isalating~ rnateri,al, for e.~s.mple _ polystyrene foam ~su.ck~ as i~Qmo? . gl~,s~ wool,...
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Za The method for ma.nufactuxing acoustic construction, elements is preferably by way of extrusion of thca~ceramic materials.
Fu.x~ther distsr~,ctiwe features and characteristics vri~,l be clarified in the following description of a specific embodiment of the i~,ve~ttic~n as represented in the attached drawings, It should be noted that this embodiment is cal Y' given bar way of example and ~.m~lies na restriction in the general scope of the invention as that appears from the ~.bove description and from the claims at the end of this text.
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i - figure 1 is a cross section of an acoustic const:x-uctian element; , figure 2 as a cross section of an acQU.stic construction ~:lamerlt of v~hich tl~e cavita.es have an angular sh.apeo - figure 3 is a. cxoss section of an acoustic cQZZStrt~ction element of which tJ~e cavities have an angtxlax or 3 0 pseu~I~-rectanguzar shape .
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' . CA 02479258 2004-09-13 As chown ira, figure 1, the acoustic construct,~.an element is an acoustic brick (I)' with a ~.er~gth of 3~4 cm. , a height of ~ cm. and a width of 10 em. Tb.e~ brick is manufactured by e:~trusidn of ~ ceramic material, more specific red-taxing clay. The acoustic larick has a smooth surface. By using ath,er clays or by addition of aggregates to the base material, the brick cap. obtain a different aa~.our or even a sandy strudture. The s~.x~face can also be xough. In function of the compositic~za., 1o characteristics as the abss~rption of water, the zr~tenszty of tl~e press~.xe, etc can differ.
As shown in figures 1, 2 and 3, the acoustic brick (1) compr~.ses at a.rregulax distazzces, separate entries (2) of cavities (3 ) , the cavities in, gen.a.xal are desigr~ated by refex~er~,ce numerals 3 , etc. , which:
have different depths, this difference ~.s shown in figure 1, where one notices that eavi.ty ~0 _ (3.lZ.a) is deeper than~cavity (3.10. a);
,~ _ have different interzial vo7.umes ..and~or different ' shapes, there are cavities which, have an angular shape (3.z.a, 3.a.a, ~.3.a, 3.4.a, 3.7.a) and cavities with an. pseuda~rectan,guZar shape. (3.5.b, 2$ 3.6.b, 3.8.b, 3.9.b).
The purpose behind this is to obtain a volume as large as pacsibZe after the entry c~f the ca.vzty (5) - have a suJastantial,~.y constant width over their ~C~ Entire depth;
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.A posszble sound insulating material is ceramic foam. Ceramic foam is a very pQxov.s material with, 1Q a very row coefficient of ~Zeat Conduction.
The brick has thus a two.-fold function: for one, the ceramic mass takes care for the absorpticsn of th~~ s~,~d -the ceramic mass is the combination of the brick and the sound absorbing material -, "find for s,n.other, the cavities, part~,a,lly or aompletexy fi7.led with noun-ci insulating material, are dimensioned ire. such a way that throv,gh the ~re.y of internal reflection, the sound d.pesn't I
get the chance to.be reflected into free space.
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2b In th~,s way, the depth, tl~e shape and. the ir~te~'na~, volume of the cavit~.es (3 ) and wtheir positic~z~, on the stone can be adapted in funct~.on of certazn types of treq,,~,enczes and/or the level of the sound that has to be adsorbed.
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An other object oW the invention is the method of manufacturing an acoustic construction, element comprising so'~u~,d ira.sulating cavities .
~i f ixst met~ZOd i s to manuf act'are a brick in one proces s 3 Q step , I3ereby, the brick zs extruded. of ceramic ~materiaz e.nd is provided w~.th a cavity {3) .
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After the dxying of the foamed, stox~,e, the sound insulting material is introduced tk~rough the entry (~) of the cavit~r (3) . fhi,s cor~bznatic~n (brick+sor~~.d ix~~ulatii~.g material) is brought into a hating c~evic~e where during 5 one process step baking s.s well as expansion of the sound insulating material happened..
'use of this method is only possible if Whe sound .insulating material has a bake auxve coxrespQ~ding to the material from which tie acoustic oonstruction elements are made.
Another method for mariufacturin.g a constx~uctir~n, element aecsording to the inve~.~ioz~, is ~o fabricate a brick a.n a two process step.' 15 Hereby, the sound insulating materials, far example glass wool, fos.mec'~ plastic (such as isomo) ,... are introduced in.
a second process step, after the drying and ba7~ing of the brick. .
~0 The acoustic constructa.on element accordixxg to the ,. irwwntiar~, can be used in, every place wlz.ere noise or 'noise pollution is an item, fs~r iz~stanae in:
- laboratory - hc~sgitals S - industry I -as an inside Qr outside wall of factories, offices,...
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as a partitiQZ~ wall. in apartment bt~ild.~.ngs arid office buiZdin~s: around ele~rator shafts, engine rooms,...
-S municipal buildings: libraxies, sport halls, cultv.ral centres, school azad universities - agricu~.ture ar.d cattle breeding: p~.g Farms, chicken crops, ...
In. certain applicatior~$r the cavities can also serge as a carrier of technical pipes for, for instaz~.ce, electricity, computers, telephone, sanitary, heating, ...
The bricks or the panels oan be maunt.ec'~ either harizonta7.ly-, either ~cnerticall~r, or ire a combination of the twc~, can be glued together or laid in bricks, or can function as s, carrying or non-carrying part. Far example, ' the bricks can be used as road blocks on which traffic c.an circu7.ate. The disturbing Frequencies that arise when car types roll cover tk~e road surface can be absorbed by lt,sin~ the acøuetic bricks as horizontal carrying driviz~g surfaces. The cavities that are present in the bricks could also function for drainix~,g the s~~ess of water when it's rainincg.
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Amended claims
1. Acoustic construction element comprising sound insulating cavities (3) having a constant shape along are axis parallel to the exposed surface of the construction element (1), at least part of said cavities (3) being first cavities (3.1.a-3.9.a) comprising a first portion, situated closest to the external surface of the element (1), having a smaller width than the maximum width of a second, internal portion of the cavity (3.1.a-3.9.a), and at least part of said cavities (3) being second cavities having a substantially constant width over their entire depth, characterised in that at least part of said first cavities (3.1.a-3.9.a) and at least part of said second cavities have different depths;
at least part of said first cavities (3.1.a-3.9.a) have different internal volumes and/or different internal shapes;
at least part of said first (3.1.a-3.9.a) and/or second cavities are completely or partially filled with sound insulating material.
2. Acoustic construction element according to claim 1, characterised in that at least part of the first cavities (3.1.a-3.9.a) have an angular shape.
3. Acoustic construction element according to claim 1, characterised in that at least part of the first cavities (3.1.a-3.9.a) have a pseudo-angular shape.
4. Acoustic construction element according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that at least 90%
of said first (3.1.a-3.9.a) and/or second cavities are completely filled with sound insulating material.
5. Acoustic construction element according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that at least 90%
of said first (3.1.a-3.9.a.) and/or second cavities are partially filled with sound insulating material.
6. Acoustic construction element according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that said said first (3.1.a-3.9.a.) and/or second cavities are completely of partially filled with a foamed mineral product.
7. Acoustic construction element according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that said said first (3.1.a-3.9.a.) and/or second cavities are completely or partially filled with foamed clay, glass or pearlite.
8. Method for manufacturing acoustic construction elements according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that said elements (1) are manufactured in one step process, whereas the sound isolating material has a bake curve corresponding to the material from which the acoustic construction elements are made.
9. Method for manufacturing acoustic construction elements according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that said elements (1) are manufactured in a two step process, whereas the sound isolating material is introduced in the cavities in a second process step.
10. Use of an acoustic construction element according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that said construction element (1) is used as a traffic load carrying construction element.
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