EP3455427A1

EP3455427A1 - Sound absorber arrangement and sound-damped room

Info

Publication number: EP3455427A1
Application number: EP17723379.8A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Christian Hoppe; Ronald Tschiersch
Original assignee: Liaver GmbH and Co KG
Current assignee: Liaver GmbH and Co KG
Priority date: 2016-05-13
Filing date: 2017-05-12
Publication date: 2019-03-20
Anticipated expiration: 2037-05-12
Also published as: RU2721615C1; DK3455427T3; FI3455427T3; US20200318344A1; WO2017194767A1; DE102016108945A1; AU2017263076A1; JP2019516890A; CN109312563A; US11060277B2; AU2017263076B2; EP3455427B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sound absorber arrangement comprising a plurality of sound absorber elements which are arranged in a room (01) having walls and a ceiling which closes off the room to the top. A plurality of juxtaposed sound absorber elements form one or more absorber strips (03) which extend at least in certain portions along an upper abutting edge which extends between the wall and ceiling of the room (01). The sound absorber elements have a width of 200 - 400 mm and a thickness of 40 - 65 mm. The sound absorber elements have a length-specific flow resistance in the range of 5 - 20 kPa*s/m⁴. The invention further relates to a sound-damped room (01) having such a sound absorber arrangement.

Description

Sound absorber arrangement and soundproofed room

The present invention relates to a sound absorber ^¬ arrangement and a soundproof room, using sound absorber elements and sound-absorbing absorber strip of such elements.

Sound absorbing elements to improve room acoustics, d. H. for better speech intelligibility and hearing protection, have long been known. Acoustic ceilings made of plasterboard or fiberboard improve room acoustics,

reduce the reverb and convert sound energy into heat. For sound or recording studios there are special solutions, such as corner cabinets, as bass absorbers with elongated slots and backed fleeces or foams. Furthermore, acoustic wall coverings are known, such as

Plates, which are attached to the walls in different angles and sizes and serve as deep absorbers for the absorption of low frequencies of sound. For the absorption of high sound frequencies, the use of perforated plates is common, which are attached at certain distances to the wall. Between plates and wall are sound-absorbing and sound-insulating ^¬ materials, such as foams or felts. DE 10 2011 105 608 AI shows a sound absorber arrangement in the manner of an edge absorber for low frequencies. The

Arrangement includes trough-shaped, preferably parallelepipedic container with befindlichem therein fibrous or porous absorbent material, which have a sound-impermeable or sound-permeable envelope. The containers are placed in the corners or edges of a room on the wall or ceiling. The sound absorber arrangement is characterized by the fact that all pages facing the room are sound-impermeable are formed. Only an obliquely, preferably senk ^¬ right arranged to a wall or the ceiling side is designed to be absorbent with a smaller area. To achieve the desired effect, the containers used must have a minimum size, for which locally a suitable place is to be provided. A preferred embodiment uses the example ^¬, a 400 mm x 500 mm thick homogeneous fibrous

Absorber, which is arranged on the floor near a room edge.

DE 10 2015 109 808 A1 describes a sound-absorbing component, in particular for outdoor use, comprising a sound-absorbing cover layer and embedded therein

Sound absorber elements with respect to the cover layer increased absorption.

EP 2 868 826 AI describes a reinforced concrete element, on the surface of which a partially exposed sound

absorbent, at least partially open-ended foamed material is arranged. The reinforcement is partially enclosed by the foamed material. Shown is also a

Ceiling element, which has a plurality of absorber strips of geopolymer. The absorber strips used run in the case of the application of the concrete element as a ceiling slab in the longitudinal direction but not in the corner areas between the wall and

Blanket .

Sound absorber elements made from sintered expanded glass granules, such as those supplied by Liaver GmbH & Co. KG under the brand name Reapor, are available on the market. In a product sheet of ABC Akustik GmbH, Berlin, from the year 2011, a room acoustic solution for retrofitting in rooms up to 20 m ² base area is described, the opposite sides of the room should not be more than 5 m apart. For this purpose, absorbers are made of open-cell

Foam based on melamine resin in the form of a stucco edge in the upper edges of the room between ceiling and wall. The absorbers protrude approx. 14 to 35 cm into the room so that there is an air space on the back between the absorber and the building wall. The absorbers must be attached to the ceiling with special hangers.

Most previously known, efficiently acting sound absorber solutions must either be installed from the beginning in the acoustically improved rooms or retrofitted with considerable effort. It often occurs while a target ^¬ conflict between the acoustic effects and other design of the room from a functional, structural and design aspects. For example, good acoustic effects can be achieved by a full-area occupancy of

Reach ceiling with sound absorber plates, but then an arrangement of ceiling air conditioning elements is no longer possible. The retrofitting of sound absorbing ceilings in existing rooms is structurally and financially complex, so that it is rarely used. The arrangement voluminous

Edge absorber disturbs the aesthetic sense of space usually considerably.

The object of the present invention is thus, starting from the prior art, an improved sound ^¬ absorber arrangement and one in the widest possible

Frequency range acoustically improved living, working or recreation room to provide. The sound absorber Arrangement should occupy a minimal volume in space, hardly visually appear and yet achieve a significant improvement in room acoustics in a wide frequency range. At the same time it should allow the sound absorber arrangement, the desired absorption results in

To reach rooms with a floor area> 40 m ² .

To achieve the object is a sound absorber according to the appended claim 1. The object is further achieved by a soundproof room according to claim 5.

The sound absorber arrangement according to the invention comprises a plurality of sound absorber elements, which are arranged in a room with walls and a ceiling closing the room upwards.

Preferably, several juxtaposed sound absorber elements form one or more absorber strips, the / along a running between the wall and ceiling of the room upper edge, ie in the corner between wall and ceiling, at least partially extended. The absorber strip has a width of 200-400 mm, preferably 250-350 mm, particularly preferably 310 mm. The thickness of the absorber strip is 40-65 mm, preferably 50 mm. 10 kPa * s / m ^4, preferably 8 - - particularly important for the functioning of the invention is that the sound absorber elements ^¬ a length-specific flow resistance is in the range 8 9 kPa * s / m have. ⁴ It has surprisingly been found that

Flow resistances outside the genanten range do not lead to the desired absorptions, even if the flow resistance in the sound absorber elements vary widely and thus at least partially outside of the

Invention found area lie. The length-specific flow resistance of the sound absorber elements used according to the invention preferably varies by less than 0.5 kPa * s / m ⁴ , preferably less than 0.3

kPa * s / m ⁴ , based on the area of such element.

More preferably, these low dispersion of the lengths ^¬ flow resistivity over the entire absorber strip applies considered, wherein each of the length-specific

Flow resistance is considered on a surface of the absorber strip <0.5 m ² , preferably <0.3 m ² , more preferably <0.1 m ² .

The soundproof room according to the invention serves persons for residential, work or other residence purposes. It has at least one absorber strip arranged on an upper edge of the room. Essential to the invention is that several

Sound absorber elements are designed as absorber strips and along the upper edge of the room at least

extend in sections. The sound absorber elements

have the properties mentioned above with respect to the sound absorber arrangement.

An essential advantage of the sound-insulated room realized according to the invention is that a particularly high absorption of sound can be achieved by arranging the absorber strip at the upper edge (abutting edge) of the room. This high absorption effect is achieved by the reflections of the sound waves occurring in this area both on the wall and on the ceiling. The absorber strip, which is designed as an absorber strip, can be retrofitted to existing rooms with little effort and requires only little installation space. By arranging the absorber strip at the upper edge of the room for other use in the Space available areas and volumes only minimal

restricted.

The inventive use of sound absorber elements with a length-specific flow resistance in

Zone 8 - 10 kPa * s / m ^4, preferably 8 - 9 kPa * s / m ^4, it is only ^¬ times possible, a very efficient sound absorption with only small volumes of the sound-absorbing material and the area occupied by the sound absorber arrangement space in a wide frequency range to achieve. In particular, relatively thin sound absorber elements can be mounted directly on acoustically highly reflective building walls, without

Leaving a significant airspace in between. The

Structural walls reflect the sound waves, which have already passed through the sound absorber element once, diffuse back into this, where then further absorption can take place. For this particularly efficient absorption, it is necessary that the length-specific flow resistance in the

specified range is set, z. B. by suitable selection of the grain size and the material composition of the sound absorber elements used. Particularly preferably, the sound absorber elements consist of expanded glass granules having a particle size of 0.25-4 mm, the granules being sintered in plate form or being connected to a binder added thereto.

The invention is thus based on a combination of the aforementioned nature of the sound absorber elements and their arrangement in space.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the absorber strip extends circumferentially at the upper edges of the room. By using a circulating absorber strip is achieved a very good sound absorption. If, example ^¬, from structural reasons, no all-round course of the absorber strip is possible the absorber strip can also be partially interrupted, with good sound insulation can be achieved in this case.

An advantageous embodiment uses multiple absorber strips ^¬ . Each absorber strip in turn extends at an upper edge of the space at least in sections. The absorber strips can be designed, for example, in the form of easily handled narrow plates, which preferably adjoin one another continuously. Between individual

However, absorber strips may also be interspaces, if necessary.

The absorber strip is preferably attached to a wall or ceiling of the room. It extends up to the upper edge of the room, i. into the corner formed between the wall and the ceiling. The attachment can be done for example by means of a suitable adhesive.

Alternatively, the absorber strip also with the help of

Clamps or other suitable mechanical fasteners are fixed to the wall or ceiling. It is also conceivable to use a carrier profile in which the absorber strip is clamped or fastened in some other way.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the

Absorber strip made of an acoustically effective, sound-absorbing, non-ductile foam. This is preferably a mineral material, the one

Hard foam forms. As a particularly suitable material for the absorber strip glass-based, acoustically effective and diffusion-open foam has been found which preferably a Blähglasgranulat includes. Individual glass part ^¬ chen for this purpose are connected by sintering or a binder may include a fiber portion, with each other. The material used for the absorber strip is expediently damp-proof, frost-resistant, flame-retardant and very light and thus usable in a wide variety of premises. It can also be easily cropped.

The length-specific flow resistance of the sound absorber element required according to the invention can be adjusted particularly easily by the grain sizes used, ie the particle size distribution in the preferably plate-shaped sound absorber element and / or the proportion of binder which is added to the expanding gas granules during production.

The absorber strip preferably has a width of 250 mm to 500 mm. Furthermore, a thickness of 25 mm to 60 mm has proved to be useful. Such a trained Absorber- strip can be well integrated and requires comparatively ^¬ little space.

A particularly good and unobtrusive integration of the absorber ^¬ strip can be achieved by entering into the ceiling or the wall. For this purpose, preferably a corresponding

Recess in wall and ceiling introduced. The absorber strip preferably closes flush with the ceiling or the wall.

This installation variant is particularly suitable for new buildings, if the recesses are already taken into account in the planning phase, or for pending, fundamental

Renovations. The recesses can be used, for example, in reinforced concrete ceilings, masonry walls or drywall provided constructions and then equipped with sound absorber elements.

For the soundproofed room, a size between 80 m ² and 130 m ² base area with a wall height of 2 to 3 m has proven to be advantageous. Particularly good results with regard to sound absorption can be achieved in this area with the sound-absorbing absorber strip used. In order to achieve the best acoustic absorption effects in rooms with a floor area well over 120 m ² , an acoustic division of the room into several cells is required. This can be achieved by the attachment of further sound absorber elements which preferably have the same properties as the sound absorber elements used in the sound absorber arrangement according to the invention. The further sound absorber elements are attached to the ceiling and thereby ^{break down} the space into the cells mentioned. Alternatively, known acoustic baffles can be used for this.

With the sound absorber arrangement used in accordance with the invention, reverberation times in the range of 0.6 s to 0.9 s can be achieved in furnished rooms, which corresponds to the desired value in

Communication rooms corresponds. In not furnished

Reinforced walls and ceilings made of reinforced concrete reduce the reverberation time of 2-4 s by using the sound absorber arrangement to 0.8 to 1.2 s. The sound absorber arrangement is particularly suitable for attenuation in the frequency range from 250 Hz to 4 kHz.

In a modified embodiment, absorber strips are attached to both the wall and the ceiling of the room, each extending to the upper edge of the abutment Space, ie in the corner between wall and ceiling abut. As an alternative, corner profiles made of absorber strips can be used, which are directly attached in the corner area of the room.

An embodiment in which the surface of the absorber stiffener facing the space has a structured surface is advantageous. The structuring can improve the absorption properties ^¬ continue while a

serve aesthetic design, so that the absorber strip, for example, in the manner of a border or a frieze

appears.

Further details and advantages of the invention

Sound absorber arrangement and thus equipped soundproofed room result from the following

Description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the drawing. Show it:

1 shows a not-to-scale ceiling underside of a sound-insulated room according to the invention;

Fig. 2: one at an upper edge of the invention

Space arranged absorber strip;

3 shows a diagram for displaying measured values of the reverberation time in differently configured rooms over a wide frequency range.

1 shows a not-to-scale ceiling underside of a sound-insulated room 01 according to the invention, which represents the upper edge area of the room 01. The base of the room is preferably 40-130 m ² . The room is equipped with a sound absorber arrangement according to the invention. At the upper abutting edges 02 of the space 01, a sound-absorbing absorber strip 03 extending along the abutting edges 02 is circumferentially arranged for this purpose. The absorber strip 03 can be located either on the ceiling or on the wall of the room 01 and extends in each case to the formed between the wall and ceiling corner (butt edge).

Between ceiling and absorber strip 03 or wall and absorber strip 03 is a solid, preferably full-surface

A compound, for example in the form of an adhesive bond or a mechanical connection, for example by means of brackets.

The wall or ceiling may have a recess for the complete or partial cross-sectional recording of the absorber strip 03. The recess is particularly preferably designed so that the absorber strip 03 completely

can be inserted and thus flush with the ceiling or wall.

The absorber strip 03 consists of one or preferably a plurality of sound absorber elements made of a non-ductile foam, preferably a glass-based foam with a content of expanded glass granulate. This material is well suited for sound insulation and can be easily processed. The sound absorber elements have a length-specific

Flow resistance in the range 8 - 10 kPa * s / m ⁴ , preferably 8 - 9 kPa * s / m ⁴ .

The absorber strip preferably has a width between 250 mm and 500 mm and a thickness of 25 mm to 60 mm. The absorber strip 03 is preferably designed plate-shaped. To form a circumferential absorber strip 03, a plurality of sound absorber elements are consecutively strung together without clearance. In alternative embodiments the absorber strips 03 extend only in sections at the upper abutting edges of the space 01.

FIG. 2 shows an absorber strip 03 arranged on an upper edge 02 of the space 01 according to the invention. The reflections of diffuse sound waves occurring in this edge region are shown greatly simplified by means of arrows. The incident sound waves are mainly in the area of the upper edge of the room on the wall and ceiling

reflected, whereby a particularly good absorption effect can be achieved by Absorberstreifen03.

FIG. 3 shows in a diagram a plurality of measured value curves for the reverberation time over a wide frequency range. The individual curves were in the same room with a base of 10 x

20 m, the walls and the ceiling were made of building ^¬ usual reinforced concrete.

Curve 1) shows the course of the reverberation time in the original room, i. without installation of the sound absorber arrangement.

Curve 2) shows the reverberation time after installation of the absorber strip ^¬ , circumferentially mounted in the room on the ceiling, each extending to the top edge. The reverberation time decreases evenly across all frequencies by about 0.3 -

0.4 s. This result is still unsatisfactory and due to the fact that the space has a base area of significantly more than 120 m ² . The curves 3), 4) and 5) show the reverberation times in the room, when this was subdivided into acoustic cells with ^ 120 m ² . This subdivision was carried out in each case by attaching the same sound absorber elements to the ceiling in the interior along the straight lines, resulting in a grid with areas of 1 x 200, 2 x 100 and 4 x 50 m ² . Recognizable, the reverberation times are drastically reduced by more than 1 s over the entire frequency range. The surprising effect occurs in acoustic room sizes from less than 100 m ² . The acoustic absorption performance is to be improved by disassembly compared to the described sound absorber arrangement only disproportionately. The inventive

Absorber construction thus shows an optimum in the ratio of installed absorber amount and achieved absorption ^¬ performance.

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Claims

claims

Sound absorber arrangement consisting of a plurality of sound absorber elements, which are arranged in a space (Ol) with walls and a ceiling closing the room upwards, characterized in that

- Several juxtaposed sound absorber elements form one or more absorber strips (03) which extends at least in sections along an upper wall between the wall and the ceiling of the room (01) ver ^¬ running upper edge;

- The sound absorber elements have a width of 200 - 400 mm and a thickness of 40 - 65 mm;

- The sound absorber elements a length-specific

Flow resistance in the range 8 - 10 kPa * s / m ⁴ have

Sound absorber arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the sound absorber elements consists of a non-ductile foam, in particular a glass-based foam, which comprises expanded glass granules.

A sound absorber arrangement according to claim 2, characterized in that the sound absorber elements consist of expanded glass granules ^¬ with a grain size of 0.25 - 4 mm, wherein the granules are sintered in plate form or is connected to added binder, and wherein the length-specific flow resistance in the range 8 - 9 kPa * s / m ⁴ .

4. Sound absorber arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the absorber strip (03) is fixed directly to the wall or the ceiling of the room (01), preferably adhered thereto, without a hollow space ^¬ between the sound absorber elements and of the

Attachment surface remains.

5. Soundproof room (01) for residential, work or residence purposes with walls, one of these upwards

final ceiling and at least one on a wall or ceiling surface of the space (01) arranged Schall ^¬ absorberanordnung according to one of claims 1 to 4.

6. Sound-insulated room (01) according to claim 5, characterized in that extending the absorber strip (03) circumferentially at the upper edges (02) of the space (01).

7. sound-insulated room (01) according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of absorber strip (03), wherein each absorber strip (03) at an upper edge (02) of the space (01) extends at least in sections.

8. sound-insulated room (01) according to one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the space (01) has a size of 40 m ² to 130 m ² .

9. Sound-insulated room (01) according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the space (01) is subdivided into acoustic cells, each not greater than 130 m ² base area, said subdivision by attached to the ceiling sound absorber elements is made. Sound-insulated room (oil) according to one of claims 5 to characterized in that the absorber strip (03) is integrated in the ceiling or wall of the room (01), wherein it is preferably flush with the ceiling or wall