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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Xiaoshi Su, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Debasish Banerjee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01F 8/00 (2006.01); E04B 1/84 (2006.01); G10K 11/16 (2006.01); B64F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01F 8/0023 (2013.01); B64F 1/26 (2013.01); E01F 8/0047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sound absorbing structure includes a wall having a first side and a second side and at least one acoustic scatterer coupled to a first side of the wall. The first side of the wall may be positioned to face a source of noise, such as moving motor vehicles, airplanes, and the like. The at least one acoustic scatterer has an opening and at least one channel. The at least one channel has a channel open end and a channel terminal end with the channel open end being in fluid communication with the opening.