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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2009
Mario Ascander Colon, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jason Duckworth, Kinston, NC (US);
Gregory Van Vooren, Greenville, NC (US);
Mario Ascander Colon, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jason Duckworth, Kinston, NC (US);
Gregory Van Vooren, Greenville, NC (US);
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An acoustic panel for reducing the transmission of noise therethrough is provided. The acoustic panel may include a sound-absorbing surface with a plurality of convex and concave structures. The convex and concave structures may be organized in a regular array and may be spatially arranged to be alternating with one another. A dishwasher may use such an acoustic panel including a panel of sound absorbing material by placing such a panel inside the door, in or around the walls of the tub of a dishwasher, or the panel can also be used to reduce the transmission of noise with other products. A method of inserting a panel of sound-absorbing material into the door of a dishwasher is also provided. The panel may include protrusions extending from one of its surfaces in order to engage a supporting surface of the product to which it is attached.