ACOUSTIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: BAUMAN, JOHN SCOTT, HERRERA, ERIC, OBERST, PETER JAMES
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 21.06.2022
• Subjects: ACOUSTICS; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AEROPLANES; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; AIRCRAFT; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CEILINGS; CONVEYING; COSMONAUTICS; EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FLOORS; FLYING SUITS; GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES; HELICOPTERS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING,NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PACKING; PARACHUTES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; ROOFS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; STORING; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; TRANSPORTING; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A method and system for manufacturing a conical shaped acoustic structure. A sheet of acoustical material is cut to form individual pieces using a cutter system. Each individual piece in the individual pieces has a flat pattern for the conical shaped acoustic structure. An individual piece is positioned around a mandrel with a conical shape using an actuator system. Two edges of the individual piece are positioned for joining. The two edges of the individual piece positioned around the mandrel are joined to form the conical shaped acoustic structure. Un procédé et un système de fabrication dune structure acoustique de forme conique. Une feuille de matériau acoustique est découpée pour former des pièces individuelles à laide dun système de coupe. Chaque pièce individuelle dans les pièces individuelles a un motif plat pour la structure acoustique de forme conique. Une pièce individuelle est positionnée autour dun mandrin de forme conique à laide dun système dactionnement. Deux bords de la pièce individuelle sont positionnés pour lassemblage. Les deux bords de la pièce individuelle positionnés autour du mandrin sont joints pour former la structure acoustique de forme conique.