Acoustic Device Manufacturing System

• Main Authors: Oberst, Peter James, Bauman, John Scott, Herrera, Eric
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.03.2019
• Subjects: ACOUSTICS; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; BLASTING; BUILDING; CEILINGS; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FLOORS; GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS; JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING,NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCESIN A PLASTIC STATE; ROOFS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; TRANSPORTING; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; WEAPONS; 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.