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[ 30] Fo reig n Appl ic a tio n Prio rity Da ta a da mping ma teria l , a s o und-a bs o rptio n ma teria l a nd a
s urf a c e ma teria l . T he da mping , s o und-a bs o rptio n a nd
? a y [ 33;] j a pa n " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " s urf a c e ma teria l s a re integ ra ted to g ether. T he da mping
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AUT OMOT I VE S OUND-PROOF MAT E RI ALS AND
DAMPI NG MAT E RI ALS T H E RE FOR
B AC KGROUND T H E I NVE NT I ON
1 . Fiel d o f the I nventio n
T he pres ent inventio n rel a tes to a n a uto mo tive s o und
pro o f ma teria l a nd a da mping ma teria l theref o re, a nd is
c o nc erned with impro vements in o r rel a ting to the per
f o rma nc e a nd wo rking pro perties o f s uc h a s o und-pro o f
ma teria l a nd a metho d f o r the pro duc tio n thereo f .
2 . S ta tement o f the Prio r Art
H ereto f o re, a s o und-pro o f ma teria l ha s been a tta c hed
to a n a uto mo tive da s h po rtio n f o r s o und-a bs o rptio n a nd
-ins ul a tio n purpo s es to prevent the entra nc e o f no is es
f ro m a n eng ine c o mpa rtment. '
A s o und-pro o f ma teria l o bta ined by integ ra ting to
g ether a s o und-a bs o rptio n ma teria l s uc h a s f el t a nd a
s o und-ins ul a ting s urf a c e ma teria l o r by l a mina ting a n
a dditio na l a s pha l t s heet o n the s o und-a bs o rptio n ma te
ria l is us ed a s a s o und-pro o f ma teria l f o r da s h, a nd is
a ppl ied in s uc h a ma nner tha t the s o und-a bs o rptio n
ma teria l s uc h a s f el t o r the a s pha l t s heet c o mes in
c o nta c t with a da s h pa nel . Fo r ins ta nc e, Ja pa nes e Util
ity Mo del La id-Open Publ ic a tio n No . 59 -39 2 48 dis
c l o s es a s o und-pro o f ma teria l f o rmed o f a pl ywo o d-l ike
three-l a yer f o rmed s il enc er c o mpris ing a s o und-a bs o rp
. tio n ma teria l interpo s ed between a nd l a mina ted o nto a
vis c o us f o a med ma teria l s uc h a s a n a s pha l t f o a m ma te
ria l a nd a s urf a c e ma teria l s uc h a s PVC with the us e o f
a bo nding a g ent, s a id vis c o us f o a med ma teria l being
c l o s el y a tta c hed to a da s h pa nel . Ja pa nes e Util ity Mo del
La id-Open Publ ic a tio n No . 6 2 -1 03755 dis c l o s es a no ther
s o und-pro o f ma teria l c o mpris ing a n a s pha l t f o a m ma te
ria l , a s heet f o rmed o f PVC , etc . , a s o und-pro o f ma teria l
s uc h a s f el t a nd a s heet f o rmed o f PVC , etc .
H o wever, it is no wdes ired to a c hieve f urther reduc
tio ns o f no is es g enera ted in a c a r eng ine c o mpa rtment
a nd s o there is a n urg ent need to pro vide a s o und-pro o f
ma teria l ha ving a mo re impro ved s o und-pro o f ef f ec t a t
40 to 6 0 C . , es pec ia l l y whil e a c a r is running . Fro m
this po int-o f -view, a l tho ug h the s o und-pro o f ma teria l o f
the s truc ture c o mpris ing the a s pha l t s heet/s o und a b
s o rptio n ma teria l /s urf a c e ma teria l is s uperio r to tha t o f
a s truc ture inc l uding no a s pha l t s heet, it s til l f a il s to
pro duc e s uc h a s o und-pro o f ef f ec t a s no wdes ired.
I n o rder to a tta c h s uc h a s o und-pro o f ma teria l us ing
a n a s pha l t s heet to a da s hbo a rd, the a s pha l t s heet is
therma l l y f us ed to the da s hbo a rd o n the c o a ting a nd
ba king l ine f o r a uto mo tive bo dies a nd a n integ ra l mem
ber o f a s o und-pro o f ma teria l a nd a s urf a c e ma teria l is
a tta c hed to the a s pha l t s heet. A pro bl em with this
s o und-pro o f ma teria l is tha t when it is intended to a t
ta c h to the da s hbo a rd the a s pha l t s heet ( o f the integ ra l
member o f the a s pha l t s heet/s o und-pro o f ma teria l /s ur
f a c e ma teria l previo us l y prepa red) , there is no c ho ic e
but to us e two s teps , o ne s tepo f therma l l y f us ing the
a s pha l t s heet to the da s hbo a rd a nd the o ther s tepo f
a tta c hing a n integ ra l member o f the s o und-a bs o rptio n
ma teria l /s urf a c e ma teria l to the a s pha l t s heet, due to the
therma l def o rma tio n o f the s o und-a bs o rptio n a nd
s o und-ins ul a ting ma teria l s o r o ther dis a dva nta g es .
S UMMARYOF T H E I NVE NT I ON
A ? rs t o bj ec t o f the pres ent inventio n is to pro vide a n
a uto mo tive s o und-pro o f ma teria l ha ving a n impro ved
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s o und-pro o f ef f ec t even a t a tempera ture a s hig h a s , e. g . ,
40 to 6 0 C .
A s ec o nd o bj ec t o f the pres ent inventio n is to a tta c h
the s o und-pro o f ma teria l to a n a uto mo tive da s h po rtio n
a s a n integ ra l member a t a s ing l e s tep.
A third o bj ec t o f the pres ent inventio n is to pro vide a
da mping ma teria l f o r the s o und-pro o f ma teria l s o a s to
a tta in the ? rs t o bj ec t.
DE T AI LE D DE S C RI PT I ON OF T H E
' I NVE NT I ON
T he s o und-pro o f ma teria l o f the pres ent inventio n is
des ig ned to be a tta c hed to , f o r ins ta nc e, a da s hbo a rd o f
a c a r whic h ma kes a pa rtitio n between its eng ine c o m
pa rtment a nd its pa s s eng er c o mpa rtment, a nd is f o rmed
o f a n integ ra l a rra ng ement o f a da mping ma teria l c o m
pris ing a da mping s heet 1 a a nd a c o ns tra ining ma teria l
1 b, a s o und-a bs o rptio n ma teria l 2 a nd a s urf a c e ma teria l
3 l a mina ted to g ether o n tha t o rder, a s s ho wn in FI G. 1
by wa y o f ex a mpl e. I t is no ted tha t ref erenc e numera l 4
deno tes a da s hbo a rd. .
As the a bo ve s urf a c e ma teria l , us e ma y be ma de o f a
s o und-ins ul a ting s heeting ma teria l hereto f o re us ed.
Us ed to this end a re, f o r ins ta nc e, s heeting ma teria l s
o bta ined by knea ding to g ether a t l ea s t o ne o r two o r
mo re o f a bitumino us ma teria l s uc h a s s tra ig ht a s pha l t,
bl o wn a s pha l t o r a mix ture the'reo f , a rubbery ma teria l
s uc h a s s tyrene-buta diene ba s e s ynthetic rubber, butyl
ba s e rubber a nd na tura l rubber a nd a s ynthetic res in
ma teria l with s uita bl e ? l l ers s uc h a s c a l c ium c a rbo na te,
ta l c , c l a y, ba rium s ul f a te a nd mic a a nd f o rming the
knea ded pro duc t into a s heet with ro l l s o r ex truders .
As the s o und-a bs o rptio n ma teria l , us e ma y be ma de o f
f o a med ma teria l s o f s ynthetic res ins s uc h a s uretha ne o r
vinyl c hl o ride o r f el ts , bul ky no nwo ven f a bric s o r the
l ike, whic h c o mpris e o ne o r two o r mo re o f a nima l a nd
veg eta bl e ? bers , s ynthetic res in ? bers a nd minera l f i
bers . '
As the c o ns tra ining ma teria l o f the c l a mping ma teria l ,
us e is pref era bl y ma de o f f o rma bl e o r o therwis e mo l d
a bl e pl a s tic s , f o r ins ta nc e, po l yo l e? ns s uc h a s po l yethyl
ene a nd po l ypro pyl ene, vinyl c hl o ride res ins a nd s o o n.
I n o rder to impro ve a n da mping ef f ec t a t 40 to 6 0 C . ,
the da mping s heet c o nta ins a petro l eum res in s uc h a s
o ne ha ving a mel ting po int o f 6 0 to 1 80 C . T he da mp
ing s heet ma y a l s o c o nta in a dditio na l c o mpo nents s uc h
a s a c o mpo nent c o mpris ing po l ybuta diene, a n is o c ya
na te a nd a c a ta l ys t, a s pha l t, rubber a nd ? l l ers . T hes e
c o mpo nents a re ro l l ed into s heets . I n o rder to prepa re
the da mping s heet, the a s pha l t c o mpo nent hea ted a nd
mel ted by hea ting to , e. g . , a bo ut 1 80 C . ma y be mix ed
with the ? l l er, etc . in a hea ted knea der, ex truded a nd
then ro l l ed to a thic knes s o f a bo ut s evera l mil l imeters .
Ref erring to the a bo ve c o ns titutio na l ma teria l s , the
da mping s heet 1 0 a nd c o ns tra ining ma teria l 1 b a re
bo nded to g ether into the da mping ma teria l 1 by the
a dhes io n o f the da mping s heet, the s o und-a bs o rptio n
ma teria l 2 a nd s urf a c e ma teria l 3 a re integ ra l l y mo l ded
by a f o rming mo l d, a nd the c o ns tra ining ma teria l 1 b a nd
s o und-a bs o rptio n ma teria l 2 a re integ ra l l y bo nded to
g ether by mea ns o f a bo nding a g ent.
T he s o und-pro o f ma teria l o f the pres ent inventio n
ma y a l s o be prepa red by a metho d us ing a n inj ec tio n
mo l d.
Mo re s pec i? c a l l y, the a bo ve s urf a c e ma teria l is ? rs t
pl a c ed o nto a bo tto m ha l f o f a n inj ec tio n mo l d, a nd the
a bo ve da mping ma teria l f o rmed into a predetermined
s ha pe is then s uc ked a nd ? x ed to the inner f a c e o f a to p
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ha l f o f the inj ec tio n mo l d under reduc ed pres s ure ( o r
va c uum) . T he to pa nd bo tto m ha l ves a re a s s embl ed
to g ether, a nd a l iq uid po l yuretha ne f o a m ma teria l is
po ured in between the s urf a c e da mping ma teria l s f o r
f o a ming in c o nventio na l ma nners . T hus , the uretha ne
f o a m ma teria l is bo nded a s the s o und-a bs o rptio n ma te
ria l to the s urf a c e a nd da mping ma teria l s , s o tha t they
a re integ ra ted to g ether.
T he po l yis o c ya na te c o mpo nents us ed ma y inc l ude
to l yl ene diis o c ya na te ( T DI ) , 4, 4-diphenyl metha ne di
is o c ya na te ( MDI ) , x yl ene diis o c ya na te ( XDI ) , 1 , 5
na phthyl ene diis o c ya na te ( NDI ) , hex a methyl ene diis o
c ya na te ( I -I DI ) , hydro g ena ted MDI , is o pho ro ne diis o
c ya na te ( I PDI ) , l ys ine is o c ya na te ( LDI ) , is o pro pyl
idene bis ( 4-c yc l o hex yl is o c ya na te) ( I PC I ) a nd o ther
kno wn is o c ya na tes . '
T he po l yo l s us ed ma y inc l ude po l yether po l yo l s ,
po l yes ter po l yo l s , po l ymer po l yo l s , po l yc a rbo na te dio l s
a nd the l ike.
As the c a ta l ys ts , us e ma y be ma de o f o rg a nic meta l
c o mpo unds s uc h a s o rg a nic tin c o mpo unds a nd o rg a nic
l ea d c o mpo unds a nd a mine ba s e c o mpo unds s uc h a s
triethyl enedia mine, whic h a re pref era bl y us ed in c o mbi
na tio n o r a l o ne. Pa rtic ul a r pref erenc e is g iven to the us e
o f a n o rg a nic tin c o mpo und c o mpris ing a tin s a l t o f a
c a rbo x yl ic a c id o r a n o rg a nic tin s a l t a nd a tertia ry
a mine c o mpo und.
As the f o a ming a g ents , us e ma y be ma de o f , e. g . ,
~ triehl o ro f l uo ro metha ne, dic hl o ro l l uo ro metha ne, meth
yl ene c hl o ride o r o ther ha l o g ena ted hydro c a rbo ns o r
wa ter. With the f o a ming a g ent, a f o a m c o ntro l l er s uc h
a s a n o rg a nic s il a ne c o mpo und ma y be us ed.
Other a dditives s uc h a s c ro s s -l inking a g ents , e. g . ,
dietha no l a mine a nd trietha no l a mine, f ire-reta rding
a g ents , c o l o ring a g ents a nd s ta bil iz ers ma y be us ed.
T he s o und-pro o f ma teria l prepa red a s mentio ned
a bo ve ma y be a tta c hed to , e. g . , a . da s hbo a rd due to the
a dhes io n o f the da mping s heet by pres s ing the da mping
s heet a g a ins t the da s hbo a rd by, e. g . , ma nua l o pera tio n
o n the a s s embl y l ine o f a uto mo tive pro duc tio n l ines .
S uc h o pera tio n ma y be c a rried o ut a t no rma l o r a mbient
tempera ture.
With the s o und-pro o f ma teria l a tta c hed to the da s h
bo a rd o f a c a r in this ma nner, it c a n pro duc e a n im
pro ved s o und-pro o f ef f ec t upo n no is es g enera ted f ro m
the eng ine c o mpa rtment thro ug h its da mping , s o und
a bs o rptio n a nd s o und-ins ul a tio n a c tio ns , thereby
a c hieving a n impro ved s o und-pro o f ef f ec t upo n no is es
g enera ted even a t 40 to 6 0 C . whil e the c a r is running .
B RI E F DE S C RI PT I ON OF T H E DRAWI NGS
FI G. 1 is a s ec tio na l viewo f the s o und-pro o f ma teria l
o f the pres ent inventio n, a nd
FI G. 2 is a g ra phic a l views ho wing the res ul ts o f tes ts
perf o rmed in terms o f the s o und-pro o f ef f ec t o f tha t
ma teria l .
AC T I ON AND E FFE C T OF T H E I NVE NT I ON
Ac c o rding to the pres ent inventio n, s inc e the da mp
ing ma teria l is f o rmed o f the da mping s heet a nd the
c o ns tra ining ma teria l a nd the petro l eum res in is c o n
ta ined in the, da mping s heet to impro ve a da mping
ef f ec t a t 40 0 to 6 0 C . , the s o und-pro o f ma teria l c a n be
a tta c hed to the da s h po rtio n o f a n a uto mo bil e by bo nd
ing the da mping s heet with its a dhes io n to the da s h~
bo a rd a t no rma l tempera ture, whereby the c o nventio na l
two s teps o f a tta c hing a n a s pha l t s heet a nd then a no ther
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member in pl a c e c a n be reduc ed to o ne s tepto impro ve
the ef f ic ienc y o f pro duc tio n.
T he c o ns tra ining l a yer is pro vided to impro ve the
da mping ef f ec t o f the da mping s heet, thereby a c hieving
f urther impro vements in the s o und-pro o f ef f ec t.
E XAMPLE S
T he pres ent inventio n wil l no wbe ex pl a ined s pec i?
c a l l y but no t ex c l us ivel y with ref erenc e to FI GS . 1 a nd
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Ma teria l
Knea ded to g ether a re 1 0 pa rts by weig ht o f a s pha l t
( s tra ig ht a s pha l nbl o wn a s pha l t = 55z 45) , 1 0 pa rts by
weig ht o f butyl ba s e rubber, 5 pa rts by weig ht o f E VA
( a n ethyl ene/vinyl a c eta te c o po l ymer) , 6 5 pa rts by
weig ht o f c a l c ium c a rbo na te a nd 1 0 pa rts by weig ht o f
pro c es s o il to prepa re a s urf a c e ma teria l 3 o f 2 . 5 mm in _
thic knes s .
Af ter the s urf a c e ma teria l 3 is pl a c ed o n a bo tto m ha l f
o f a n inj ec tio n mo l d, a l iq uid uretha ne f o a m ma teria l
c o mpris ing 1 00 pa rts by weig ht o f po l yether po l yo l , 2
pa rts by weig ht o f a n a mine ba s e c ro s s -l inking a g ent, 1
pa rt by weig ht o f a n a mine ba s e c a ta l ys t, 2 pa rts by
weig ht o f a f o a m c o ntro l l er, 2 pa rts by weig ht o f a
f o a ming a g ent a nd 30 pa rts by weig ht o f c rude is o c ya
na tes MDI /T DI ( 2 0:80) wa s po ured a nd f o a med in the
inj ec tio n mo l d to integ ra te a n s o und-a bs o rptio n ma te
ria l 2 o f 2 0 mm in thic knes s with the s urf a c e ma teria l 3.
A da mping ma teria l 1 is prepa red by integ ra ting a n
l -mm thic k c o ns tra ining ma teria l 1 b f o rmed o f a vinyl .
c hl o ride s heet with a da mping s heet 1 0 o bta ined by
knea ding to g ether 45 pa rts by weig ht o f bl o wn a s pha l t,
35 pa rts by weig ht o f petro l eum res in ( with a mel ting
po int o f 1 2 0 C . ) , 2 0 pa rts by weig ht o f po l ybuta diene
a nd 2 pa rts by weig ht o f MDI thro ug h the a dhes io n o f
the da mping s heet.
T he c o ns tra ining ma teria l 1 b o f the a bo ve da mping
ma teria l a nd the s o und-a bs o rptio n ma teria l 2 a re put
upo n ea c h o ther thro ug h a n a dhes ive l a yer a nd bo nded
to g ether under pres s ure to prepa re a s o und-pro o f ma te
ria l . T his s o und-pro o f ma teria l wa s bo nded a s a tes t
s a mpl e to a 0. 8-mm thic k s teel s heet eq uiva l ent to a n
a uto mo tive da s hbo a rd to mea s ure its s o und-pro o f c f
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f eet. T he res ul ts a re s ho wn by a s o l id l ine in FI G. 2 .
T he s o und-pro o f ef f ec t tes ts were c a rried o ut with a
tes ting unit des ig ned to s trike a bo ut 2 00 meta l l ic ba l l s
a g a ins t a s teel pl a te o f 0. 8 mm in thic knes s , thereby
ma king no is es s imil a r to tho s e g enera ted when a n a c tua l
a uto mo bil e is running . T he no is e l evel ( T 1 0) o f the s teel
pl a te wa s ? rs t mea s ured a t 1 00 to 5, 000 H z , a nd the
no is e l evel ( T L1 ) o f the s teel pl a te, to Whl C h the s o und
pro o f ma teria l s a c c o rding to the ex a mpl e a nd c o mpa ri
s o n ex a mpl e were a tta c hed in the s a me ma nner a s men
tio ned a bo ve, wa s then s imil a rl y mea s ured. Per ea c h
f req uenc y reg io n, the s o und-pro o f ef f ec t ex pres s ed in
terms o f AT L= T L<>~ T L1 wa s c a l c ul a ted f o r pl o tting .
S uc h mea s urement wa s c a rried o ut a t a tempera ture o f
40 C .
A da mping ef f ec t tes t wa s a l s o c a rried o ut with the
da mping ma teria l 1 , whil e its weig ht wa s mea s ured. T he
res ul ts a re ta bul a ted in a ta bl e to be g iven l a ter.
T he da mping ef f ec t a nd weig ht o f the da mping ma te
ria l 1 were mea s ured a s f o l l o ws .
5, 09 4, 31 8
5
Da mping E f f ec t T es t
Ac c o rding to the pro c edures des c ribed in No is e
C o ntro l H a ndbo o k, publ is hed o n Dec . 2 5, 1 9 6 6 by the
Ja pa n Ac o us tic Ma teria l As s o c ia tio n, pa g e 438, the
res o na nc e f req uenc y a nd ha l f va l ue width were mea
s ured by the res o na nc e metho d a nd the l o s s f a c to r 1 ] wa s
c a l c ul a ted a l o ng the pro c edures des c ribed in the a bo ve
l itera ture. I t is no ted tha t the hig her the l o s s f a c to r 1 ) ,
the hig her the da mping ef f ec t, a nd tha t the l o wer l imit
o f 1 ; j udg ed pra c tic a l l y ef f ec tive f o r da mping is 0. 05.
Ref erring brie? y to the tes ting metho d a l o ng the
tes ting pro c edures des c ribed in the a bo ve l itera ture, the
da mping ma teria l a s o bta ined a bo ve wa s pres s ed a g a ins t
o r therma l l y f us ed to a 0. 8><2 0><2 00 mm s teel s heet a t
l 50 C . f o r _ 30 minutes , a nd its po rtio n f o rc ed o ut
thereo f wa s c ut o ut by a knif e, etc . T en tes t piec es were
prepa red a nd mea s ured a t 40 C . with the res ul ting
mea s urements being ex pres s ed in terms o f the a vera g e.
Weig ht Mea s urement
T en 2 00><2 00><2 mm da mping ma teria l s were pre
pa red to mea s ure their s urf a c e dens ities ( Kg /m2 ) o n a
pl a tf o rm s c a l e, whic h were then a vera g ed o ut.
C o mpa ris o n E x a mpl e 1 S o und-Pro o f Ma teria l
A 2 . 5-mm thic ka s pha l t s heet f o rmed o f a bitumino us
" ma teria l wa s bo nded to a 0. 8-mm thic ks teel s heet eq uiv
a l ent to a n a uto mo tive da s hbo a rd by hea ting thro ug h
the a dhes io n o f a s pha l t. Af terwa rds , a member f o rmed
integ ra l l y o f a 2 . 5-mm thic k s urf a c e ma teria l 3 a nd a
2 0-min thic k s o und-a bs o rptio n ma teria l 2 in a s imil a r
ma nner a s in E x . 1 wa s pl a c ed o n the a s pha l t s heet to
prepa re a s a mpl e inc l uding a s o und-pro o f ma teria l o f
the a s pha l t s heet - s o und-pro o f ma teria l 2 - s urf a c e ma
teria l 3 o n the a bo ve s teel s heet.
T he s o und-pro o f ef f ec ts o f the s o und-pro o f ma teria l s
a c c o rding to the a bo ve ex a mpl e a nd c o mpa ris o n ex a m
pl e were mea s ured. T he res ul ts a re pl o tted by s o l id a nd
do tted l ines .
C o mpa ris o n E x a mpl e 2 Da mping Ma teria l
Fif ty ( 50) pa rts by weig ht o f a s pha l t ( s tra ig ht a s
pha l tz bl o wn a s pha l t= 55:45) , 2 pa rts by weig ht o f s ty
rene-buta diene rubber, 2 0 pa rts by weig ht o f c a l c ium
c a rbo na te, 2 0 pa rts by ta l c a nd 1 8 pa rts by weig ht o f
a s bes to s were knea ded to g ether a t 1 2 0 C . in a hea ted
knea der, ex truded a nd ro l l ed into a da mping ma teria l
ha ving a thic knes s o f 2 . 0 mm.
T ha t da mping ma teria l wa s tes ted in a s imil a r ma nner
a s des c ribed in c o nnec tio n with the da mping ma teria l o f
E x . 1 . T he res ul ts , a re s et o ut j us t bel o w.
ed 0
2 0
2 5
30
45
50
55
6 5
6
E x a mpl e C o mpa ris o n E x a mpl e
Lo s s Fa c to r 1 ) 0. 2 7 0. 08
Weig ht 2 . 5 Kg /mz 3. 0 Kg /mz
Fro m the res ul ts o f the a bo ve ex a mpl e a nd c o mpa ri
s o n ex a mpl e s ho wn in FI G. 2 , it is f o und tha t the s o und
pro o f ma teria l a c c o rding to the pres ent ex a mpl e is s upe
rio r to tha t a c c o rding to the c o mpa ris o n ex a mpl e. Fro m
the ta bl e g iven j us t a bo ve, it is a pprec ia ted tha t the
da mping ma teria l a c c o rding to the pres ent inventio n
dec rea s es in weig ht, a l tho ug h its da mping ef f ec t is im
pro ved.
Wha t is c l a imed is : .
1 . An a uto mo tive s o und-pro o f ma teria l c o mpris ing a
da mping ma teria l , a s o und-a bs o rptio n ma teria l a nd a
s urf a c e ma teria l , wherein:
s a id da mping , s o und a bs o rptio n a nd s urf a c e ma teria l s
a re integ ra ted to g ether;
s a id da mping ma teria l inc l uding a pl a s tic c o ns tra ining
ma teria l , mo l da bl e a t a mbient tempera ture, s e
l ec ted f ro m a g ro upc o ns is ting o f po l yo l ef ms a nd
vinyl c hl o ride res ins a nd a n a dhes ive da mping
s heet a l s o mo l da bl e a t a mbient tempera ture a nd
f o rmed f ro m ma teria l s s el ec ted f ro m a g ro upc o n
s is ting o f a s pha l t, petro l eum res in, po l ybuta diene,
is o c ya na te, rubber, f il l er a nd mix tures thereo f ef
f ec tive in f o rming s a id da mping s heet;
s a id s o und a bs o rptio n ma teria l s el ec ted f ro m a g ro up
c o ns is ting o f f o a med s ynthetic res ins , f el ts , no n
wo ven f a bric s , s ynthetic res in ? bers a nd minera l
? bers ;
s a id s urf a c e ma teria l , mo l da bl e a t a mbient tempera
ture, being f o rmed into a s heet f ro m a t l ea s t o ne o r
mo re ma teria l s s el ec ted f ro m a g ro upc o ns is ting o f
s tra ig ht a s pha l t, bl o wn a s pha l t, a mix ture o f
s tra ig ht a nd bl o wn a s pha l t, a rubbery ma teria l s e
l ec ted f ro m a g ro upc o ns is ting o f s tyrene-buta diene
ba s e s ynthetic rubber, butyl ba s e rubber, na tura l
rubber a nd a ny mix tures thereo f , a nd a s ynthetic
res in ma teria l with s uita bl e ? l l ers s el ec ted f ro m a
g ro upc o ns is ting o f c a l c ium c a rbo na te, ta l c , c l a y,
ba rium s ul f a te, mic a a nd mix tures thereo f ;
whereby s a id s o und-pro o f ma teria l is integ ra l l y a t
ta c ha bl e to a n a uto mo tive s heet ma teria l a t a mbient
tempera ture. .
2 . An a uto mo tive s o und-pro o f ma teria l a s c l a imed in
c l a im 1 , wherein s a id petro l eum res in ha s a mel ting
po int o f 6 0 C . to 1 80 C .
3. An a uto mo tive s o und-pro o f ma teria l a s c l a imed in
c l a im 2 , wherein s a id a uto mo tive s heet ma teria l is a
da s hbo a rd.
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