WO1994017763A1 - Ear protection cap with improved sound absorption - Google Patents

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WO1994017763A1
WO1994017763A1 PCT/SE1994/000082 SE9400082W WO9417763A1 WO 1994017763 A1 WO1994017763 A1 WO 1994017763A1 SE 9400082 W SE9400082 W SE 9400082W WO 9417763 A1 WO9417763 A1 WO 9417763A1
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Per Hiselius
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears
    • A61F11/14—Protective devices for the ears external, e.g. earcaps or earmuffs

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  • the present invention relates to an earmuff which incorpo ⁇ rates elevated acoustic attenuation and which comprises an outer shell or cup made of a rigid plastic material, preferably polypropylene, and a softer sealing part which connects with the outer cup and is intended to lie around one ear of the wearer, wherein the muff interior may also include sound attenuating inserts, for instance inserts made of plastic foam or like material.
  • an earmuff or ear protector
  • an earmuff is intended to form an acoustic barrier between an ear of the wearer and a source of sound. Attenuation is effected by virtue of the earmuff preventing sound waves from reaching the ear. If the cup is not sufficiently rigid, it is unable to retain its shape when subjected to high noise levels and will begin to oscillate under the influence of the driving acoustic force, this oscillation being referred to here as "co-oscillation" . This co-oscillation propagates the sound and impairs the acoustic attenuating effect of the earmuff.
  • both of the cups included in a hearing protector or earmuff are sufficiently rigid, this reguire ent being satisfied by appropriate selection of material, material thickness and shape.
  • a sound attenuating cup which has a rounded or bulging surface is more rigid than a cup that has a flat surface. For this reason, the majority of present-day earmuffs are dished. It is normally necessary to provide reinforcements in those instances in which flat surfaces are used.
  • U.S. 3,432,861 teaches an earmuff which has a rounded surface and the cup of which is provided internally with ridges which extend in mutually different directions.
  • the ridges, or like elevations have a relatively small height in relation to the height of the earmuff and are intended to provide the cup with the mechanical strength required to improve the sound attenuating effect of the earmuff.
  • U.S. 3,875,592 also teaches an earmuff which has a rounded surface and with which the cup, as seen from its outside, is provided with recesses or grooves which extend into the interior of the cup and therewith form corresponding outwardly projecting ridges or fins.
  • the cup is reinforced by the fins produced by this arrangement and the fins have a relatively small height in relation to the total height of the cup.
  • the object of the invention is primarily to further improve the acoustic attenuation of an earmuff or hearing protector of the aforesaid kind.
  • This object is achieved by constructing an earmuff of the kind defined in the introduction in accordance with the features set forth in the characterizing clause of the following Claim 1.
  • the partitioning walls provided in the earmuff spaces which have a substantial height in relation to the major part of the height of the earmuff, so that sound waves will not "slip" beyond the extension of the partitioning walls.
  • the partitioning walls will thus preferably extend as close as possible to the place where the ear of a wearer is intended to lie.
  • the partitioning walls will preferably extend over the greater part of the height of the earmuff.
  • Figure 1 illustrates in perspective an embodiment of a conventional earmuff and shows the earmuff from its outside.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the parts provided within the cup of an earmuff and essential to the present inven ⁇ tion.
  • FIG 3 illustrates the arrangement shown in Figure 2 from above.
  • Figures 4, 5 and 6 are examples of different embodiments of a partition wall arrangement configured in accordance with the invention and capable of being included in the cup of an earmuff.
  • An earmuff which includes any one of the arrangements illustrated in Figures 1-6 is intended to be included in a complete hearing protector (not shown in the drawings) which comprises two earmuffs which are intended to be fitted tightly around respective ears of the wearer.
  • the two earmuffs can be mutually joined by means of a strap or headband in a known manner.
  • the earmuffs may also be provided with means which enable them to be connected to a protective helmet or some like device.
  • the earmuff illustrated in Figure 1 includes an outer attenuation cup or shell 10, which is normally comprised of a rigid plastic material, preferably polypropylene. Adjacent that part of the cup 10 which is intended to lie around the ear of the wearer is a separate sealing part 12.
  • This sealing part has the form of a soft foamed plastic ring which is normally covered externally with plastic foil. It is important that the sealing part 12 lies as tightly as possible around the ear of the wearer while, at the same time, feeling comfortable, i.e. the ring shall have overall soft abutment with the ear.
  • the cup 10 has a slightly rounded configuration. This configuration guaran- tees a stable construction, since it will not begin to vibrate, i.e. co-oscillate, at those acoustic freguencies to which it is normally subjected.
  • the cup 10' of one earmuff is provided with a plurality of cup-space partitioning walls 14, which have mutually different lengths and mutually different positions.
  • the sealing part 12 shown in Figure 1 has been omitted in the Figure 2 illustration.
  • the earmuff will also include a sound attenuating insert, preferably a foamed plastic insert, which is located adjacent the opening of the earmuff that faces towards the ear of the wearer. This insert has also been omitted from the Figure 2 illustration, in order to better illustrate the inventive partition wall arrangement.
  • the partitioning walls extend from the bottom 16 of the cup 10', this bottom being generally flat in the illustrated case, and upwards towards the place intended for the ear. It will be seen from the Figure that the walls 14 have a substantial height, which will preferably be more than half of the total height of the earmuff.
  • the partitioning walls 14 are orientated in a manner to eliminate or dampen resonances that occur within the earmuff.
  • the partitioning walls are preferably made of polypropylene and are angled to one another so as to provide good attenuation with repeated reflection of the sound waves.
  • the intermediate walls 14 are formed integrally with the cup 10' and are thus manufactured simultaneously therewith in one single moulding operation.
  • the partitioning walls 14 will preferably hang together, which can be achieved by virtue of a mutual joining bottom surface in the form of a thin plastic layer.
  • the partitioning walls can then be placed loosely in the cup in the form of a unit, and the unit can be secured in the cup by pressing or gluing the unit onto the bottom of the cup.
  • Figure 3 illustrates the arrangement shown in Figure 2 directly from above, and illustrates the configuration and mutual positioning of the partitioning walls 14 more clearly than Figure 2.
  • the partitioning walls 14 form a symmetrical pattern in this case, although such pattern symmetry is not absolutely necessary.
  • Figures 4, 5 and 6 show further examples of other advanta ⁇ geous positions of the partitioning walls 14, 14" and 14''' respectively. All embodiments are intended to provide the best possible sound attenuation. It is also conceivable to arrange the partitioning walls in a manner to form small sound-proof cells. With suitable dimensioning, standing waves are then able to occur in the cells, although only at freguencies which lie outside the audible freguency range.
  • the walls may conveniently be inclined to the bottom of the cup, so as to reduce the number of reflections that are directed towards the ear. Naturally, the mutual positioning of the partitioning walls and their positioning in relation to the cup will prefer ⁇ ably always be in relation to those frequencies of the sound waves that are to be attenuated.
  • the frequency of a standing wave is inversely proportional to the distance between the walls between which the wave occurs.
  • the partitioning walls are primarily intended to improve attenuation at frequencies above 1,500 Hz and the distance between the walls in the earmuff will preferably not exceed 2 cm.

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Abstract

An earmuff incorporating elevated sound attenuation. The earmuff comprises an outer cup (10') which connects with a sealing part. Arranged within the earmuff are a plurality of separating partitioning walls (14) which extend from the bottom wall (16) of the cup towards the sealing part. The partitioning walls (14) may be integral with the cup (10') or formed separately therefrom and loosely fitted thereinto.

Description

EAR PROTECTION CAP WITH IMPROVED SOUND ABSORPTION
The present invention relates to an earmuff which incorpo¬ rates elevated acoustic attenuation and which comprises an outer shell or cup made of a rigid plastic material, preferably polypropylene, and a softer sealing part which connects with the outer cup and is intended to lie around one ear of the wearer, wherein the muff interior may also include sound attenuating inserts, for instance inserts made of plastic foam or like material.
As is known, an earmuff, or ear protector, is intended to form an acoustic barrier between an ear of the wearer and a source of sound. Attenuation is effected by virtue of the earmuff preventing sound waves from reaching the ear. If the cup is not sufficiently rigid, it is unable to retain its shape when subjected to high noise levels and will begin to oscillate under the influence of the driving acoustic force, this oscillation being referred to here as "co-oscillation" . This co-oscillation propagates the sound and impairs the acoustic attenuating effect of the earmuff. In order to prevent such impairment, it is important that both of the cups included in a hearing protector or earmuff are sufficiently rigid, this reguire ent being satisfied by appropriate selection of material, material thickness and shape. A sound attenuating cup which has a rounded or bulging surface is more rigid than a cup that has a flat surface. For this reason, the majority of present-day earmuffs are dished. It is normally necessary to provide reinforcements in those instances in which flat surfaces are used.
U.S. 3,432,861 teaches an earmuff which has a rounded surface and the cup of which is provided internally with ridges which extend in mutually different directions. The ridges, or like elevations, have a relatively small height in relation to the height of the earmuff and are intended to provide the cup with the mechanical strength required to improve the sound attenuating effect of the earmuff.
U.S. 3,875,592 also teaches an earmuff which has a rounded surface and with which the cup, as seen from its outside, is provided with recesses or grooves which extend into the interior of the cup and therewith form corresponding outwardly projecting ridges or fins. The cup is reinforced by the fins produced by this arrangement and the fins have a relatively small height in relation to the total height of the cup.
The object of the invention is primarily to further improve the acoustic attenuation of an earmuff or hearing protector of the aforesaid kind. In this regard, it is not the intention of the invention to reinforce the actual cup itself, but to provide improved attenuation of sound waves within the earmuff, so as to enable resonances within the earmuff to be eliminated, among other things. This object is achieved by constructing an earmuff of the kind defined in the introduction in accordance with the features set forth in the characterizing clause of the following Claim 1.
According to the present invention, it is important that the partitioning walls provided in the earmuff spaces which have a substantial height in relation to the major part of the height of the earmuff, so that sound waves will not "slip" beyond the extension of the partitioning walls. The partitioning walls will thus preferably extend as close as possible to the place where the ear of a wearer is intended to lie. The partitioning walls will preferably extend over the greater part of the height of the earmuff. An advantage is afforded when the partitioning walls are orientated so that sound waves are greatly dampened during their passage in the earmuff, as a result of a large number of reflec¬ tions between said walls. The cup partitioning walls may either be formed integrally with the actual cup itself or may be formed separately. In this latter case, the partitioning walls will preferably form a continuous grid unit which can be placed loosely in the cup so as to rest against the inner surfaces thereof. This latter method simplifies manufacture of the cup.
Advantageous embodiments of the invention will be apparent from the dependent Claims and are described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 illustrates in perspective an embodiment of a conventional earmuff and shows the earmuff from its outside.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the parts provided within the cup of an earmuff and essential to the present inven¬ tion.
Figure 3 illustrates the arrangement shown in Figure 2 from above.
Figures 4, 5 and 6 are examples of different embodiments of a partition wall arrangement configured in accordance with the invention and capable of being included in the cup of an earmuff.
An earmuff which includes any one of the arrangements illustrated in Figures 1-6 is intended to be included in a complete hearing protector (not shown in the drawings) which comprises two earmuffs which are intended to be fitted tightly around respective ears of the wearer. The two earmuffs can be mutually joined by means of a strap or headband in a known manner. The earmuffs may also be provided with means which enable them to be connected to a protective helmet or some like device. The earmuff illustrated in Figure 1 includes an outer attenuation cup or shell 10, which is normally comprised of a rigid plastic material, preferably polypropylene. Adjacent that part of the cup 10 which is intended to lie around the ear of the wearer is a separate sealing part 12. This sealing part has the form of a soft foamed plastic ring which is normally covered externally with plastic foil. It is important that the sealing part 12 lies as tightly as possible around the ear of the wearer while, at the same time, feeling comfortable, i.e. the ring shall have overall soft abutment with the ear.
In the case of the Figure 1 embodiment, the cup 10 has a slightly rounded configuration. This configuration guaran- tees a stable construction, since it will not begin to vibrate, i.e. co-oscillate, at those acoustic freguencies to which it is normally subjected.
According to Figure 2, the cup 10' of one earmuff is provided with a plurality of cup-space partitioning walls 14, which have mutually different lengths and mutually different positions. The sealing part 12 shown in Figure 1 has been omitted in the Figure 2 illustration. Although not shown, the earmuff will also include a sound attenuating insert, preferably a foamed plastic insert, which is located adjacent the opening of the earmuff that faces towards the ear of the wearer. This insert has also been omitted from the Figure 2 illustration, in order to better illustrate the inventive partition wall arrangement.
The partitioning walls extend from the bottom 16 of the cup 10', this bottom being generally flat in the illustrated case, and upwards towards the place intended for the ear. It will be seen from the Figure that the walls 14 have a substantial height, which will preferably be more than half of the total height of the earmuff. The partitioning walls 14 are orientated in a manner to eliminate or dampen resonances that occur within the earmuff. The partitioning walls are preferably made of polypropylene and are angled to one another so as to provide good attenuation with repeated reflection of the sound waves. In the illustrated case, the intermediate walls 14 are formed integrally with the cup 10' and are thus manufactured simultaneously therewith in one single moulding operation. It may some¬ times be convenient, however, for manufacturing reasons of a technical nature to produce the actual cup 10' and the partitioning walls 14 separately from one another. In this latter case, the partitioning walls 14 will preferably hang together, which can be achieved by virtue of a mutual joining bottom surface in the form of a thin plastic layer. The partitioning walls can then be placed loosely in the cup in the form of a unit, and the unit can be secured in the cup by pressing or gluing the unit onto the bottom of the cup.
Figure 3 illustrates the arrangement shown in Figure 2 directly from above, and illustrates the configuration and mutual positioning of the partitioning walls 14 more clearly than Figure 2. The partitioning walls 14 form a symmetrical pattern in this case, although such pattern symmetry is not absolutely necessary.
Figures 4, 5 and 6 show further examples of other advanta¬ geous positions of the partitioning walls 14, 14" and 14''' respectively. All embodiments are intended to provide the best possible sound attenuation. It is also conceivable to arrange the partitioning walls in a manner to form small sound-proof cells. With suitable dimensioning, standing waves are then able to occur in the cells, although only at freguencies which lie outside the audible freguency range. The walls may conveniently be inclined to the bottom of the cup, so as to reduce the number of reflections that are directed towards the ear. Naturally, the mutual positioning of the partitioning walls and their positioning in relation to the cup will prefer¬ ably always be in relation to those frequencies of the sound waves that are to be attenuated.
The frequency of a standing wave is inversely proportional to the distance between the walls between which the wave occurs. The partitioning walls are primarily intended to improve attenuation at frequencies above 1,500 Hz and the distance between the walls in the earmuff will preferably not exceed 2 cm.

Claims

1. An earmuff which includes elevated acoustic attenuation comprises an outer cup (10; 10') made of a rigid plastic material, preferably polypropylene, and a softer sealing part (12) which connects with the cup for abutment around an ear of the wearer, wherein a sound attenuating insert, for instance a foamed plastic insert or like insert may be provided in the interior space of the cup, characterized in that a plurality of separating partitioning walls (14; 14'; 14"; 14''') are mounted in said interior space such as to project from the bottom wall of the earmuff in a direction towards the sealing part (12) and therewith prevent the occurrence of standing waves within the audible frequency range.
2. An earmuff according to Claim 1, characterized in that the partitioning walls (14; 14'; 14"; 14'") are arranged to extend over the greater part of the height of the cup; and in that said walls are orientated in a manner such as to attenuate sound waves either totally or partially during their passage in the earmuff by reflection between said walls.
3. An earmuff according to Claim 1, characterized in that the partitioning walls (14; 14'; 14"; 14 ' ' ' ) are so orientated that sound waves are attenuated by reflection between a large number of different reflection points of two or more walls.
4. An earmuff according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the partitioning walls in the cup interior space delimit a plurality of cells.
5. An earmuff according to any one of Claims 1-4, charac¬ terized in that the partitioning walls are integral with the cup.
6. An earmuff according to Claim 1, characterized in that the distance between two mutually opposing partitioning walls is overall less than 2.0 cm.
7. An earmuff according to any one of Claims 1-6, charac¬ terized in that the partitioning walls are inclined in relation to the bottom of the cup.
8. An earmuff according to any one of Claims 1-7, charac- terized in that the partitioning walls at the central part of the cup terminate at a greater distance from one plane through the cup opening than at the cup periphery.
9. An earmuff according to any one of Claims 1-8, charac- terized in that the increase in attenuation obtained by the partitioning walls occurs from and with about 1,500 p/s.
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