IP Library Granted Patent US 12669082
Granted Patent B2
US 12669082 · App. 18/314,093 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Soundproof cover

Inventors: Kazuyoshi Onishi (Aichi, JP); Akio Yabu (Aichi, JP); Junki Owaki (Aichi, JP); Satoshi Makimura (Aichi, JP); Koki Kaneda (Aichi, JP); Koji Tomiyama (Aichi, JP); Takashi Miyanaga (Gifu, JP); Yukio Hatanaka (Gifu, JP)
Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
F02B77/13B32B3/08B32B5/18B32B5/32B32B15/046B32B25/045B32B27/065B60R13/08B32B2266/06B32B2266/08B32B2307/102B32B2307/302B32B2307/536B32B2605/00
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Patent No.
US 12669082
App. No.
18/314,093
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A soundproof cover which covers a target object is provided with: a sound absorbing sheet which is formed in a planar shape by means of a sound absorbing material and which covers the surface of the target object; and a reinforcing member which is disposed in a position engaging with engaged portions of the target object, and which positions the sound absorbing sheet with respect to the target object with at least a portion of the sound absorbing sheet exposed. The reinforcing member is provided with: a first reinforcing portion, which is an elongate member and which is disposed in a position engaging with a first engaged portion of the target object; and second reinforcing portions, which are elongate members and which are disposed in different positions to the first reinforcing portion.

Claims (46)

1 . A soundproof cover covering a target object, the soundproof cover comprising:

a sound absorbing sheet formed in a planar shape from a sound absorbing material and covering a surface of the target object; and

a reinforcing member disposed in a position to engage with an engaged portion of the target object and positioning the sound absorbing sheet with respect to the target object with at least a portion of the sound absorbing sheet exposed,

wherein the reinforcing member comprises:

a first reinforcing portion which is an elongate member and is disposed in a position to engage with a first engaged portion of the target object; and

a second reinforcing portion which is an elongate member and is disposed in a position different from the first reinforcing portion,

wherein the sound absorbing sheet comprises a plurality of heat dissipating fins on the front surface, the sound absorbing sheet is made of foamed resin containing a thermally conductive material, and the thermally conductive material continuously extends in a surface normal direction of the sound absorbing sheet from a back surface of the sound absorbing sheet to a tip of the heat dissipating fins.

2 . The soundproof cover according to claim 1 , wherein the second reinforcing portion is disposed in a position to engage with a second engaged portion different from the first engaged portion of the target object.

3 . The soundproof cover according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member is formed separately from or integrated with the sound absorbing sheet and is disposed on a front surface of the sound absorbing sheet so that the sound absorbing sheet is disposed and sandwiched between the reinforcing member and the target object.

4 . The soundproof cover according to claim 3 , wherein the first reinforcing portion and the second reinforcing portion are disposed apart from each other in a surface direction of the sound absorbing sheet on the front surface of the sound absorbing sheet.

5 . The soundproof cover according to claim 4 , wherein the first reinforcing portion and the second reinforcing portion are disposed in different positions at an edge of the sound absorbing sheet on the front surface of the sound absorbing sheet.

6 . The soundproof cover according to claim 3 , wherein the first reinforcing portion and the second reinforcing portion are coupled and disposed on the front surface of the sound absorbing sheet.

7 . The soundproof cover according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member is integrated with a peripheral surface of the sound absorbing sheet.

8 . The soundproof cover according to claim 7 , wherein the first reinforcing portion is integrated with a first position on the peripheral surface of the sound absorbing sheet, and

the second reinforcing portion is integrated with a position opposite to the first position on the peripheral surface of the sound absorbing sheet.

9 . The soundproof cover according to claim 7 , wherein the first reinforcing portion is integrated with a first position on a peripheral surface of the sound absorbing sheet, and

the second reinforcing portion is integrated with the first reinforcing portion and is integrated with a position adjacent to the first position on the peripheral surface of the sound absorbing sheet.

10 . The soundproof cover according to claim 1 , wherein the sound absorbing sheet comprises a plurality of divided bodies formed separately, and

at least one of the first reinforcing portion and the second reinforcing portion is disposed across the plurality of divided bodies.

11 . The soundproof cover according to claim 1 , wherein the surface of the target object has a curved surface that is convex outward, and

at least one of the first reinforcing portion and the second reinforcing portion is formed in a curved shape that is convex outward from one end side toward the other end side of an elongate shape, and is disposed along the curved surface of the target object.

12 . The soundproof cover according to claim 1 , wherein the sound absorbing sheet is made of foamed resin, and

the reinforcing member is made of foamed resin different from the foamed resin of the sound absorbing sheet.

13 . The soundproof cover according to claim 12 , wherein the foamed resin of the reinforcing member has an Asker C hardness of 60 to 99 degrees.

14 . The soundproof cover according to claim 13 , wherein the foamed resin of the sound absorbing sheet has an Asker C hardness of 1 to 60 degrees.

15 . The soundproof cover according to claim 12 , wherein the sound absorbing sheet has a surface layer in a closed cell state where cells of the foamed resin are closed.

16 . The soundproof cover according to claim 15 , wherein the sound absorbing sheet has a back layer in an open cell state where cells of the foamed resin are open.

17 . The soundproof cover according to claim 1 , wherein the sound absorbing sheet is made of foamed resin, and

the reinforcing member is made of rubber, resin or metal having higher hardness than the foamed resin.

18 . The soundproof cover according to claim 1 , wherein the soundproof cover further comprises a ventilation guide which is fixed to the reinforcing member, is disposed oppositely along the front surface of the sound absorbing sheet, and guides flow of a fluid between the ventilation guide and the front surface of the sound absorbing sheet.

19 . The soundproof cover according to claim 18 , wherein the ventilation guide is made of the same material as the reinforcing member.

20 . The soundproof cover according to claim 18 , wherein the ventilation guide is made of a material having different rigidity from the reinforcing member.

21 . The soundproof cover according to claim 18 , wherein the target object is a power source of a vehicle, and

the ventilation guide is disposed to face a rear surface of the target object in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, and guides the fluid flowing from front toward rear of the vehicle to the rear surface of the target object.

22 . The soundproof cover according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member further comprises a third reinforcing portion which is an elongate member and is disposed in a different position from the first reinforcing portion and the second reinforcing portion.

23 . The soundproof cover according to claim 22 , wherein the reinforcing member further comprises a fourth reinforcing portion which is an elongate member and disposed in a different position from the first reinforcing portion, the second reinforcing portion, and the third reinforcing portion.

24 . The soundproof cover according to claim 23 , wherein the first reinforcing portion, the second reinforcing portion, the third reinforcing portion, and the fourth reinforcing portion constitute rectangular frame members forming one side of each rectangle.

25 . The soundproof cover according to claim 1 , wherein the sound absorbing sheet comprises a plurality of divided bodies formed separately and respectively comprising the plurality of heat dissipating fins, and

the heat dissipating fins of the plurality of divided bodies adjacent to each other are disposed continuously.

26 . The soundproof cover according to claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipating fins extend in the surface direction of the sound absorbing sheet, and

the sound absorbing sheet is made of foamed resin containing a second thermally conductive material, and

the second thermally conductive material extends along an extending direction of the heat dissipating fins on a tip side of the heat dissipating fins of the sound absorbing sheet.

27 . The soundproof cover according to claim 1 , wherein

the thermally conductive material extends from the back surface toward the front surface of the sound absorbing sheet.

28 . The soundproof cover according to claim 27 , wherein the thermally conductive material is a thermally conductive filler and is arranged from the back surface toward the front surface of the sound absorbing sheet, and

a filling amount of the thermally conductive material varies depending on a position of the sound absorbing sheet.