IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,611,638
Granted Patent B2
US 9,611,638 · App. 14/654,150 · Granted Apr 4, 2017

Insulation element, expanded insulation element, use of same and method for insulation

Inventors: Vincent Belpaire (Uccle, BE); Guillaume Lecroart (Silly, BE); Nicolas Brichet (Zürich, CH); Lionel Gilot (Jemeppe-sur Sambre, BE)
Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
E04B1/84B29C44/1214B29C44/1271B29C44/188B32B37/142B32B37/18B32B38/0036B60R13/08G10K11/16B29K2023/083B29K2063/00B29K2675/00B29K2677/00B29K2681/06B29K2711/14B29K2995/0002B29L2031/001B29L2031/10B29L2031/3002B32B2307/102B32B2605/00
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,611,638
App. No.
14/654,150
Granted
Apr 4, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an insulation element, in particular for the acoustic insulation of an opening and/or of a cavity in a vehicle or building, having a carrier element and an expendable material. The carrier element has a plurality of through-holes, wherein only one surface of the carrier element is covered at least partially with expandable material, and the expandable material at least partially fills the through-holes. The invention relates furthermore to an insulation element produced therefrom, the use of the same and a method for the acoustic insulation and/or reinforcement of an opening or a cavity in a land, air or water vehicle or in a building.

Claims (17)

1. An expandable insulation element for the acoustic insulation of an opening and/or of a cavity in a vehicle or building, comprising: a carrier element and an expandable material, wherein the carrier element has a plurality of through-holes, wherein, in a non-expanded state, only one surface of the carrier element is at least partially covered with expandable material, and the expandable material at least partially fills the through-holes, wherein, in an expanded state, the expandable material is expanded onto peripheral areas of another surface of the carrier element opposite from the surface of the carrier element which is at least partially covered with expandable material, wherein 50% to 95% of the other surface is covered with expanded material.

2. The expandable insulation element according to claim 1 , wherein the expandable material extends in the through-holes substantially to the free surface of the carrier element.

3. The expandable insulation element according to claim 1 , wherein the areal fraction of the through-holes amounts to 20% to 70% of the total area of the carrier element.

4. The expandable insulation element according to claim 1 , wherein the through-holes have a round shape.

5. The expandable insulation element according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier element has a marginal area with reduced cross section.

6. The insulation element according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier element is plate-shaped.

7. The expandable insulation element according to claim 1 , wherein the one surface of the carrier element is covered with a closed layer, and the other opposite surface of the carrier element is covered at least partially with expanded material in areas close to the periphery of the through-holes.

8. The expandable insulation element according to claim 1 , wherein, on the completely covered surface of the carrier element, recesses are formed above the through-holes in the expanded state.

9. The use of an insulation element according to claim 1 for the acoustic insulation and/or reinforcement of an opening and/or of a cavity of a land, air or water vehicle, and/or of a cavity of a building.

10. A method for the acoustic insulation and/or reinforcement of an opening or of a cavity, wherein an insulation element according to claim 1 is introduced into the opening or the cavity, and subsequently the expandable material is expanded.

11. The expandable insulation element of claim 1 , wherein 50% to 90% of the other surface is covered with expanded material.

12. The expandable insulation element of claim 1 , wherein 60% to 75% of the other surface is covered with expanded material.

13. The expandable insulation element of claim 1 , wherein the areal fraction of the through-holes amounts to 30% to 60% of the total area of the carrier element.

14. The expandable insulation element of claim 1 , wherein the areal fraction of the through-holes amounts to 30% to 50% the total area of the carrier element.

15. The expandable insulation element of claim 1 wherein the areal fraction of the through-holes amounts to 30% to 40% the total area of the carrier element.

16. The expandable insulation element according to claim 1 , wherein the through-holes have an elliptic shape.

17. The expandable insulation element according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier member is an integral, planar member and the surface and the other surface of the carrier member are exterior surfaces of the carrier member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2016
From: BELPAIRE, VINCENT; LECROART, GUILLAUME; BRICHET, NICOLAS; GILOT, LIONEL
To: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
Reel/Frame 038308/0367 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 12198960 · Dec 21, 2012 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150315782A1 · Nov 5, 2015