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Granted Patent B2
US 12,565,157 · App. 18/033,023 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Absorptive sound insulation

Inventors: Volkmar Schulze (Schierling, DE); Maurizio Tarello (Caluso, IT)
Assignee: ADLER PELZER HOLDING GMBH
B60R13/0815B32B3/266B32B5/022B32B5/271B32B2250/02B32B2250/20B32B2262/0261B32B2262/0284B32B2262/04B32B2262/16B32B2307/102B32B2307/304B32B2307/554B32B2605/003B32B2605/08
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Patent No.
US 12,565,157
App. No.
18/033,023
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An absorption sound insulation for motor vehicle interiors and luggage compartments with absorption/stiffening nonwovens or 3D absorbers is formed of partially or completely cellulose wool, and includes a wear layer, and an absorbent/stiffening nonwoven fabric laminated thereunder formed of rayon of solid individual phases having a multi-leg cross-sectional shape with at least three legs, in which the legs of the cross-sectional profile each have a length/width ratio of at least 2:1 and the individual titre is 0.5 to 5 dtex.

Claims (15)

1 . An absorptive sound insulation for the motor vehicle interior and luggage compartment consisting essentially of two layers:

(a) a wear layer, wherein the wear layer comprises

(a1) a tufted carpet,

(a2) a velour and flat needlepunched nonwoven carpet, and

(a3) a microperforated film, or

(a4) a PET or blended fibre nonwoven and

(b) an absorbent/stiffening nonwoven fabric layer laminated to the wear layer, and comprising rayon of solid individual phases having a multi-leg cross-sectional shape with at least three legs, in which the legs of the cross-sectional profile each have a length/width ratio of at least 2:1 and the individual titre is 0.5 to 5 dtex.

2 . The absorptive sound insulation according to claim 1 , wherein the absorption/stiffening nonwoven fabric layer contains 5 to 95% by weight of the rayon.

3 . The absorptive sound insulation according to claim 1 , wherein the absorption/stiffening nonwoven fabric layer consists of rayon.

4 . The absorptive sound insulation according to claim 1 , comprising a 3D sound insulation geometry manufactured by the fibre flocking process.

5 . The absorptive sound insulation according to claim 1 , in the form of an interior bulkhead, a floor panelling, thermal insulation, a roof lining, a parcel shelf, a luggage compartment side panelling, an interior wheel arch cover, a spare wheel well, a luggage compartment lid and a load floor.

6 . The absorptive sound insulation according to claim 2 , wherein the absorption/stiffening nonwoven fabric layer contains 15 to 70% by weight of the rayon.

7 . The absorptive sound insulation according to claim 1 , wherein the tufted carpet is formed of a yarn material selected from the group consisting of PA6.6, PA6, PP, rPA, PET, and rPET.

8 . The absorptive sound insulation according to claim 1 , wherein the tufted carpet is formed of a bio-based polyamide selected from the group consisting of PA 5.10 and PA 6.10.

9 . The absorptive sound insulation according to claim 1 , wherein the tufted carpet comprises a velour and flat needlepunched nonwoven carpet formed of a fibre material selected from the group consisting of PET, PET/PP, PP, PA/PET and rPET.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 26, 2023
From: TARELLO, MAURIZIO; SCHULZE, VOLKMAR
To: ADLER PELZER HOLDING GMBH
Reel/Frame 065954/0358 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 127 588.9 · Oct 20, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240001868A1 · Jan 4, 2024
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