IP Library Granted Patent US 12,728,617
Granted Patent B2
US 12,728,617 · App. 18/578,231 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Method for manufacturing an acoustic attenuation structure with control of the positioning of an acoustic skin

Inventors: Nicolas Pierre Lanfant (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Hugues Laurent Alglave (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Patrick Dunleavy (Moissy-Cramayel, FR)
Assignee: SAFRAN
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Patent No.
US 12,728,617
App. No.
18/578,231
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing an acoustic attenuation structure including the following steps: making a complex acoustic multi-element panel including a plurality of hollow complex acoustic elements and a plurality of partitions forming acoustic cavities, each complex acoustic element being housed in an acoustic cavity so as to form an acoustic cell, making a first skin, piercing a plurality of perforations on the first skin at determined locations to form a multi-perforated acoustic skin, assembling the complex acoustic multi-element panel with the multi-perforated acoustic skin. The multi-perforated acoustic skin including on its assembly face a plurality of positioning studs configured to cooperate with a hollow complex acoustic element or an acoustic cavity during the assembly of the complex acoustic multi-element panel with the multi-perforated acoustic skin.

Claims (20)

1 . A method for manufacturing an acoustic attenuation structure comprising:

making a complex acoustic multi-element panel comprising a plurality of hollow complex acoustic elements each having a shape gradually narrowing between a base and a top and a plurality of partitions forming acoustic cavities, each complex acoustic element being housed in an acoustic cavity so as to form an acoustic cell,

making a first skin,

piercing a plurality of perforations on the first skin at determined locations so as to form a multi-perforated acoustic skin,

assembling a face of the complex acoustic multi-element panel with an assembly face of the multi-perforated acoustic skin,

wherein the multi-perforated acoustic skin comprises on its assembly face a plurality of positioning studs present at determined locations, each positioning stud being configured to cooperate with a hollow complex acoustic element or an acoustic cavity during the assembly of the complex acoustic multi-element panel with the multi-perforated acoustic skin and in that one or several positioning studs have a shape complementary to an inner shape of the hollow complex acoustic elements.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein one or several positioning studs have a shape complementary to the shape of the acoustic cavities.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the acoustic attenuation structure further comprises the assembly of the face of the complex acoustic multi-element panel) opposite to the face covered by the multi-perforated acoustic skin with an assembly face of a closing skin.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one positioning stud comprises a fixing member.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the complex acoustic elements have a pyramidal, conical or spiral shape.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least the complex acoustic multi-element panel is made of a filled or unfilled thermoplastic or thermosetting material.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein at least the complex acoustic multi-element panel is made by injection of a filled or unfilled thermoplastic or thermosetting material.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the complex acoustic multi-element panel and the plurality of partitions are made in a single piece by injection of a filled or unfilled thermoplastic or thermosetting material.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein each positioning stud is manufactured with the acoustic skin by thermoplastic stamping-overmolding or stamping with metal inserts.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning studs and the acoustic skin are made of a thermoplastic material, each positioning stud being added by welding or by bonding onto said skin.

11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein each positioning stud is made by additive manufacturing.

12 . An acoustic attenuation structure comprising:

a complex acoustic multi-element panel comprising a plurality of hollow complex acoustic elements each having a shape gradually narrowing between a base and a top and a plurality of partitions forming acoustic cavities), each complex acoustic element being housed in an acoustic cavity so as to form an acoustic cell,

a multi-perforated acoustic skin comprising a plurality of perforations, said acoustic skin having an assembly face fixed on a face of the complex acoustic multi-element panel,

wherein the multi-perforated acoustic skin comprises on its assembly face a plurality of positioning studs present at determined locations, each positioning stud cooperating with a hollow complex acoustic element or an acoustic cavity of the complex acoustic multi-element panel and in that one or several positioning studs have a shape complementary to an inner shape of the hollow complex acoustic elements.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2024
From: LANFANT, NICOLAS PIERRE; ALGLAVE, HUGUES LAURENT; DUNLEAVY, PATRICK
To: SAFRAN
Reel/Frame 066425/0504 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 2107652 · Jul 15, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240316894A1 · Sep 26, 2024
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