Sound absorbing device, electronic device, and image forming apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10943575-B2
Application number	US-202016884508-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 27, 2020
Priority date	Apr 28, 2014
Publication date	Mar 9, 2021
Grant date	Mar 9, 2021

Abstract

A sound absorbing device includes: a plurality of sound absorbing units. A frequency of sound absorbed by at least one of the sound absorbing units overlaps, at least partially, with a frequency of sound with a volume increased by installation of another sound absorbing unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sound absorbing device comprising:
a plurality of sound absorbers including necks forming openings and cavities;
a sound detector configured to detect a frequency of a sound;
a driver configured to change lengths of the necks with respect to the cavities; and
a controller configured to control driving of the driver based on a result of detection of the sound by the sound detector.

2. The sound absorbing device according to claim 1 , wherein the necks are part of a first member forming the cavities with the lengths of the necks extending in a direction opposite to the cavities from the first member.

3. The sound absorbing device according to claim 2 , wherein the sound detector is in the first member.

4. The sound absorbing device according to claim 1 , wherein the frequency of the sound absorbed by the plurality of sound absorbers are adjusted by changing the lengths of the necks with respect to the cavities.

5. An electronic device comprising:
the sound absorbing device according to claim 1 ; and
a sound source configured to generate the sound.

6. An image forming apparatus comprising:
the electronic device according to claim 5 , the electronic device configured to form an image on a recording medium.

7. The image forming apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the sound is generated as a byproduct of operation of the electronic device.

Assignees

• Ishida Masahiro
• Matsuda Naoki
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ishida Masahiro
• Matsuda Naoki

Classifications

• B41J29/08 Primary

  Sound-deadening, or shock-absorbing stands, supports, cases or pads separate from machines · CPC title

• G03G21/1619

  Frame structures · CPC title

• G10K11/172 Primary

  using resonance effects · CPC title

• G10K2210/32272

  Helmholtz resonators · CPC title

• B41J29/13

  Cases or covers · CPC title