Work-station

摘要

A work-station utilizes sound absorbing, translucent enclosure panels that allows light from outside of the work-station to enter. The translucent enclosure panels have an outside panel, and intermediate panel and an inside panel of a translucent plastic sheet material that form cells for dampening sound transmission through the enclosure panels. The inside panel has a plurality of apertures to allow sound to enter and be dissipated within the internal cells. A sound masking device is configured within the work-station and projects a dampening sound into the work-station, such as along the opening to work-station to produce a masking sound curtain for sound entering the work-station.

主权项

1. A four sided work-station comprising:
a. a left-side wall having an extended end and a connected end; b. a right-side wall that is opposing said first wall, and having an extended end and a connected end; c. a connector wall extending between the connected ends of the left-side and right-side walls to form a work area; d. a ceiling extending over said work area and attached to the left-side wall, the right-side wall and the connector wall to form said four sided work-station having an opening for entry, e. a width, a depth and a height;
wherein the left-side wall, the right-side wall, and the connector wall all comprises a translucent panel having at least a 60% light transmission according to ASTM 01003, and comprising:
an inside panel consisting of a translucent sheet of plastic;a solid outside panel consisting of a having no apertures therethrough and that extends parallel to the inside panel;an intermediate panel consisting of a translucent sheet of plastic and configured between the inside and outside panels and extending in parallel with the inside and outside panels;a plurality of inside struts that extend substantially perpendicularly from the inside panel to the intermediate panel to produce inside cells having an inside gap distance from the inside panel to the intermediate panel;a plurality of outside struts that extend substantially perpendicularly from the outside panel to the intermediate panel to produce outside cells having an outside gap distance from the outside panel to the intermediate panel; f. a plurality of apertures in the inside panel that allow sound to pass through the inside panel and into the plurality of inside cells to reduce sound within the work-station;
wherein the plurality of apertures have a coverage area of at least 20%; g. a sound masking device comprising a speaker that produces a masking sound having at least two frequencies that is projected into the four-sided workstation
wherein the translucent panels are obscuring translucent panels, wherein the visibility through the panels is no better than 20/30 as determined with a Snellen chart vision test positioned no more than 5 ft behind the translucent panel and wherein the translucent panels reduce sound passing therethrough, providing at least at least a 10 decibel (dB) reduction in sound.