SOUND DAMPENING WALL

摘要

An acoustic dampening dual-stud construction member is disclosed herein. The dual-stud construction member is composed of two single studs adhered to each other with an acoustic dampening material and spaced a fixed distance apart from each other as a single unitary member which may be used in building construction. Walls having a high sound transmission coefficient may be quickly and easily assembled using the unitary member composed of two studs.

主权项

1. An assembly, comprising:
a first construction stud having a back wall, first and second side walls extending from respective first and second ends of the back wall generally parallel to each other and perpendicular to the back wall and at least one front wall member extending from either the first side wall or the second side wall and being parallel to the back wall; a second construction stud having a back wall, first and second side walls extending from respective first and second ends of the back wall generally parallel to each other and perpendicular to the back wall and at least one front wall member extending from either the first side wall or the second side wall and being parallel to the back wall; a first acoustic dampening member affixed to the first side wall of the first construction stud and the second side wall of the second construction stud to form a first joining member for a single, prefabricated unitary stud having the first and second construction studs affixed to each other, the first acoustic damping member including a first back member that extends generally parallel to the back wall of each of the first and second construction studs and a first isolation member that is continuous and unitary with the first back member and is positioned between and connected to respective side walls of the first and second construction studs; a second acoustic dampening member spaced apart from the first acoustic damping member for a distance that is greater than length of the first acoustic damping member to result in an open space between the first and second studs and between the first and second acoustic dampening members, the open space extending for a length of the studs, the second acoustic dampening member being affixed to the first sidewall of the first construction stud, the second sidewall of the second construction stud, the second acoustic dampening member including a second back member that extends generally parallel to the back wall of each of the first and second construction studs and a second acoustic isolation member that is continuous and unitary with the first back member and extends between and is affixed to respective sidewalls of the first and second construction studs in the prefabricated assembly.