Gypsum-panel acoustical monolithic ceiling

摘要

An acoustical panel for forming a monolithic ceiling or wall, the panel extending across a rectangular area, and having a core made primarily of gypsum, the core being essentially coextensive with the panel area such that it has two opposed sides, each of an area substantially equal to the area of the panel, the core having a multitude of perforations extending generally between its sides, the perforations being distributed substantially uniformly across the full area of the core and being open at both sides of the core, the face side of the core being covered by a porous layer, the perforations being optionally restricted at a rear side of the core, the porous layer at the face side of the core being suitable for adherence of drywall joint compound and a water-based non-blocking paint.

主权项

1. A rectangular acoustical panel comprising a drywall sheet of a thickness of at least ½ inch or metric industry equivalent having a gypsum-based core and paper front and rear face layers, the drywall sheet being perforated through its faces and core with holes at least ⅛ inch in diameter and of sufficient number to comprise at least 9% of a face area of the panel, the front face being covered by a porous non-woven glass fiber veil having a translucence rendering it incapable of fully concealing the holes, the veil being covered with a non-bridging coating, the combined veil and coating being effective to conceal the holes while affording sufficient porosity therethrough to allow the panel to exhibit an NRC of at least 0.55, short edges of the panel for forming butt joints with identical panels having locally recessed areas at a front face of the panel for reception of joint tape and joint compound below a plane of a major part of the front face of the panel.