(19)
(11) EP 1 215 381 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/25

(21) Application number: 01129540.9

(22) Date of filing: 11.12.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F02B 77/13
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 12.12.2000 JP 2000377615

(71) Applicant: NICHIAS CORPORATION
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Murakami, Atsushi
    Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka (JP)
  • Arisawa, Atsushi
    Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka (JP)
  • Nishimoto, Kazuo
    Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka (JP)
  • Niwa, Takahiro
    Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Soundproof cover for automobile


(57) A soundproof cover to be mounted on the engine of an automobile is provided. The soundproof cover includes a foam material having a mixed cell structure of open cells and closed cells and a water absorption coefficient of 0.01 g/cm3 or more and less than 0.5 g/cm3. The foam material is provided along the circumferential rim of a cover main body surface facing an engine, and projects to the engine side by a predetermined height such that the foam material closes the gap with respect to the engine at the time it is mounted on the engine.






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