Patent ID: 8863891

Claim:
A device for damping sounds the device comprising: a casing for being placed around sound-generating equipment and configured to shield the sound generating equipment from the surroundings and thereby to dampen sound generated, the casing including an inlet configured to allow air to flow into the casing for cooling; a sound-damping panel in the casing, the sound-damping panel configured to conduct air out from the casing; the sound-damping panel comprises: a first wall, which faces an inside of the casing, and a second wall, which extends along and at a distance from the first wall, and the second wall positioned so as to leave a throughflow space between the first wall and the second wall; a plurality of apertures in the first wall via which air is allowed to flow into the throughflow space between the first and the second walls; a diffuser situated on the second wall opposite each aperture of the plurality of apertures, and the diffuser having a curvilinear side protruding from the second wall towards the apertures in the first wall, wherein the curvilinear side of the diffuser is configured for deflecting the air which flows from the apertures toward the second wall such that the air flow proceeds in various different directions in the throughflow space; a sound absorbing material covering at least some of the internal surfaces of the throughflow space; and the sound-damping panel comprises at least one outlet aperture connected to the throughflow space via which air flows from the throughflow space to the surroundings.