Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sound modification apparatus for a turbocharged engine
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Application No.: US17732397Application Date: 2022-04-28
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Publication No.: US12203407B2Publication Date: 2025-01-21
- Inventor: Derek Ballou
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent Vincent Mastrogiacomo
- Main IPC: G10K15/04
- IPC: G10K15/04 ; F02B37/12 ; F02M35/12 ; G10K9/04

Abstract:
An apparatus, a system, and a method are disclosed for enhancing a sound of an engine having a turbocharger. The apparatus is used with a vehicle having a turbocharger that includes a recirculation hose that is disconnected from the system. A short section of hose is assembled to a blow-off valve and a sound modification apparatus that includes a horn end and an attachment portion. The attachment portion is connected to an outlet end of the short section of hose. The horn end has a conical end through which a first tone is emitted when vented gases pass inside the horn and a plurality of arcuate opening through which a second tone is emitted.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230349317A1 SOUND MODIFICATION APPARATUS FOR A TURBOCHARGED ENGINE Public/Granted day:2023-11-02
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