Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle notification sound emitting apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 车辆通知声发射装置
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Application No.: US13576592Application Date: 2011-02-07
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Publication No.: US09180813B2Publication Date: 2015-11-10
- Inventor: Hironori Saito , Katsumi Kimura , Tsuyoshi Kanuma , Hideo Yoshino , Yuji Watanabe , Toshiyuki Yamamoto
- Applicant: Hironori Saito , Katsumi Kimura , Tsuyoshi Kanuma , Hideo Yoshino , Yuji Watanabe , Toshiyuki Yamamoto
- Applicant Address: JP Yokohama
- Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Yokohama
- Agency: Global IP Counselors, LLP
- Priority: JP2010-026125 20100209; JP2010-285567 20101222
- International Application: PCT/IB2011/000197 WO 20110207
- International Announcement: WO2011/098879 WO 20110818
- Main IPC: B60Q5/00
- IPC: B60Q5/00 ; B60Q1/22 ; B60Q9/00

Abstract:
A vehicle notification sound emitting apparatus is basically provided with a first sound emitting device, a second sound emitting device and a notification sound control device. The first sound emitting device emits a first intermittent notification sound inside a cabin interior of a vehicle. The second sound emitting device emits a second intermittent notification sound outside of the cabin interior of the vehicle. The notification sound control device operates the first and second sound emitting devices to separately emit the first and second intermittent notification sounds in at least a partially overlapping pattern in response to occurrence of a vehicle condition to convey a same type of vehicle information to both inside and outside of the cabin interior of the vehicle. The notification sound control device includes a cabin interior-exterior notification sound synchronizing section that is configured to synchronize the first and second intermittent notification sounds.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120296520A1 VEHICLE NOTIFICATION SOUND EMITTING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2012-11-22
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