EXTERNAL SOUND GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A vehicle sound generation system, comprising:
- a power source;
a sound unit coupled to the power source that, based on a sound file, generates electrical signals corresponding to the sound file when a particular operation of the vehicle occurs; and
a sound generator that generates a sound signal based on the electrical signals that is emitted external to the vehicle that corresponds to the particular operation of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An external sound generating system and method are provided that can be used to generate an external sound for quiet vehicles such as hybrid vehicle, an electric motor vehicle or a fuel cell vehicle.
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1. A vehicle sound generation system, comprising:
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a power source; a sound unit coupled to the power source that, based on a sound file, generates electrical signals corresponding to the sound file when a particular operation of the vehicle occurs; and a sound generator that generates a sound signal based on the electrical signals that is emitted external to the vehicle that corresponds to the particular operation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for generating a vehicle sound, comprising:
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providing at least one sound file; generating, in a sound unit, electrical signals corresponding to the sound file when a particular operation of the vehicle occurs; and generating a sound signal based on the electrical signals that is emitted external to the vehicle that corresponds to the particular operation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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