ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRIC SOUND-PRODUCING BLOWER/COOLER
First Claim
1. An electrically powered passenger vehicle comprising:
- an electric drive motor operatively coupled to one or more of the vehicle'"'"'s wheels for rotating the vehicle'"'"'s wheels to propel the vehicle, wherein the vehicle has variable performance parameters;
a battery pack for powering the electric drive motor;
a first controller for controlling the speed of the vehicle;
a rotary air mover and sound generator for supplying cooling air to the electric drive motor and generating a variable sound having at least one variable sound parameter as the vehicle moves, the rotary air mover and sound generator having an air inlet and an air outlet;
a motor for driving the rotary air mover and sound generator;
a second controller for controlling the speed of the rotary air mover and sound generator, the controller controlling the speed of the rotary air mover and sound generator to change the variable parameter of sound generated by the rotary air mover and sound generator such that the sound parameter of sound generated by the rotary air mover and sound generator varies with one of the vehicle'"'"'s performance parameters.
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Abstract
An apparatus for simulating the sound of a conventionally powered gasoline or diesel powered engine in an electrically powered passenger vehicle having an electric drive motor operatively coupled to one or more of the vehicle'"'"'s wheels for rotating the vehicle'"'"'s wheels to propel the vehicle, includes a rotary air mover and sound generator for supplying cooling air to the electric drive motor and for generating a variable sound having at least one variable sound parameter, a motor for driving the rotary air mover and sound generator; and a controller for controlling the rotary air mover and sound generator, the controller controlling the rotary air mover and sound generator to change the variable parameter of sound generated by the rotary air mover and sound generator such that the sound parameter of sound generated by the rotary air mover and sound generator matches a selected one of the vehicle'"'"'s performance parameters.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. An electrically powered passenger vehicle comprising:
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an electric drive motor operatively coupled to one or more of the vehicle'"'"'s wheels for rotating the vehicle'"'"'s wheels to propel the vehicle, wherein the vehicle has variable performance parameters; a battery pack for powering the electric drive motor; a first controller for controlling the speed of the vehicle; a rotary air mover and sound generator for supplying cooling air to the electric drive motor and generating a variable sound having at least one variable sound parameter as the vehicle moves, the rotary air mover and sound generator having an air inlet and an air outlet; a motor for driving the rotary air mover and sound generator; a second controller for controlling the speed of the rotary air mover and sound generator, the controller controlling the speed of the rotary air mover and sound generator to change the variable parameter of sound generated by the rotary air mover and sound generator such that the sound parameter of sound generated by the rotary air mover and sound generator varies with one of the vehicle'"'"'s performance parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electrically powered passenger vehicle comprising:
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an electric drive motor operatively coupled to one or more of the vehicle'"'"'s wheels for rotating the vehicle'"'"'s wheels to propel the vehicle, wherein the vehicle has variable performance parameters; a battery pack for powering the electric drive motor; a first controller for controlling the speed of the vehicle; a combination rotary air mover and sound generator for generating a sound having at least one variable sound parameter as the vehicle moves, the rotary air mover and sound generator having an air inlet and an air outlet; a motor for driving the rotary air mover and sound generator; a second controller for controlling the rotary air mover and sound generator, the controller controlling the rotary air mover and sound generator to change the variable parameter of sound generated by the rotary air mover and sound generator such that the sound parameter of sound generated by the rotary air mover and sound generator matches a selected one of the vehicle'"'"'s performance parameters. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for simulating the sound of a conventionally powered gasoline or diesel powered engine in an electrically powered passenger vehicle having an electric drive motor operatively coupled to one or more of the vehicle'"'"'s wheels for rotating the vehicle'"'"'s wheels to propel the vehicle, wherein the vehicle has variable performance parameters;
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a rotary air mover and sound generator mounted on the vehicle for supplying cooling air to the electric drive motor and for generating a variable sound having at least one variable sound parameter, the rotary air mover and sound generator having an air inlet and an air outlet; a motor for driving the rotary air mover and sound generator; and a controller for controlling the rotary air mover and sound generator, the controller controlling the rotary air mover and sound generator to change the variable parameter of sound generated by the rotary air mover and sound generator such that the sound parameter of sound generated by the rotary air mover and sound generator matches a selected one of the vehicle'"'"'s performance parameters. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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