Device for controlling the volume of a car radio as a function of driving noise

• US 6,031,918 A
• Filed: 02/27/1997
• Issued: 02/29/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Blaupunkt-Werke GmbH (Aurelius AG)
• Original Assignee: Blaupunkt-Werke GmbH (Aurelius AG)
• Inventors: Chahabadi, Djahanyar
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, HUYEN D
• Application Number:
  US08/793,667
• Time in Patent Office: 1,097 Days
• Field of Search: 381/57, 381/107, 381/86, 381/94, 381/94.1, 381/98, 455/238.1
• US Class Current: 381/94.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/12 for distributing signals to two or more loudspeakers specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407

Abstract

In a device for controlling the volume of a car radio as a function of driving noise, an acceleration sensor can be mechanically connected with the body of the motor vehicle, to generate a signal dependent on driving noise.

Claims

1. A device for controlling a volume of a car radio of a motor vehicle as a function of a driving noise, comprising:

an acceleration sensor detecting the driving noise which is provided into an interior of the motor vehicle as a structure-borne noise and generating a sensor signal which relates to the structure-borne noise, the acceleration sensor being mechanically connected to a body of the motor vehicle; and

a signal processing circuit receiving the sensor signal and controlling the volume of the car radio disposed in the motor vehicle as a function of the sensor signal.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the acceleration sensor measures vertical accelerations.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the acceleration sensor is disposed in the car radio.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the acceleration sensor is rigidly connected with a housing of the car radio.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the acceleration sensor demonstrates a signal band of about 1 Khz.

6. A device for controlling a volume of a car radio of a motor vehicle as a function of a driving noise, comprising:

an acceleration sensor detecting the driving noise which is provided into an interior of the motor vehicle as a structure-borne noise and generating a sensor signal which relates to the structure-borne noise, the acceleration sensor being mechanically connected to a body of the motor vehicle;

mechanically connected to a body of the motor vehicle;

a low frequency source having an audio signal output;

a multi-channel equalizer having a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs, the plurality of outputs being connected to a plurality of end stages, at least one of the plurality of inputs receiving the audio signal output from the low frequency source; and

a signal processing circuit connected to at least one of the plurality of inputs of the multi-channel equalizer and to the plurality of outputs of the multi-channel equalizer, the signal processing circuit receiving the sensor signal end controlling the volume of the car radio as a function of the sensor signal and the outputs of the multi-channel equalizer via a pre-determined algorithm.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the acceleration sensor measures vertical accelerations.

8. The device according to claim 6, wherein the acceleration sensor is disposed in the car radio.

9. The device according to claim 6, wherein the acceleration sensor is rigidly connected with a housing of the car radio.

10. The device according to claim 6, wherein the acceleration sensor demonstrates a signal band of about 1 Khz.