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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Masanori Kosugi, Aichi, JP;
Takashi Nagao, Aichi, JP;
Tatsushi Katsuyama, Aichi, JP;
Takeyoshi Mori, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/02 (2013.01); B60R 11/0217 (2013.01); B60R 2011/001 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
An acoustic device to be mounted in a vehicle, the acoustic device including at least two speakers arranged before a front face of an occupant sitting in a seat to sandwich a center line of the seat and a control unit that controls characteristics of sound output from each of the speakers such that a stereophonic sound image produced by sounds output from the at least two speakers is maintained. The at least two speakers are installed on a steering wheel of the vehicle.