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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2021
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Youngbeom Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/175 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/162 (2006.01); H04R 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/175 (2013.01); G10K 11/162 (2013.01); H04R 1/22 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle for blocking a virtual engine sound that is introduced into the vehicle includes: a speed sensor configured to detect a travelling speed of the vehicle; a virtual engine sound system (VESS) including a first speaker and a second speaker; and a controller configured to control the VESS based on the travelling speed, wherein the controller is configured to: upon the vehicle being in a stopped state, control the VESS such that the first speaker outputs a virtual engine sound and the second speaker outputs a sound having an inverse phase of the virtual engine sound.