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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tatsuhiko Goto, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/178 (2006.01); G10K 11/172 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/17823 (2018.01); G10K 11/172 (2013.01); G10K 11/17881 (2018.01); G10K 11/17854 (2018.01); G10K 2210/3026 (2013.01); G10K 2210/3027 (2013.01); G10K 2210/3028 (2013.01); G10K 2210/3044 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a sound emitting apparatus includes a helical hollow tube and at least three sound wave sources. The helical hollow tube helically extends in a circumferential direction to form an annular shape as a whole. The first helical hollow tube includes a plurality of openings. The at least three sound wave sources are coupled to the first helical hollow tube and are configured to supply a sound wave to the first helical hollow tube.