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Patent No.:

US 11820302 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2018

Vehicle noise reduction for vehicle occupants

Applicant:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);

Inventors:

Abhishek Srivastava, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

David W. Cosgrove, Milford, MI (US);

Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Akiyoshi Maeda, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);

Attorneys:

SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

Hector A. Agdeppa

Daniel N. Yannuzzi

Primary Examiner:

Jeffrey C Boomer

Assistant Examiner:

Paul Allen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/17 (2016.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); B60R 16/037 (2006.01); F01P 7/04 (2006.01); F01P 7/16 (2006.01); F01P 7/12 (2006.01); B62D 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/03 (2013.01); B60R 16/037 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 20/17 (2016.01); B60W 2510/30 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B62D 5/062 (2013.01); F01P 7/048 (2013.01); F01P 7/12 (2013.01); F01P 7/164 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle and method for vehicle noise reduction for vehicle occupants are provided. The method comprises detecting a position of a window of the vehicle; and controlling the duty of an operational component of the vehicle based on the position of the window of the vehicle and at least one of: a speed of the vehicle, and a presence of a sound-reflecting structure proximate to the vehicle; wherein the operational component is external to a cabin of the vehicle; and wherein noise generated by the operational component increases with a duty of the operational component.

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