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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2007
John David Kostun, Brighton, MI (US);
Mark Donald Hellie, Westland, MI (US);
Christopher Edward Shaw, Canton, MI (US);
Anthony Charles Arruda, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Martin James Styles, Essex, GB;
John David Kostun, Brighton, MI (US);
Mark Donald Hellie, Westland, MI (US);
Christopher Edward Shaw, Canton, MI (US);
Anthony Charles Arruda, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Martin James Styles, Essex, GB;
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Abstract
A sound generator for a vehicle is provided, including a hollow drum having a sound radiation panel structurally and acoustically coupled thereto. The drum has an aperture formed in an outer wall thereof. The drum is adapted to be in fluid communication with an air conduit of the vehicle. The sound radiation panel covers at least a portion of the aperture and is adapted to radiate sound energy to at least one of an engine compartment and an interior of the vehicle. A vehicle system including the sound generator and a method for manufacturing the sound generator are also provided.