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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2011
Keat Boon Mah, Portage, MI (US);
Keat Boon Mah, Portage, MI (US);
Mann + Hummel, GmbH, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Abstract
A sound distribution apparatus provides a driver with an audible impression of the operating speed, load and performance of a vehicle engine. The sound distribution apparatus includes an assembly of one or more sound transmission ducts interconnected to conduct or transmit engine sounds from the air intake tract into the passenger compartment and to distribute the sound in a uniform fashion from behind the dashboard at the front to the passenger compartment. The sound distribution duct includes a plurality of sound diffusion apertures arranged on the outer wall, each configured to diffuse a portion of the transmitted sound into the passenger compartment. A sound permeable airflow blockage device seals the sound transmission duct interior in a gas-tight way preventing airflow.