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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Kosuke Sakamoto, Utsunomiya, JP;
Toshio Inoue, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Akira Takahashi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Yasunori Kobayashi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Inventors:
Kosuke Sakamoto, Utsunomiya, JP;
Toshio Inoue, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Akira Takahashi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Yasunori Kobayashi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H03G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ASC generates a control signal based on an engine rotation frequency detected by an engine rotational speed detecting means, and a speaker outputs a sound effect depending on the control signal into a vehicle. The speaker is disposed in a substantially central area of a dashboard, in front of a driver seat and a front passenger seat of the vehicle, in the transverse direction of the vehicle.