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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2011
Kenji Tamaki, Saitama, JP;
Ryuji Akiba, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhiko Tanaka, Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Konno, Saitama, JP;
Kenji Tamaki, Saitama, JP;
Ryuji Akiba, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhiko Tanaka, Saitama, JP;
Takeshi Konno, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor, Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide a vehicle approach notification control apparatus for an electric motorcycle, which can output notification sound for notifying a walker or the like of approach of an electric motorcycle with an appropriate sound volume. The vehicle approach notification control apparatus for an electric motorcycle includes a speaker for generating notification sound equivalent to engine sound of an engine driven motorcycle of a vehicle category that is the same as a vehicle category of the electric motorcycle in response to a motor speed of an electric motor or a vehicle speed. The vehicle approach notification control apparatus includes a pseudo engine sound volume storage device configured to store sound volume data of engine sound with respect to the entire running sound upon running of the engine driven vehicle, and a control unit for controlling the notification sound.