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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2011
Hironori Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Katsumi Kimura, Sagamihara, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kanuma, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideo Yoshino, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yuji Watanabe, Komae, JP;
Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Isehara, JP;
Hironori Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Katsumi Kimura, Sagamihara, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kanuma, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideo Yoshino, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yuji Watanabe, Komae, JP;
Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Isehara, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle notification sound emitting apparatus is basically provided with a sound emitting device and a notification sound control device. The sound emitting device is configured to emit a movement notification sound to outside of a vehicle to inform a person in an area surrounding the vehicle that the vehicle will move. The notification sound control device is configured to operate the sound emitting device to emit a movement notification during a period from when a vehicle speed becomes equal to or smaller than a prescribed value until a prescribed amount of time has elapsed in a situation where the vehicle speed becomes equal to or smaller than the prescribed value while the forward movement notification sound is being emitted.