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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
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 first sound emitting device, a second sound emitting device and a notification sound control device. The first sound emitting device emits a first intermittent notification sound inside a cabin interior of a vehicle. The second sound emitting device emits a second intermittent notification sound outside of the cabin interior of the vehicle. The notification sound control device operates the first and second sound emitting devices to separately emit the first and second intermittent notification sounds in at least a partially overlapping pattern in response to occurrence of a vehicle condition to convey a same type of vehicle information to both inside and outside of the cabin interior of the vehicle. The notification sound control device includes a cabin interior-exterior notification sound synchronizing section that is configured to synchronize the first and second intermittent notification sounds.