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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2014
Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Kanaya, Tokyo, JP;
Tsukasa Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle approach informing device includes: an informing sound output unit to output informing sound for informing to a pedestrian outside a vehicle that the vehicle is approaching when a predetermined condition is satisfied; a sound volume control unit to control the volume of the informing sound outputted by the informing sound output unit; and a shield detection unit to detect a shield present on any side ahead in a running direction of the vehicle. When a shield is detected by the shield detection unit, the sound volume control unit reduces the volume of the informing sound which is outputted by the informing sound output unit.