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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 16, 2013
Anden Co., Ltd., Anjo, Aichi-pref., JP;
Haruyuki Tsuzuki, Anjo, JP;
ANDEN CO., LTD., Anjo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle approach alert device includes: an output sound generator that generates a sound output of output sound data read out from a memory device; a voltage control unit that changes a voltage of an output waveform of the sound output, and outputs a voltage control output; an amplifier that flows current, corresponding to the voltage control output, to a sound output body to output a vehicle approach alert sound; an acceleration operation amount obtaining device; a change amount calculation device that calculates a temporal change amount of the acceleration operation amount; an output sound control device that sets an envelope frequency of the vehicle approach alert sound based on the temporal change amount; and a change control device that controls the voltage control unit to change the voltage according to the envelope frequency.