Patent ID: 9180813
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. A vehicle notification sound emitting apparatus comprising: a first sound emitting device configured to emit a first intermittent notification sound inside a cabin interior of a vehicle as a first pattern having sound periods and silent periods; a second sound emitting device configured to emit a second intermittent notification sound outside of the cabin interior of the vehicle as a second pattern having sound periods and silent periods; and a notification sound control device configured to operate 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 including a cabin interior-exterior notification sound synchronizing section configured to synchronize the first and second intermittent notification sounds such that a non-overlapping period in which the first and second intermittent notification sounds are both silent is provided, the non-overlapping period corresponding to a single period of time that exists entirely during the silent periods of the first and second patterns without existing in any of the sound periods of the first and second patterns.