US 11,712,996 B2
Sound-producing device for vehicle
Yukiya Atsumi, Wako (JP)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/58,409
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Jun. 4, 2018, PCT No. PCT/JP2018/021366
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 24, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/234792, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0197717 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. B60Q 5/00 (2006.01); G10K 15/04 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 5/008 (2013.01) [G10K 15/04 (2013.01); H04R 1/025 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sound-producing device for a vehicle comprising a sound-producing device, an opening provided in a vehicle body bottom part, and a duct connecting the sound-producing device to the opening,
wherein the duct includes an inlet connected to the sound-producing device, an outlet connected to the opening, and a duct main body providing a connection between the inlet and the outlet, and the inlet and the outlet are offset in a direction that intersects a vertical axis, and
wherein the sound producing device is fixed to a bracket mounted on a vehicle body, and the duct is fixed to the bracket.