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US 12,670,753 B2Granted
Vehicle provided with an electric-drive axle and with a sound transmission system to transmit sounds indicative of the operation of said axle
AssigneeFerrari S.P.A.
InventorsMarco Ballatore, Francesco Carosone, Tomas Pedraza, Antonio Palermo
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Abstract
A vehicle has at least one axles with wheels operated by at least one electric motor; a sound transmission system transmits a sound indicative of the operation of the axle inside the passenger compartment; said sound transmission system has at least one acoustic conduit provided with an inlet mouth arranged in the area of the axle and/or of the electric motor and with an outlet opening arranged in the area of the passenger compartment.
Claims11
A vehicle comprising:
- passenger compartment;
- at least one axle comprising at least one wheel;
- at least one electric motor to operate said at least one wheel;
- wherein the vehicle further comprises sound transmission means to transmit sounds indicative of the operation of said at least one axle towards said passenger compartment;
- wherein said sound transmission means comprise at least one acoustic conduit having:
- at least one inlet mouth arranged at a sound source defined by said at least one axle and/or by said at least one electric motor,
- at least one outlet opening arranged at said passenger compartment,
- at least one channel to establish a communication between said at least one inlet mouth and said at least one outlet opening;
- wherein said at least one electric motor defines said sound source and comprises an outer casing comprising a grid;
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- wherein said at least one inlet mouth is arranged at said grid.
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