Integrated active noise attenuation system and fluid reservoir
AssigneeSiemens VDO Automotive Corporation
InventorsJames K. Vanderveen, Zhouxuan Xia
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Abstract
An active noise attenuation system (10) comprises a speaker (26) in communication with a flow body (78). The speaker (26) emits an output for attenuating noise from the flow body (78). A control unit (31) communicates with the speaker (26) and controls the output. A housing (14) has one volume (18) acting as a liquid storage chamber and another volume (22) acting as a speaker chamber.
Claims20
An active noise attenuation system comprising;
- a speaker in communication with a flow body, emitting an output for attenuating noise from said flow body;
- a control unit in communication with said speaker, controlling said output;
- and
- a housing comprising a first volume defining at least a portion of a liquid storage chamber;
- and
- a second volume defining at least a portion of a chamber housing said speaker.
An active noise attenuation system comprising;
- a speaker in communication with a flow body, emitting an output for attenuating noise from said flow body;
- a control unit in communication with said speaker, controlling said output;
- a housing comprising a first volume defining at least a portion of a first liquid storage chamber, a second volume defining at least a portion of a second liquid storage chamber;
- and
- a third volume defining a chamber for housing said speaker wherein said housing comprises at least one housing portion defining at least a portion of said first volume, said second volume, and said third volume.
The active noise attenuation system of claim 111 including a battery tray defined by a portion of said housing.
A method of manufacturing an active noise attenuation device comprising the steps of:
- locating a speaker in proximity to a flow body;
- housing the speaker;
- locating the speaker in proximity to a liquid storage chamber;
- using a first portion of the housing to define a speaker chamber within the housing;
- and
- using a second portion of the housing to define at least a portion of the liquid storage chamber within the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.