Vehicle proximity annunciator device
A vehicle proximity annunciator device reduces an occurrence of a pop noise without an additional circuit changing an output of a power amplifier. A capacitor is located between a connection point connecting multiple resistances generating a reference voltage and a ground terminal. The capacitor causes a rise-up time of the reference voltage to delay at a start of power supply to a power source terminal. A sound emission signal is increased at substantially a same level of the reference voltage so that a variation of a differential voltage between the reference voltage and the sound emission signal falls in a pre-determined range.
1. A vehicle proximity annunciator device for notifying vehicle proximity by emitting an annunciation sound from a speaker equipped in a vehicle, the vehicle proximity annunciator device comprising:
a reference voltage generation circuit generating a reference voltage obtained by dividing a power supply voltage, which is applied to a power source terminal, by a plurality of resistances;
a sound emission signal generation portion generating a sound emission signal;
a power amplifier outputting an amplified signal from an output terminal of the power amplifier, the amplified signal being generated by amplifying a differential voltage between the reference voltage and voltage of the sound emission signal;
a coupling capacitor located between the output terminal of the power amplifier and the speaker; and
a rise-up delay capacitor located between a connection point connecting the plurality of resistances generating the reference voltage and a ground terminal, wherein the rise-up delay capacitor causes a rise-up time of the reference voltage to delay at a start of power supply to the power source terminal,
wherein
the sound emission signal generation portion increases the sound emission signal with substantially a same voltage level as the reference voltage so that a variation of the differential voltage between the reference voltage and the voltage of the sound emission signal falls in a threshold range.
2. The vehicle proximity annunciator device according to claim 1 , wherein
a rise-up time of the reference voltage at the start of power supply to the power source terminal is longer than a period corresponding to a minimum audible frequency.
3. The vehicle proximity annunciator device according to claim 1 , wherein:
in response to supply of electric power from a vehicle battery to the vehicle proximity annunciator device, the reference voltage and the sound emission signal rise up while having substantially the same voltage level.
4. The vehicle proximity annunciator device according to claim 1 , wherein:
in response to supply of electric power from a vehicle battery to the vehicle proximity annunciator device, the power supply to the power source terminal starts; and
a capacitance of the rise-up delay capacitor is determined so that the rise-up time of the reference voltage at the start of power supply to the power source terminal is longer than 25milliseconds, which corresponds to the minimum audible frequency.
5. The vehicle proximity annunciator device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the vehicle proximity annunciator device is mounted to an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle.
6. A vehicle proximity annunciator device for notifying vehicle proximity, comprising:
a power source including a power source terminal;
a reference voltage generation circuit including a plurality of resistors that divide a power supply voltage to generate a reference voltage to be applied to the power source terminal;
a sound emission signal generation portion generating a sound emission signal;
a power amplifier including an output terminal, which outputs an amplified signal;
a speaker electrically coupled to the power amplifier;
a coupling capacitor located between the output terminal of the power amplifier and the speaker; and
a rise-up delay capacitor located between a connection point connecting the plurality of resistors in the reference voltage generation circuit and ground, wherein
the amplified signal is generated by amplifying a differential voltage between the reference voltage and voltage of the sound emission signal,
the rise-up delay capacitor causes a rise-up time of the reference voltage to delay at a start of power supply to the power source terminal, and
the sound emission signal generation portion increases the sound emission signal with the voltage level that is substantially the same as the reference voltage.