Granted Patent B2

US 12,194,925 · App. 18/369,571 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Inventor: Yonghwan Hwang (Gyeonggi-do, KR)

Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation

B60R11/0217B60Q1/0023H04R1/025H04R1/028H04R3/04H04R5/02H04R5/04H04B1/082H04R2499/13

Abstract

Claims (11)

1. A vehicle, comprising:

a head lamp;

a head lamp case in which the head lamp is provided;

a speaker for outputting a virtual engine sound, the speaker being provided inside the head lamp case;

a temperature sensor configured to sense an internal temperature of the head lamp case; and

a controller configured to control an output of the speaker to be inversely proportional to the internal temperature of the head lamp case.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein an internal cross-sectional area of the head lamp case increases in a direction toward a front of the vehicle based on a position where the speaker is provided.

3. A controlling method of a vehicle including a head lamp, a head lamp case in which the head lamp is provided, a speaker for outputting a virtual engine sound and provided inside the head lamp case, and a temperature sensor for sensing an internal temperature of the head lamp case, the method comprising:

controlling an output of the speaker to be inversely proportional to the internal temperature of the head lamp case.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein an internal cross-sectional area of the head lamp case increases in a direction toward a front of the vehicle based on a position where the speaker is provided.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the speaker includes a vibration plate arranged at the front of the vehicle, the speaker having an area equal to the internal cross-sectional area of the head lamp case at the position where the speaker is provided.

Priority Claims (1)

Continuity (2)

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