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Granted Patent B2
US 9,121,560 · App. 14/080,124 · Granted Sep 1, 2015

Motor vehicle

Inventor: Karl Dums (Renningen, DE)
Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
F21S48/1225B60Q1/0017B60Q5/008F21S48/00F21S48/1233F21S48/15F21S48/155F21S48/30G10K9/13G10K13/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,121,560
App. No.
14/080,124
Granted
Sep 1, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a motor vehicle having a lighting device ( 4 - 7 ), which is combined with a noise-output device, and having an electrical drive device. In order to optimize a motor vehicle having a lighting device, which is combined with a noise output device, and having an electrical drive device in respect of the installation space required for the noise output device, at least one diffusing lens of the lighting device ( 4 ) is designed as a sound-emitting device.

Claims (13)

1. A motor vehicle having an electrical drive device, the motor vehicle comprising: at least one lighting device having at least one diffusing lens and an oscillating coil mounted directly on the diffusing lens and causing the diffusing lens to oscillate in a specified manner for generating noise.

2. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a decoupling element for mounting the lighting device to a supporting structure of the motor vehicle for decoupling oscillation of the diffusing lens from the supporting structure.

3. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the lighting device comprises a headlight of the motor vehicle.

4. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the lighting device comprises a taillight of the motor vehicle.

5. A method for operating a motor vehicle that has an electrical drive device, the method comprising: sensing whether the motor vehicle is being driven by the electrical drive device; generating an electric signal for causing at least one oscillating coil mounted directly on at least one diffusing lens of at least one lighting device of the motor vehicle and causing the at least one diffusing lens to oscillate in a way that outputs a vehicle-specific driving noise when the motor vehicle is driven electrically.

6. A diffusing lens for lighting device for a motor vehicle, comprising an oscillating device mounted directly to the diffusing lens and causing the diffusing lens to oscillate in a specified manner for emitting a sound from the diffusing lens.

7. A lighting device for a motor vehicle, comprising:

a housing;

at least one light source mounted to the housing; and

the diffusing lens of claim 6 mounted to the housing.

8. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the diffusing lens and the housing are configured to define a closed resonance volume therebetween.

9. The lighting device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one light source is disposed in the resonance volume.

10. The lighting device of claim 8 , further comprising a decoupling element for decoupling vibration of the diffusing lens from the motor vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2013
From: DUMS, KARL
To: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 031603/0653 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2012 111 352 · Nov 23, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140146557A1 · May 29, 2014