US20050167190A1 - Noise management system for reducing airborne and structure borne noise of a vehicle exhaust system - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to active noise cancellation systems for vehicles, and more particularly to the arrangements for coupling a noise cancellation system to an exhaust component of a vehicle.
- Active noise cancellation systems typically operate by creating a noise cancellation signal which is equal-in sound pressure and opposite in phase with a primary noise signal. When combined, the two signals would ideally cancel one another out thus reducing the total airborne noise produced by a machine or by a vehicle.
- Such systems may be employed to reduce noise produced by an engine exhaust in a motor vehicle.
- the actual implementation of coupling the acoustic output of an exhaust system and a noise cancellation signal may be problematic depending on the design constraints of the vehicle.
- one known system employs a cylindrical prism routing a noise cancellation signal through an open end of a first cylinder, and exhaust gasses through a second cylinder perpendicularly connected to the a side wall of the first cylinder.
- the silenced exhaust gasses exit from the opposite end of the first cylinder.
- Such an arrangement requires joining the intersection of two cylinders and has proven difficult to execute reliably.
- the routing of the exhaust gasses impinges the gasses against the inside of the cylindrical prism creating turbulence within the cylindrical prism. This turbulence causes vibration of components and results in an undesirable secondary structure borne noise issue.
- one aspect of the present invention is to provide a noise management device which is desirable for use in a system having a noise cancellation signal and an exhaust stream arriving perpendicular to each other.
- Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a noise cancellation enclosure which reduces or eliminates turbulence within the enclosure.
- Yet another aspect of the present invention is to provide a noise cancellation system suitable for use in a vehicle having a side-exiting exhaust.
- a noise management arrangement In an active noise cancellation system having exhaust noise and anti-noise initiating at sources positioned perpendicular to each other, the noise management arrangement has a noise cancellation enclosure containing a noise cancellation space.
- the space is in communication with a noise cancellation port and has an exit port coaxial with the noise cancellation port.
- An opening receives the exhaust noise from an exterior of the enclosure and communicates the exhaust noise into the space and directs the noise towards the exit port, thereby minimizing the exhaust noise that impinges upon the enclosure.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a plan view of an embodiment of a noise management device.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of an embodiment of a noise management device.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a noise cancellation enclosure.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a plan view of an embodiment of a noise management arrangement 1 having a noise cancellation enclosure 10 for combining the acoustic output of a vehicle exhaust component 40 with the acoustic output of an active muffler speaker enclosure 50 .
- the enclosure 10 may be formed from metal, such as aluminum.
- the noise cancellation enclosure 10 has an arcuate wall 16 .
- the arcuate wall 16 is substantially planar in the view axis and preferably has a curvature of radius R about point 26 as shown in FIG. 1 .
- An outer shell portion 18 is integrally formed with the arcuate wall 16 , and includes opposing side wall portions 22 and 20 , to define a noise cancellation space 12 .
- An exit port 24 is formed in the enclosure 10 to provide an outlet for exhaust gasses.
- a pipe 42 is positioned within an opening 28 formed in arcuate wall 16 .
- the pipe 42 provides a path for noisy exhaust gasses to enter the enclosure 10 .
- the pipe 42 has an inner spout portion 14 for directing the exhaust gasses toward the exit port 24 .
- a noise cancellation port 58 is positioned within a second opening 30 which is also formed in the arcuate wall 16 .
- the second opening 30 is preferably coaxial with exit port 24 . In this manner, the present invention can reduce and/or minimize any undesirable resonance of enclosure 10 by generally aligning the second opening 30 and exit port 24 relative to the exhaust gas flow.
- a microphone 44 is positioned near the exit port 24 .
- the microphone detects noise emitting from the exit port and converts the noise to an electrical signal.
- the electrical signal is connected to a control unit 46 .
- the control unit 46 has an electrical output connected to a speaker (not shown) located within speaker enclosure 50 .
- the enclosure 10 may be combined with a hanger assembly to facilitate mounting the noise management arrangement 1 to a vehicle (not shown).
- An exemplary hanger assembly is shown having first and second clamping prongs 36 , 38 positioned on the enclosure 10 .
- the clamping prongs 36 , 38 are also secured to an isolator 34 , preferably made of rubber.
- the isolator is clamped in an isolator mount 32 with an integral bracket 60 , which may be positioned on the underside of the vehicle.
- An exhaust clamp 54 is provided for attaching the exhaust component 40 to the pipe 42 .
- An enclosure clamp 52 is also provided for attaching a speaker enclosure 50 to noise cancellation port 58 .
- FIG. 2 illustrates an end view of noise management arrangement 1 as seen looking into exit port 24 .
- the inner spout portion 14 is visible through the exit port 24 .
- the inner space 12 is also visible within enclosure 10 .
- the exhaust acoustic output is combined with the noise cancellation acoustic output in inner space 12 .
- This view also illustrates the manner in which flow from the pipe 42 and flow from the noise cancellation port 58 are directed toward the exit port 24 of the noise cancellation enclosure 10 .
- the assembly of the exhaust component 40 , active muffler 20 , speaker enclosure 50 , and noise cancellation enclosure 10 components are oriented to release exhaust from the side of the vehicle.
- a screen 56 may be provided for preventing debris from entering the noise cancellation port 58 .
- FIG. 3 an elevated view of the noise cancellation enclosure 10 is shown. Openings 28 and 30 are formed in an arcuate wall 16 .
- Curved side wall 20 extends perpendicularly from an end of arcuate wall 16 and terminates to form a portion of exit spout 24 .
- Side wall 22 extends perpendicularly from the opposite end of arcuate wall 16 and terminates to form another portion of exit spout 24 .
- a first cover portion 48 has a perimeter positioned along the side wall 22 , arcuate wall 16 , and the curved wall 20 . A segment of the first cover portion's perimeter also forms a further portion of exit spout 24 .
- a second cover portion 18 is in spaced relation to the first cover portion 48 and similarly has a perimeter positioned along the side wall 22 , the arcuate wall 16 , and the curved wall 20 .
- the segment of the second cover portion's perimeter forms the remainder of exit spout 24 .
- the arcuate wall 16 , side wall 22 , curved wall 16 , first cover portion 48 , and second cover portion 18 in spaced relation to the first cover portion, define a noise cancellation space 12 .
- the cross sectional area of the exit port 24 should be at least 10% greater than the sum of the cross sections of the opening 28 for pipe 42 and the opening 30 for the noise cancellation port 58 .
- the spatial volume of the noise cancellation space (V 12 ) less the spatial volume of the inner spout portion (V 14 ) should be greater than or equal to twice the spatial volume of the noise cancellation port (V 58 ). Stated mathematically, V 12 ⁇ V 14 ⁇ 2V 58 .
- the sound of the exhaust gasses exiting from the exhaust component 40 has certain undesirable noise components. These noise components have a frequency and amplitude as is known in the art.
- the exhaust gasses are routed into the noise cancellation enclosure 10 via pipe 42 .
- the inner spout portion 14 prevents the exhaust gasses from impinging upon the side wall 22 , thereby causing an undesirable resonance which may be conducted to the vehicle via the hanger assembly.
- a microphone 44 placed in the proximity of exit spout 24 senses the noise and converts it to an electrical waveform, which is conducted to the control unit 46 .
- the noise cancellation device detects the undesirable frequency and amplitude of the noise and in response thereto creates anti-noise having an equal amplitude and frequency with an opposite phase.
- the noise cancellation device then sends the anti-noise waveform to a speaker located within speaker enclosure 50 .
- the anti-noise waves generated by the speaker are conducted through the noise cancellation port 58 and into the noise cancellation space 12 . Once the anti-noise sound waves reach the noise cancellation space 12 they destructively interfere with the noise, thereby reducing its amplitude.
Abstract
In an active noise cancellation system having exhaust noise and anti-noise initiating at sources positioned perpendicular to each other, a noise management arrangement having a noise cancellation enclosure containing a noise cancellation space. The space is in communication with a noise cancellation port and has an exit port coaxial with the noise cancellation port. An opening receives the exhaust noise from an exterior of the enclosure and communicates the exhaust noise into the space and directs the noise towards the exit port, thereby minimizing the exhaust noise that impinges upon the enclosure.
Description
- The present invention relates generally to active noise cancellation systems for vehicles, and more particularly to the arrangements for coupling a noise cancellation system to an exhaust component of a vehicle.
- Active noise cancellation systems typically operate by creating a noise cancellation signal which is equal-in sound pressure and opposite in phase with a primary noise signal. When combined, the two signals would ideally cancel one another out thus reducing the total airborne noise produced by a machine or by a vehicle.
- Such systems may be employed to reduce noise produced by an engine exhaust in a motor vehicle. However, the actual implementation of coupling the acoustic output of an exhaust system and a noise cancellation signal may be problematic depending on the design constraints of the vehicle. For example, one known system employs a cylindrical prism routing a noise cancellation signal through an open end of a first cylinder, and exhaust gasses through a second cylinder perpendicularly connected to the a side wall of the first cylinder. The silenced exhaust gasses exit from the opposite end of the first cylinder. Such an arrangement requires joining the intersection of two cylinders and has proven difficult to execute reliably. Furthermore, the routing of the exhaust gasses impinges the gasses against the inside of the cylindrical prism creating turbulence within the cylindrical prism. This turbulence causes vibration of components and results in an undesirable secondary structure borne noise issue.
- Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention is to provide a noise management device which is desirable for use in a system having a noise cancellation signal and an exhaust stream arriving perpendicular to each other.
- Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a noise cancellation enclosure which reduces or eliminates turbulence within the enclosure.
- Yet another aspect of the present invention is to provide a noise cancellation system suitable for use in a vehicle having a side-exiting exhaust.
- In accordance with these aspects, a noise management arrangement is provided. In an active noise cancellation system having exhaust noise and anti-noise initiating at sources positioned perpendicular to each other, the noise management arrangement has a noise cancellation enclosure containing a noise cancellation space. The space is in communication with a noise cancellation port and has an exit port coaxial with the noise cancellation port. An opening receives the exhaust noise from an exterior of the enclosure and communicates the exhaust noise into the space and directs the noise towards the exit port, thereby minimizing the exhaust noise that impinges upon the enclosure.
- Further areas of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description provided hereinafter. It should be understood however that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a plan view of an embodiment of a noise management device. -
FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of an embodiment of a noise management device. -
FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a noise cancellation enclosure. - The following description of the preferred embodiments is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application or uses.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a plan view of an embodiment of a noise management arrangement 1 having anoise cancellation enclosure 10 for combining the acoustic output of avehicle exhaust component 40 with the acoustic output of an activemuffler speaker enclosure 50. Theenclosure 10 may be formed from metal, such as aluminum. Thenoise cancellation enclosure 10 has anarcuate wall 16. Thearcuate wall 16 is substantially planar in the view axis and preferably has a curvature of radius R aboutpoint 26 as shown inFIG. 1 . Anouter shell portion 18 is integrally formed with thearcuate wall 16, and includes opposingside wall portions noise cancellation space 12. Anexit port 24 is formed in theenclosure 10 to provide an outlet for exhaust gasses. - A
pipe 42 is positioned within an opening 28 formed inarcuate wall 16. Thepipe 42 provides a path for noisy exhaust gasses to enter theenclosure 10. Thepipe 42 has aninner spout portion 14 for directing the exhaust gasses toward theexit port 24. Anoise cancellation port 58 is positioned within a second opening 30 which is also formed in thearcuate wall 16. Thesecond opening 30 is preferably coaxial withexit port 24. In this manner, the present invention can reduce and/or minimize any undesirable resonance ofenclosure 10 by generally aligning thesecond opening 30 andexit port 24 relative to the exhaust gas flow. - A
microphone 44 is positioned near theexit port 24. The microphone detects noise emitting from the exit port and converts the noise to an electrical signal. The electrical signal is connected to acontrol unit 46. Thecontrol unit 46 has an electrical output connected to a speaker (not shown) located withinspeaker enclosure 50. - The
enclosure 10 may be combined with a hanger assembly to facilitate mounting the noise management arrangement 1 to a vehicle (not shown). An exemplary hanger assembly is shown having first andsecond clamping prongs enclosure 10. Theclamping prongs isolator 34, preferably made of rubber. The isolator is clamped in anisolator mount 32 with an integral bracket 60, which may be positioned on the underside of the vehicle. - An
exhaust clamp 54 is provided for attaching theexhaust component 40 to thepipe 42. Anenclosure clamp 52 is also provided for attaching aspeaker enclosure 50 tonoise cancellation port 58. -
FIG. 2 illustrates an end view of noise management arrangement 1 as seen looking intoexit port 24. Theinner spout portion 14 is visible through theexit port 24. Theinner space 12 is also visible withinenclosure 10. The exhaust acoustic output is combined with the noise cancellation acoustic output ininner space 12. This view also illustrates the manner in which flow from thepipe 42 and flow from thenoise cancellation port 58 are directed toward theexit port 24 of thenoise cancellation enclosure 10. In this embodiment, the assembly of theexhaust component 40,active muffler 20,speaker enclosure 50, andnoise cancellation enclosure 10 components are oriented to release exhaust from the side of the vehicle. Ascreen 56 may be provided for preventing debris from entering thenoise cancellation port 58. - Turning to
FIG. 3 , an elevated view of thenoise cancellation enclosure 10 is shown.Openings arcuate wall 16. Curvedside wall 20 extends perpendicularly from an end ofarcuate wall 16 and terminates to form a portion ofexit spout 24.Side wall 22 extends perpendicularly from the opposite end ofarcuate wall 16 and terminates to form another portion ofexit spout 24. Afirst cover portion 48 has a perimeter positioned along theside wall 22,arcuate wall 16, and thecurved wall 20. A segment of the first cover portion's perimeter also forms a further portion ofexit spout 24. Asecond cover portion 18 is in spaced relation to thefirst cover portion 48 and similarly has a perimeter positioned along theside wall 22, thearcuate wall 16, and thecurved wall 20. The segment of the second cover portion's perimeter forms the remainder ofexit spout 24. Thearcuate wall 16,side wall 22,curved wall 16,first cover portion 48, andsecond cover portion 18 in spaced relation to the first cover portion, define anoise cancellation space 12. - For the
noise cancellation enclosure 10 to provide a desirable environment for mixing sounds from thenoise cancellation port 58 and theexhaust component 40, an attempt should be made to satisfy certain dimensional relationships. Firstly, the cross sectional area of theexit port 24 should be at least 10% greater than the sum of the cross sections of theopening 28 forpipe 42 and theopening 30 for thenoise cancellation port 58. Secondly, the spatial volume of the noise cancellation space (V12) less the spatial volume of the inner spout portion (V14) should be greater than or equal to twice the spatial volume of the noise cancellation port (V58). Stated mathematically, V12−V14≧2V58. - The operational aspects of the noise management device will now be described. The sound of the exhaust gasses exiting from the
exhaust component 40 has certain undesirable noise components. These noise components have a frequency and amplitude as is known in the art. The exhaust gasses are routed into thenoise cancellation enclosure 10 viapipe 42. Theinner spout portion 14 prevents the exhaust gasses from impinging upon theside wall 22, thereby causing an undesirable resonance which may be conducted to the vehicle via the hanger assembly. Amicrophone 44 placed in the proximity ofexit spout 24 senses the noise and converts it to an electrical waveform, which is conducted to thecontrol unit 46. The noise cancellation device detects the undesirable frequency and amplitude of the noise and in response thereto creates anti-noise having an equal amplitude and frequency with an opposite phase. The noise cancellation device then sends the anti-noise waveform to a speaker located withinspeaker enclosure 50. The anti-noise waves generated by the speaker are conducted through thenoise cancellation port 58 and into thenoise cancellation space 12. Once the anti-noise sound waves reach thenoise cancellation space 12 they destructively interfere with the noise, thereby reducing its amplitude.
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1. In an active noise cancellation system having exhaust noise and anti-noise initiating at sources positioned perpendicular to each other, a noise management arrangement comprising:
a noise cancellation enclosure containing a noise cancellation space, said space being in communication with a noise cancellation port and an exit port coaxial with said noise cancellation port; and
an opening for receiving the exhaust noise from an exterior of said enclosure and communicating the exhaust noise into said space, said opening oriented relative to the flow of exhaust so as to generally direct the noise towards said exit port, thereby minimizing the exhaust noise that impinges upon the enclosure.
2. The noise management arrangement of claim 1 wherein the cross sectional area of said exit port is at least ten percent greater than a sum of the cross sections of said noise cancellation port and said opening.
3. The noise management arrangement of claim 1 further comprising an inner spout portion located within said noise cancellation space and in fluid communication with said opening.
4. The noise management arrangement of claim 3 wherein said noise cancellation space has a spacial volume, less the spatial volume of said inner spout portion, greater than or equal to twice the spatial volume of said noise cancellation port.
5. The noise management arrangement of claim 1 further comprising at least one prong positioned on said enclosure to facilitate its mounting.
6. The noise management arrangement of claim 1 wherein said enclosure is formed of aluminum.
7. The noise management arrangement of claim 1 further comprising a screen positioned across said noise cancellation port.
8. In an active noise cancellation system having an anti-noise speaker enclosure and an exhaust component, each with an output directed perpendicular to the other, a noise management arrangement comprising:
a noise cancellation enclosure containing a noise cancellation space, said space being in communication with a noise cancellation port and an exit port coaxial with said noise cancellation port, said noise cancellation port being adapted for receiving the speaker enclosure output;
a conduit adapted for receiving the exhaust component output, said conduit having an inner spout portion extending into said space and directing the exhaust noise towards said exit port, thereby minimizing the exhaust component output that impinges upon the enclosure.
9. The noise management arrangement of claim 8 wherein the cross sectional area of said exit port is at least ten percent greater than a sum of the cross sections of said noise cancellation port and said pipe.
10. The noise management arrangement of claim 8 wherein said noise cancellation space has a spatial volume, less the spatial volume of said inner spout portion, greater than or equal to twice the spatial volume of said noise cancellation port.
11. The noise management arrangement of claim 8 further comprising at least one prong positioned on said enclosure to facilitate its mounting.
12. The noise management arrangement of claim 8 wherein said enclosure is formed of aluminum.
13. The noise management arrangement of claim 8 further comprising a screen positioned across said noise cancellation port.
14. An active noise cancellation system for a vehicle having a noise emitting exhaust component and side exiting exhaust gas, the system comprising:
a speaker enclosure for emitting anti-noise;
a noise cancellation enclosure containing a noise cancellation space, said noise cancellation space being in communication with a noise cancellation port and an exit port coaxial with said noise cancellation port and arranged for allowing exhaust gas to exit from side of a vehicle, said noise cancellation port being adapted for communicating said anti-noise into said noise cancellation space;
a conduit for connecting to the exhaust component, at least a portion of said conduit being exterior of said noise cancellation enclosure and perpendicular to said noise cancellation port, said conduit also having an inner spout portion extending into said noise cancellation space and directing the noise towards said exit port, thereby minimizing the noise that impinges upon the enclosure.
15. The noise management arrangement of claim 14 wherein the cross sectional area of said exit port is at least ten percent greater than a sum of the cross sections of said noise cancellation port and said pipe.
16. The noise management arrangement of claim 14 wherein said noise cancellation space has a spacial volume, less the spatial volume of said inner spout portion, greater than or equal to twice the spatial volume of said noise cancellation port.
17. The noise management arrangement of claim 14 further comprising at least one prong positioned on said enclosure to facilitate its mounting to the vehicle.
18. The noise management arrangement of claim 14 wherein said enclosure is formed of aluminum.
19. The noise management arrangement of claim 14 further comprising a screen positioned across said noise cancellation port.
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