Gregory L Rizzo

US Patent:

20150358727, Dec 10, 2015

Filed:

Mar 30, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/009255

Inventors:

Gregory D. Rizzo - Bruce Township MI, US
Todd Deaville - Markham, CA
Thomas Pilette - Lake Orion MI, US
Anthony J. Povinelli - Romeo MI, US
Urban Emborg - Ljungsbro, SE
Fredrik Samuelsson - Borensberg, SE
Gustav Kristiansson - Vreta Kloster, SE

Assignee:

MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. - Aurora ON

International Classification:

H04R 3/00

Abstract:

An active buffeting noise control arrangement for a vehicle having one or more window panels of a vehicle cabin. One or more actuators are positioned at or near the one or more window panels and are operable to selectively vibrate the one or more windows in order to generate sound waves that will counteract a low frequency throb or buffeting event. The arrangement further includes one or more sensors in a vehicle cabin for detecting the buffeting event in transmitting sensor data to a control module. The control module is connected to the one or more sensors as well as the one or more actuators where the control module receives the sensory data, determines if a buffeting event is occurring and commands the one or more actuator assemblies to vibrate the window and generate sound waves that are operable to counteract the buffeting event.