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Various methods and apparatus for processing audio signals are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device which can enhance and / or optimize received audio signals for vibrational conduction to the user. Received audio signals may be processed to cancel acoustic echo such that undesired sounds received by one or more intra-buccal and / or extra-buccal microphones are eliminated or mitigated. Additionally, a multiband actuation system may be used where two or more transducers each deliver sounds within certain frequencies. Also, the assembly may also utilize the sensation of directionality via the conducted vibrations to emulate directional perception of audio signals received by the user. Another feature may include the ability to vibrationally conduct ancillary audio signals to the user along with primary audio signals.

Various methods and apparatus for processing audio signals are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device which can enhance and / or optimize received audio signals for vibrational conduction to the user. Received audio signals may be processed to cancel acoustic echo such that undesired sounds received by one or more intra-buccal and / or extra-buccal microphones are eliminated or mitigated. Additionally, a multiband actuation system may be used where two or more transducers each deliver sounds within certain frequencies. Also, the assembly may also utilize the sensation of directionality via the conducted vibrations to emulate directional perception of audio signals received by the user. Another feature may include the ability to vibrationally conduct ancillary audio signals to the user along with primary audio signals.

Various methods and apparatus for processing audio signals are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device which can enhance and / or optimize received audio signals for vibrational conduction to the user. Received audio signals may be processed to cancel acoustic echo such that undesired sounds received by one or more intra-buccal and / or extra-buccal microphones are eliminated or mitigated. Additionally, a multiband actuation system may be used where two or more transducers each deliver sounds within certain frequencies. Also, the assembly may also utilize the sensation of directionality via the conducted vibrations to emulate directional perception of audio signals received by the user. Another feature may include the ability to vibrationally conduct ancillary audio signals to the user along with primary audio signals.

Various methods and apparatus for processing audio signals are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device which can enhance and / or optimize received audio signals for vibrational conduction to the user. Received audio signals may be processed to cancel acoustic echo such that undesired sounds received by one or more intra-buccal and / or extra-buccal microphones are eliminated or mitigated. Additionally, a multiband actuation system may be used where two or more transducers each deliver sounds within certain frequencies. Also, the assembly may also utilize the sensation of directionality via the conducted vibrations to emulate directional perception of audio signals received by the user. Another feature may include the ability to vibrationally conduct ancillary audio signals to the user along with primary audio signals.

Methods of operating an audio device are provided. A method includes measuring sound pressure levels (SPLECM) for acoustic energy received by an ear canal microphone (ECM) during a time increment Δt; and calculating a SPL_DoseΔt during the time increment Δt using SPLECM.

An earphone and its method of making are disclosed. The earphone comprises a first shell and a second shell joined thereto to form a housing. A sound pressure releasing path is defined in the housing. A loudspeaker is disposed in the housing. A strain relief collar is securely clasped between the first and second shells, and the strain relief collar has an inner molded body and an outer molded body. The inner molded body having a hardness, and the outer molded body has a hardness lesser than that of the inner molded body. A cord has an end connected to the loudspeaker, a portion encompassed by the strain relief collar and a portion extended out of the strain relief collar, wherein the sound pressure releasing path allows sound air waves to exit the earphone to the atmosphere when the loudspeaker imposes sound to the ear.

A freezer-refrigerator comprising: a refrigeration compartment (2) for refrigerating and storing an object to be stored; a freezing compartment (4) for freezing and storing an object to be stored; a first compressor (11) for operating a first refrigeration cycle (10) in which a first refrigerant flows; a first heat dissipater (12) provided to a high-temperature section of the first refrigeration cycle (10); a first evaporator (14) provided to a low-temperature section of the first refrigeration cycle (10); a second compressor (21) for operating a second refrigeration cycle (20) in which a second refrigerant flows; a second evaporator (24) provided to a low-temperature section of the second refrigeration cycle (20); and an intermediate heat exchanger (31) for performing heat exchange between the low-temperature section of the first refrigeration cycle (10) and a high-temperature section of the second refrigeration cycle (20). The first evaporator (14) cools the refrigeration compartment (2), and the second evaporator (24) cools the freezing compartment (4).

The invention discloses a headset communication method under a strong-noise environment and a headset. The method comprises: using earplugs to reduce medium and high frequency noises entering an ear canal, using an external connection cavity in parallel connection with the ear canal to divert medium and low frequency noises; using an internal microphone to pick up the sound in the ear canal and an environmental noise signal entering the ear canal, using an external microphone to pick up the environmental noise signal, and taking the external microphone signal as reference signals to eliminate the noise element in the internal microphone signal and remain the voice element to obtain transmitting terminal signals of the headset; using sound dynamic compression technology to cut down and compensate the signals picked up by the external microphone in terms of sound pressure level such that the sound pressure range is compressed to a range acceptable by human ears and the signals picked up by the external microphone and the receiving terminal signal received by the headset are broadcast together through a receiver of the headset. By means of the technical scheme of the present invention, the functions of protecting hearing, enhancing voice and monitoring a three-dimensional environment can be achieved comprehensively under strong-noise environments.

Apparatus for reducing the sound pressure level (SPL) heard by a user of a mobile terminal, such as a cellular phone, when listening with an ear sealed to the mobile terminal and for providing adequate sound when the ear is not sealed to the mobile terminal. Some sound is laterally ported away from the ear-sealing region on the terminal such that the SPL heard with a sealed ear may be controlled to be within regulatory requirements. The need for mechanical or proximity switches may be reduced or eliminated. Adequate SPLs are provided when the ear is not sealed to the device by the combined use of distal and central ports. Excessive SPLs may be prevented for sounds such as alert signals.

At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of operating an audio device comprising: measuring sound pressure levels (SPLECM) for acoustic energy received by an ear canal microphone (ECM) during a time increment Δt; and calculating a SPL_DoseΔt during the time increment Δt using SPLECM.

A transformer for use in a power supply has a primary winding, a secondary winding, a bobbin on which the primary and secondary windings are separately wound, and a core subassembly mounted in the bobbin. An opening is formed in the cylindrical portion of the bobbin, and an inside core in the magnetic core insertion hole and an outside core located outside the hole are adhesively bonded together via a spacer through the opening in the cylindrical portion.

An exhaust flow nozzle for use with a jet engine. The exhaust flow nozzle includes a beveled downstream edge portion that helps to direct noise generated by the jet engine upwardly away from a ground surface during takeoff and landing operations. One preferred embodiment makes use of a linearly moveable flow altering component that is positioned outside the final flow nozzle. When the flow altering component is in its retracted position it has no effect on the exhaust flow leaving the flow nozzle. Alternative embodiments involve the use of varying edge shapes for the final flow nozzle.

A vehicle door seal venting system is provided for venting air trapped in the seal gap between two or more spaced environmental seals. As the vehicle door transitions to a closed position, the seals engage between the vehicle door and vehicle body door opening, acting to closeout the seal gap. The compression of the seal gap as the door further closes results in pressurization of the trapped air, which then acts to resist closure of the vehicle door, therefore requiring that additional closure force be applied to fully close the door. The vehicle door seal venting system relieves the pressurized air from between the seals without compromising the integrity of the seals or overall noise and sealing performance of the door system.

A pet abode with sound dampening characteristics comprising an interior space of a pet abode having sufficient dimensions to allow a pet to comfortably reside within the interior space. The interior space is formed from at least three walls where one or more of the walls exhibits sound dampening characteristics. The sound dampening characteristics reduces a one or more sounds originating from a source external to the interior space. That is, the interior space of the pet abode is sound proofed (or sound dampened), allowing a pet to be undisturbed by loud noises outside the interior space.

Microphone placement for oral applications are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device which can enhance and / or optimize received audio signals for vibrational conduction to the user. Received audio signals may be processed to cancel acoustic echo such that undesired sounds received by one or more intra-buccal and / or extra-buccal microphones are eliminated or mitigated. Multiple microphones may be positioned throughout the user's mouth to enhance reception of audio signals from outside sources as well as from the user's own voice. For instance, one or more microphones may be placed in contact with the inner surface of the user's cheeks to detect outside audio signals as well as in direct contact with the user's tooth or teeth to receive the user's voice through vibrational detection.

An apparatus for attenuating acoustic resonance generated by flow over a cavity in a surface comprises a plurality of flat flaps proximate to an upstream edge of the cavity. The flaps are disposed in an array spaced in a width direction of the cavity edge, and are oscillated by the flow in two degrees of freedom solely by the flow, independent of an actuation mechanism. Each flap includes a first hinge generally coextensive with the surface for enabling oscillation in a first degree of freedom and a second hinge orthogonal to the first hinge and forming a tab for enabling oscillation in a second degree of freedom. The hinges are constructed with torsional spring constants that provide predetermined oscillation frequencies and magnitudes. The apparatus can include a deployment mechanism for moving each flap between a stowed position wherein it is generally flush with the surface and a deployed position wherein the flap can be oscillated by the flow.

The present invention provides a soundproof cover having: a sound absorbing material; and a skin material adhesively provided on a surface of the sound absorbing material, wherein the skin material has a material having at least one of air permeability or flexibility.

The invention relates to an axial fan for delivering cooling air, in particular for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising fan blades (13, 14, 15) which are fastened to a hub (12) and which have a pressure side and a suction side and a trailing edge (16, 17, 18) and a blade depth (t), on the pressure side of which fan blades is arranged a hub ramp (13a, 14a, 15a) which rises counter to the direction of rotation (D) of the axial fan (11), wherein the trailing edge (16, 17, 18) has an outer region (16a, 17a, 18a) situated radially outside the hub ramp (13a, 14a, 15a) and has an inner region (16b, 17b, 18b) situated radially within the hub ramp (13a, 14a, 15a).

A centrifugal impeller employed in a centrifugal machine, includes a main body, the main body generally being conical and defining a shaft bore in a center portion thereof; and a plurality of blade groups evenly arranged surrounding the shaft bore in sequence, each of the blade groups having a plurality of blades wherein neighboring blades having an interval angle, and the number and corresponding interval angles of the blades of different blade groups are identical. The present impeller structure can be employed to distribute the concentrated energy of the discrete tones noise of the blades, which is generated by the high-speed rotation impeller, and further to reduce the operating tones noise.

The invention discloses a silencing box body for a box-type transformer with a modular structure. The silencing box body comprises a double-layer top cover module, a resonant sound absorbing wall body and a door connected below the double-layer top cover module, a silencing fence, a bottom beam, and a box body foundation provided with an inflow air silencer, wherein the bottom beam, the silencing fence and the box body foundation are fixed together through a positioning connecting rod; and the entire transformer box body is modularized, and comprises four parts. Due to the adoption of the silencing box body, large-scale production can be realized, and convenience is brought to transportation and field installation; meanwhile, convenience is brought to subsequent maintenance; and in particular, when the transformer is required to be overhauled, only a top cover is required to be detached, and the transformer is hoisted out of the box body, so that the cost is lowered.

A glass run for guiding a door glass in a frame includes: a body having a substantially U-shaped cross-section including an outer-cabin side wall, an inner-cabin side wall longer than the outer-cabin side wall in cross section and a connecting wall which connects the side walls; an outer lip and an inner lip which are slidably brought into contact with the door glass; and a holding lip which extends from an end part of the inner-cabin side wall for fastening an inner-cabin side part of the frame together with the inner-cabin side wall. A noise insulation wall protrudes at least on the end part of the inner-cabin side wall for closing a concave space between an inner-cabin side surface of the door glass and the inner-cabin side wall.

The invention discloses a device for removing fine particles by acoustic wave agglomeration combined with turbulent flow coalescing technology and a method thereof, which belong to the field of pollutant removal equipment and removal technology. Reunion chamber, compression drive sound source, turbulence cylinder, flue gas inlet pipe and flue gas outlet pipe; the flue gas inlet pipe, sound wave reunion chamber, flue gas outlet pipe and dust collector are connected in series; the outer roof of the sound wave reunion chamber There are single or multiple compression driving sound sources on the surface; a turbulence cylinder is arranged horizontally inside the sound wave reunion chamber. The turbulence cylinder is cylindrical and arranged in an array, and its function is to generate turbulent flow. The present invention adopts sound wave agglomeration combined with turbulent flow agglomeration technology to pretreat the fine particles in the dusty flue gas discharged from coal-fired power plants, etc., agglomerates the fine particles into larger particles, and combines the follow-up conventional dust collector to achieve high-efficiency removal of PM 2.5 purpose, thereby controlling the PM 2.5 emissions.

A pneumatic tire having an improved noise performance without deteriorating the drainage performance and having in a tread portion at least one circumferential main groove 3 which extend continuously in the tire circumferential direction, wherein the circumferential main groove 3 has a pair of groove walls 6, and in at least one of the groove walls 6 are provided at intervals in the tire circumferential direction a plurality of fine grooves 9 each of which extends in the tire radial direction and is provided in at least a part of its inner surface with a non-flat portion 10 extending in a wave-like form in its length direction.

A light-emitting-element lighting circuit for dimming a light emitting element by a PWM dimming signal of a duty ratio corresponding to an input dimming signal is provided. The lighting circuit includes a PWM dimming signal generating unit which generates the PWM dimming signal by performing a summation of AC wave signals including a fundamental wave and harmonics of different frequencies that are integer multiples of a fundamental frequency of the fundamental wave. The fundamental frequency is equal to or higher than a frequency, at which a sound pressure level is at maximum, in an audible frequency range in a correlation spectrum between the sound pressure level generated from the light emitting element and a frequency of an AC wave signal inputted to the light emitting element.

A flooring system having a top floor layer, a sub-floor, and an underlayment material disposed between the sub-floor and the top floor layer is disclosed. The underlayment material may include a cross-linked, polyolefin foam having a moisture vapor transmission rate of less than about 3.0 lb / 1000 ft2 / 24 hr, and an average sound pressure level of less than about 15 dB over a range of about 300 Hz to about 1000 Hz. Foam density, gel fraction, and resin blend may combine to provide an underlayment material having such reflective sound and moisture vapor barrier properties.

A method for operating a hybrid drive in a vehicle with an internal combustion engine and at least one electric machine connected thereto which is in connection with at least one energy storage device including operating the internal combustion engine is operated in overload mode in at least one preferably exceptional operating situation of the hybrid drive in order to avoid power losses at low loading state of the energy storage device.

The invention provides a front shell of a vehicle engine. A circular table board is additionally arranged on the top of the front shell and is provided with reinforcing ribs to form region segmentation, so that the rigidity of the circular table board is enhanced and noise radiation of the surface structure of the front shell is lowered. The reinforcing ribs consist of outer ring reinforcing ribs and inner ring reinforcing ribs, wherein the outer ring reinforcing ribs are connected with the side wall of the front shell; the outer ends of a part of reinforcing ribs are connected with a front shell installation point; and all reinforcing ribs are arranged in an elliptical shape and a letter 'A' shape which are mutually staggered. Due to reasonable arrangement of the reinforcing ribs, a small quantity of materials can be used, the stiffness of the front shell of the engine is enhanced, local modal frequency is improved, the local resonance and surface radiation noise are lowered, and appearance is improved.