Apparatus and method for providing music using valve control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12387702-B2
Application number	US-202318219513-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2023
Priority date	Nov 17, 2022
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

An apparatus and method for providing music using valve control are disclosed. The apparatus for providing music using valve control according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of valves installed in a vehicle and generating sound when opening and closing the plurality of valves; and a controller installed in the vehicle and configured to control opening and closing of the plurality of valves; wherein the controller may determine whether at least some of the plurality of valves fall under a free opening and closing condition, and generate sound by opening and closing one or more valves falling under the free opening and closing condition when at least some of the plurality of valves fall under the free opening and closing condition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for providing music using valve control, the apparatus comprising:
a plurality of valves installed in a vehicle and generating sound when opening and closing the plurality of valves; and
a controller installed in the vehicle and configured to control opening and closing of the plurality of valves;
wherein the controller determines whether at least some of the plurality of valves fall under a free opening and closing condition, and generates sound by opening and closing one or more valves falling under the free opening and closing condition when at least some of the plurality of valves fall under the free opening and closing condition.

2. The apparatus for providing music using valve control of claim 1 , wherein the controller generates a beat by controlling a time of opening and closing one or more valves falling under the free opening and closing condition.

3. The apparatus for providing music using valve control of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the plurality of valves generate sounds of different pitches when opening and closing.

4. The apparatus for providing music using valve control of claim 3 , wherein when two or more valves generating sounds of different pitches among the plurality of valves fall under the free opening and closing condition, the controller generates a melody by controlling an opening and closing sequence of the two or more valves.

5. The apparatus for providing music using valve control of claim 1 , wherein the valve is an outlet valve disposed corresponding to a wheel of the vehicle and disposed in a hydraulic circuit through which hydraulic pressure is discharged from a brake of the wheel.

6. The apparatus for providing music using valve control of claim 5 , wherein the free opening and closing condition is a case where the wheel corresponding to the valve is in an uncontrolled state while a traction control for independently controlling the braking hydraulic pressure of the plurality of wheels of the vehicle for each wheel is performed.

7. The apparatus for providing music using valve control of claim 6 , wherein when the wheel is in the uncontrolled state, the brake of the wheel is not supplied with braking hydraulic pressure.

8. The apparatus for providing music using valve control of claim 6 , wherein when the wheel is in the uncontrolled state, the brake of the wheel maintains a state in which hydraulic pressure is discharged.

9. The apparatus for providing music using valve control of claim 5 , the plurality of valves comprise a first valve disposed corresponding to a front left wheel of the vehicle, a second valve disposed corresponding to a rear right wheel of the vehicle, a third valve disposed corresponding to a rear left wheel of the vehicle, and a fourth valve disposed corresponding to a front right wheel of the vehicle.

10. The apparatus for providing music using valve control of claim 9 , wherein the first to fourth valves generate sounds of different pitches each other when opening and closing.

11. A method for providing music using valve control, the method comprising:
determining, by a controller installed in a vehicle, whether at least some of a plurality of valves installed in the vehicle and generating sound when opening and closing fall under a free opening and closing condition; and
generating, by the controller, sound by opening and closing one or more valves falling under the free opening and closing condition when at least some of the plurality of valves fall under the free opening and closing condition.

12. The method for providing music using valve control of claim 11 , wherein the controller generates a beat by controlling a time of opening and closing one or more valves falling under the free opening and closing condition.

13. The method for providing music using valve control of claim 11 , wherein at least some of the plurality of valves generate sounds of different pitches when opening and closing.

14. The method for providing music using valve control of claim 13 , wherein when two or more valves generating sounds of different pitches among the plurality of valves fall under the free opening and closing condition, the controller generates a melody by controlling an opening and closing sequence of the two or more valves.

15. The method for providing music using valve control of claim 11 , wherein the valve is an outlet valve disposed corresponding to a wheel of the vehicle and disposed in a hydraulic circuit through which hydraulic pressure is discharged from a brake of the wheel.

16. The method for providing music using valve control of claim 15 , wherein the free opening and closing condition is a case where the wheel corresponding to the valve is in an uncontrolled state while a traction control for independently controlling the braking hydraulic pressure of the plurality of wheels of the vehicle for each wheel is performed.

17. The method for providing music using valve control of claim 16 , wherein when the wheel is in the uncontrolled state, the brake of the wheel is not supplied with braking hydraulic pressure.

18. The method for providing music using valve control of claim 16 , wherein when the wheel is in the uncontrolled state, the brake of the wheel maintains a state in which hydraulic pressure is discharged.

19. The method for providing music using valve control of claim 11 , wherein the generating, by the controller, sound by opening and closing one or more valves falling under the free opening and closing condition comprises:
receiving, by the controller, a sound generation rule previously stored; and
opening and closing one or more valves falling under the free opening and closing condition according to the sound generation rule.

20. The method for providing music using valve control of claim 15 , the plurality of valves comprise a first valve disposed corresponding to a front left wheel of the vehicle, a second valve disposed corresponding to a rear right wheel of the vehicle, a third valve disposed corresponding to a rear left wheel of the vehicle, and a fourth valve disposed corresponding to a front right wheel of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Hl Mando Corp

Inventors

• Park Byoung Jin

Classifications

• G10H1/0008

  Associated control or indicating means · CPC title

• B60T13/662

  characterised by specified functions of the control system components · CPC title

• G10H1/40

  Rhythm · CPC title

• B60T17/22 Primary

  Devices for monitoring or checking brake systems; Signal devices · CPC title

• G10H1/02

  Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos · CPC title