A sound path member covers a rear side of a bumper reinforcement for reinforcing a bumper of a vehicle and forms a sound path for a loudspeaker device between the sound path member and the bumper reinforcement. The sound path member is provided so that the sound path has a return portion. The loudspeaker device is arranged between the bumper reinforcement and the sound path member. Consequently, a sound radiated from a front side of the loudspeaker device is radiated through an opening of the bumper reinforcement, and a sound radiated from a rear side of the loudspeaker device passes through the sound path and is then radiated through an opening.

A sound path member covers a rear side of a bumper reinforcement for reinforcing a bumper of a vehicle and forms a sound path for a loudspeaker device between the sound path member and the bumper reinforcement. The sound path member is provided so that the sound path has a return portion. The loudspeaker device is arranged between the bumper reinforcement and the sound path member. Consequently, a sound radiated from a front side of the loudspeaker device is radiated through an opening of the bumper reinforcement, and a sound radiated from a rear side of the loudspeaker device passes through the sound path and is then radiated through an opening.

The acoustic waveguide has a flexible metal rod with a cylindrical waveguide rigidly attached to each end of the same through a conical acoustic concentrator. One cylindrical waveguide is capable of being attached to an electroacoustic transducer and the other cylindrical waveguide is capable of being attached to an acoustic oscillation receiver. The structure provides for the enhanced functional capabilities of the acoustic waveguide by utilizing it in devices operating under conditions of high temperature, radiation, strong electromagnetic interferences and other negative factors.

The acoustic waveguide has a flexible metal rod with a cylindrical waveguide rigidly attached to each end of the same through a conical acoustic concentrator. One cylindrical waveguide is capable of being attached to an electroacoustic transducer and the other cylindrical waveguide is capable of being attached to an acoustic oscillation receiver. The structure provides for the enhanced functional capabilities of the acoustic waveguide by utilizing it in devices operating under conditions of high temperature, radiation, strong electromagnetic interferences and other negative factors.

A 1D ultrasonic transducer unit for material detection, comprising a housing having securing device for securing to a surface and having at least three discrete ultrasonic transducers designed to decouple sound waves with a consistent operating frequency between 20 kHz and 400 kHz in a gaseous medium, and a control unit designed to control each ultrasonic transducer individually, wherein two ultrasonic transducers, directly adjacent to one another, are spaced apart by a distance, the 1D ultrasonic transducer unit has a sound channel per ultrasonic transducer with an input opening, associated with exactly one respective ultrasonic transducer, and an output opening, the output openings are arranged along a straight line, a distance from the directly adjacent output opening corresponds at most to the full or half the wavelength in the gaseous medium and is smaller than the corresponding distance.

An auscultation-assisting tool includes a hollow sheet detachably attached to a diaphragm included in a chest piece. The hollow sheet includes a first film portion detachably attached to the diaphragm included in the chest piece, a second film portion to be brought into contact with an examination site and being deformable in conformity with an irregular surface of the examination site, and a hollow portion provided hermetically between the first film portion and the second film portion. A transmission medium that transmits sound is sealed in the hollow portion.

An auscultation-assisting tool includes a hollow sheet detachably attached to a diaphragm included in a chest piece. The hollow sheet includes a first film portion detachably attached to the diaphragm included in the chest piece, a second film portion to be brought into contact with an examination site and being deformable in conformity with an irregular surface of the examination site, and a hollow portion provided hermetically between the first film portion and the second film portion. A transmission medium that transmits sound is sealed in the hollow portion.

A wearable sound device includes a venting device including a film structure and an actuator and a driving circuit configured to be controlled by a controller and to drive the actuator, such that the film structure is controlled to form a vent or to seal the vent. The controller is coupled to a sensing device configured to generate a sensing result and determine whether to seal the vent according to the sensing result. The film structure partitions a space within the wearable sound device into a first volume and a second volume. The first volume is connected to or to be connected to an ear canal of a wearable sound device user. The second volume is connected to or to be connected to an ambient of the wearable sound device. The first volume and the second volume are connected via the vent when the vent is formed.

A device for manipulating an incident acoustic wave to generate an acoustic output is described wherein the device comprises a plurality of unit cells arranged into an array, at least some of said unit cells being configured to introduce time delays to an incident acoustic wave at the respective positions of the unit cells within the array of unit cells, such that said plurality of unit cells define an array of time delays to thereby define a spatial delay distribution for manipulating an incident acoustic wave to generate an acoustic output. The array of time delays may be re-configured to vary the spatial delay distribution of the device in order to generate different acoustic outputs. Also described are methods for designing or configuring such devices.

An exhaust sound control system for vehicles includes an exhaust valve device that controls the volume of exhaust sound by controlling the amount of exhaust gas flowing through a muffler. In a sporty driving mode, exhaust sound is permitted to be transferred to the interior of the vehicle, and in a silent driving mode, the volume of exhaust sound transferred to the interior the vehicle is minimized. The volume of exhaust sound transferred to the interior of the vehicle is varied depending on the driving mode desired by the driver. Accordingly, the sensorial quality related to sound generated while driving is improved.