Sound Emitting Device With Expandable Memory And Volume Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sound devices for vehicles, such as bike bells and horns, lack features like volume control, expandable sound cards, distance protection, early warning with louder volume, and custom sounds, which are essential for enhancing safety and visibility in heavy traffic conditions.
Innovation Solution
A sound emitting device with a housing, memory device, and actuators that allow for selection and toggling between various sound groups, featuring a volume wheel for adjusting sound levels, water resistance, and an aerodynamic design, along with a quick release clip for easy attachment to handlebars, and the option to insert additional sound cards for customized sounds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If conventional sound devices (bike bells, horns) are used, then the device structure is simple, but the sound volume is insufficient and lacks safety features for heavy traffic conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The sound device integrates multiple functions including volume control, distance protection, early warning, and multiple sound groups (alert sounds, custom sounds, nature sounds) into a single device, allowing it to serve various safety needs in heavy traffic conditions without requiring multiple separate devices
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates a volume wheel that allows dynamic adjustment of sound volume, enabling the user to adapt the sound output to different traffic conditions and environments, thus improving safety effectiveness while maintaining operational simplicity
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional sound devices are used, then the device is simple, but volume control is inefficient and lacks adaptability
Solution Approach 1:
The volume wheel provides continuous dynamic adjustment of sound volume, allowing the device to adapt to various traffic conditions and environmental contexts, enhancing versatility without introducing complex digital control systems
Solution Approach 2:
The device enables adjustment of the sound volume parameter through the volume wheel, allowing users to optimize the sound output for different situations such as heavy traffic, light traffic, or noisy environments, thereby improving adaptability
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional sound devices are used, then the device structure is simple, but expandable sound functionality is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The device includes a memory card slot that can accommodate memory cards with pre-loaded sound files, allowing users to expand the sound library in advance for different situations such as custom alerts, nature sounds, or regional traffic patterns
Solution Approach 2:
The memory card acts as an intermediary that bridges the device's internal memory limitations with external sound libraries, enabling expandable sound functionality without requiring complex internal storage systems
4Reliability
If conventional sound devices are used, then the device is simple, but distance protection and early warning capabilities are absent
Solution Approach 1:
The device provides early warning by alerting other road users in advance of the cyclist's approach through selectable alert sounds, and distance protection by allowing the cyclist to hear approaching vehicles through the speaker, giving sufficient time to react
Solution Approach 2:
The device enables feedback by allowing the cyclist to hear approaching vehicles through the speaker, providing auditory information about the environment and enabling timely protective actions
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a sound emitting device. The sound emitting device includes a housing, a memory device. The housing includes a slot. The memory device carries a first number of a sound groups. In addition, each group contains a second number of sounds. The housing is configured to removably receive the memory device. The housing carries a plurality of actuators. In addition, number of actuators are more than the first number. Each sound group is selected using one of the plurality of actuators. At least one actuator is used to toggle between sounds of the selected group.