Mounting system for mounting an electronic device on a vehicle
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsPablo G. Olivieri, Stephen Piltingsrud, Michael A. Hajicek
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Abstract
A handle is arranged for controlling the latch to engage or disengage the keeper. The handle is positioned in a recess of the removable electronic device. A panel or cover covers the handle. The cover has one or more retainers associated with a first end. An opening is associated with a second end opposite the first end. A rotatable lock is secured in the opening, where in a locked state the rotatable lock has a lock latch that engages a lock recess or lock keep in the recess to secure the panel to prevent access to the handle.
Claims11
A mounting system for mounting a removable electronic device with a housing on a vehicle, the mounting system comprising:
- a mounting bracket attachable to a vehicle, said mounting bracket having an engaging member and a keeper;
- a retainer attached to, or integral with, the removable electronic device, said retainer capable of engaging and rotating around said engaging member;
- a latch connected to said removable electronic device, said latch comprising a rotor capable of engaging said keeper and securing said removable electronic device to said mounting bracket after said retainer has engaged said engaging member;
- a handle for controlling the latch to engage or disengage the keeper, the handle in a a storage volume of the removable electronic device;
- a panel comprising a cover for covering the handle in the storage volume, the cover having one or more retainers associated with a first end of the cover;
- an opening in the panel being associated with a second end opposite the first end, wherein the one or more retainers comprise snap-fit arms that extend from the first end of the cover and that engage corresponding snap-fit recesses in the housing of the removable electronic device;
- a rotatable lock in the opening, where in a locked state the rotatable lock has a lock latch that engages a lock recess in the housing or lock keep in the housing to secure said second end of the cover to the housing to prevent or discourage access to the handle in the storage volume and where in an open state the lock latch does not engage the lock recess and wherein the cover is removable in the open state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.