Attachment structure for a center display unit
AssigneeAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
InventorHirokatsu Nakajima
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Abstract
Metal brackets are provided on the back of a resin frame of an instrument panel. Bosses are provided on right and left sides of an opening of the resin frame and project from the front and back surfaces of the resin frame, and may share the same axes. A display unit and the metal brackets are provided with boss and boss holes, respectively. The display unit is positioned with respect to the resin frame by inserting the back-side bosses of the resin frame into the boss holes of the metal brackets and inserting the front-side bosses of the resin frame into the boss holes of the display unit. In this state, fasteners are inserted into the fastener holes of the display unit and the resin frame and engaged with the metal brackets.
Claims8
A display unit attachment structure that attaches a display unit to a frame of an instrument panel of an automobile, comprising:
- a frame including bosses provided at first and second sides of an opening provided in the frame, the bosses including first bosses projecting from a back surface of the frame and second bosses projecting from a front surface of the frame, and first fastener holes being provided in the frame;
- metal brackets including first boss holes and second fastener holes at positions corresponding to positions of the first bosses and the first fastener holes, respectively, the first boss holes being respectively engageable with the first bosses;
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- a display unit including second boss holes at positions corresponding to positions of the second bosses, and third fastener holes at positions corresponding to positions of the first and second fastener holes, the second boss holes being respectively engageable with the second bosses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.