Electronic instrument

#1. Field of the Invention

#This invention relates to an electronic instrument such as an audio instrument which is mounted in e.g. a motor car as a moving body.

#2. Description of the Related Art

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic instrument according to an embodiment of this invention;

#FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an electronic instrument as shown in FIG. 1 when the operation display unit has been shifted to an intermediate position;

#FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an electronic instrument as shown in FIG. 1 when the operation display unit has been shifted to a second position;

#Now referring to FIGS. 1 to 12, an explanation will be given of an electronic instrument according to an embodiment of this invention. In the respective figures, the direction in which the compact disk (CD) as a storage medium is inserted is referred to as “Y” direction; the width direction of the instrument body 2 which is perpendicular to the Y direction is referred to as “X” direction; and the direction of the thickness direction which is perpendicular to both X and Y direction is referred to as “Z” direction.

#An electronic instrument 1 shown in FIG. 1 is mounted in an instrument panel (hereinafter referred to as “inpane”) of a motor vehicle which is a moving body. The electronic instrument 1 includes a CD player which accommodates the CD and reads out (reproduce) the information recorded on the CD to be outputted as sound and an AM/FM tuner which receives an AM/FM broadcast wave and outputs the received information as sound.

#The electronic instrument 1, as seen from FIGS. 1 to 3, includes an instrument body 2, an operation display unit (operation flap (also referred to as “opefla”)) 3 and a driving unit 4 (shown in FIG. 4 and others). The instrument body 2 includes a chassis 5 formed in a flat box shape, a CD player and an AM/FM tuner accommodated in the chassis 5, etc.