In-vehicle fixation structure
AssigneesToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, DENSO TEN Limited
InventorMasanobu WASHIO
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Abstract
A card PC is pressed and held with a fixation guide from right and left sides and from the top, so that the card PC is securely fixed at a normal position, with reduced influence of vibration. After the card PC is placed at a normal position, a connector of an external device is moved to a connector of the card PC, so as to securely connect the card PC to the external device. This accordingly prevents disengagement of the connectors or other similar problems that would otherwise occur due to imperfect connection between the connectors.
Claims7
An in-vehicle fixation structure for fixing an information terminal device in a vehicle, comprising:
- a detection sensor that detects whether the information terminal device is placed on a mounting stage in the vehicle;
- a fixation guide for fixing the information terminal device onto the mounting stage;
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- a controller, wherein the controller comprises
- a guide controller that, in response to the detection of the information terminal device by the detection sensor, controls the fixation guide so as to press and hold at least two opposite side surfaces of the information terminal device in a direction toward center, and
- a connection controller that, after the information terminal device is pressed and held by the fixation guide, connects the information terminal device to an external device by moving a connector of the external device toward a connector of the information terminal device and engaging the connectors with each other.
An in-vehicle fixation structure for fixing an information terminal device in a vehicle, comprising:
- a terminal device storage section including a mounting stage in the vehicle;
- a shutter that covers a portion above the terminal device storage section;
- a detection sensor that detects whether the information terminal device is placed on the mounting stage;
- a fixation member for fixing the information terminal device onto the mounting stage;
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- a controller, wherein the controller comprises
- a shutter controller that, in response to the detection of the information terminal device by the detection sensor, closes the shutter so as to cover an upper surface of the information terminal device,
- a gap filling controller that, after the shutter is closed, fills a gap created between the terminal device storage section and a lower surface and a front end portion of the information terminal device with the fixation member, and
- a connection controller that, after the gap is filled with the fixation member, connects the information terminal device to an external device by moving a connector of the external device to a connector of the information terminal device and engaging the connectors with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.