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US 5,341,434 AGranted
Car stereo having a detachable grille
AssigneePioneer Electronic Corporation
InventorMasashi Kawamoto
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Abstract
A car stereo has a detachable grille attached to a body of the car stereo. A display is provided on the car stereo body for display operating modes of the car stereo. A cover is provided on the car stereo body for covering the display when the grille is detached. The cover is moved to a retracted position so as to expose the display when the grille is attached to the body.
Claims3
A car stereo having a detachable grille attached to a body of the car stereo, the grille having operating switches for selecting operating modes of the car stereo, comprising:
- a display provided on the car stereo body for display the operating modes;
- a cover provided on the car stereo body for covering the display;
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- actuating means for moving the cover to a projected position so as to cover the display in response to movement of the grille in a detaching direction and for moving the cover to a retracted position so as to expose the display in response to movement of the grille in a attaching direction to the car stereo body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.