Detachable face plate for audio and/or video apparatus in a vehicle
AssigneePioneer Corporation
InventorsDaisuke Arai, Akira Shimizu
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Abstract
An audio and/or video device of a vehicle that allows an operation panel to be attached to and detached from a main unit of the device with either front or back side of the operation panel being directed forwards for the purpose of preventing the device from being stolen. The device includes a retention mechanism for releasably retaining the operation panel in the main unit of the device. The retention mechanism allows the operation panel to be retained in the device main unit with either the front or back side of the operation panel being directed forwards or exposed.
Claims6
An audio and/or video apparatus installed in a vehicle comprising:
- a main unit installed in a vehicle and adapted to reproduce an audio and/or video signal;
- an operation panel independent of the main unit and adapted to operate the main unit;
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- a retention mechanism for releasably retaining the operation panel relative to the main unit regardless of whether a front or back side of the operation panel is directed forwards.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.