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US 6,675,232 B1Granted
Vehicle-loaded audio device having a common controller
AssigneeAlpine Elecetronics, Inc.
InventorsKatsunori Sato, Koichi Izumi, Kenji Ouchida
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AssigneeAlpine Elecetronics, Inc.
InventorsKatsunori Sato, Koichi Izumi, Kenji Ouchida
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When manufacturing several types of player having different functions, as many components as possible are used in common to all the types of player so that the production cost is reduced. A main control circuit, including a flash ROM, and other common circuits are mounted on a main board. No programs are written in the flash ROM in the state where the player to be produced is not yet specified. In the manufacturing process for one of a cassette tape player, a CD player and an MD player, a corresponding one is selected from among drive mechanisms for those various players, a corresponding one is selected from among front panels, and a program for operating the selected drive mechanism and front panel in an adapted manner is written into the flash ROM. The selected drive mechanism, the selected front panel and the main board are attached to a main chassis. A connector for the drive mechanism and a connector for the front panel, the connectors being both provided on the main board, are connected to respective connection terminals of the drive mechanism and the front panel.
A vehicle-loaded audio device comprising one selected from among drive mechanisms for various players, a front panel having an insertion opening for a medium corresponding to said selected one of the drive mechanisms, a main chassis for supporting said front panel and said drive mechanism, and a main board attached to said main chassis,
A vehicle-loaded audio device comprising one selected from among drive mechanisms for various players, a front panel having an insertion opening for a medium corresponding to said selected one of the drive mechanisms, a main chassis for supporting said front panel and said drive mechanism, and a main board attached to said main chassis,
A vehicle-loaded audio device comprising one selected from among drive mechanisms for various players, a front panel having an insertion opening for a medium corresponding to said selected one of the drive mechanisms, a main chassis for supporting said front panel and said drive mechanism, and a main board attached to said main chassis,
A method for manufacturing a desired one of a plurality of audio devices having certain common components, comprising:
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