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US 6,724,101 B2Granted
Mounted-into-automobile device
AssigneeClarion Co., Ltd.
InventorHiroyoshi Endo
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Abstract
In a mounted-into-automobile device having a mounted-into-automobile device body and a faceplate 15 attached to this mounted-into-automobile device body detachably, the faceplate 15 is composed of a faceplate for right steering wheel car and a faceplate for left steering wheel car, and both the faceplates 15 are constituted so that they can be connected to the mounted-into-automobile device body.
Claims10
A mounted-into-automobile device, comprising:
- an attaching portion to which a detachable module is to be detachably attached, wherein
- said detachable module comprises a faceplate, said faceplate being any one of a first faceplate designed for a car having a steering wheel on the right side and a second faceplate designed for a car having a steering wheel on the left side, a layout of components on said first faceplate differing from a layout of components on said second faceplate based on a relative location of a person using said mounted-into-automobile device, and said attaching portion accommodates a detachable module having any one of said first faceplate or said second faceplate.
A mounted-into-automobile device comprising:
- an attaching portion to which a faceplate module is detachably attachable, said attachable faceplate module including means to provide a control signal that includes a classification data of said faceplate;
- recognizing means connected to said attaching portion mounted in said automobile for recognizing said classification data of said faceplate when attached to said attaching portion, said recognizing based on said control signal;
- and
- specification setting means for setting at least one operating specification on the basis of the classification data.
1 more element
A detachable control panel for a mounted-into-automobile device, comprising:
- a faceplate on a front face;
- a plurality of control devices arranged on said faceplate to permit control inputs by a user, said control devices being arranged in one of two predetermined layouts, a first of said two predetermined layouts for a user in an automobile having a steering wheel on a first side, and a second of said two predetermined layouts for a user in an automobile having a steering wheel on a second side;
- an attaching portion on a back face to attach said detachable control panel to a mounting body installed in an automobile, said mounting body including a controller to receive signals from said control devices;
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- an identifier to provide a signal to said controller to identify which one of said two predetermined layouts has been incorporated on said faceplate.
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A mounted-into-automobile system, comprising:
- a mounting body installed in an automobile, said mounting body including a controller to receive control inputs from a control panel and to provide output signals based on said control inputs;
- and
- a control panel detachably attached to said mounting body, said control panel including a plurality of control devices arranged in one of two predetermined layouts, a first of said two predetermined layouts for a user in an automobile having a steering wheel on the right side, and a second of said two predetermined layouts for a user in an automobile having a steering wheel on the left side, said control panel further providing a signal to said controller to identify which one of said two predetermined layouts has been incorporated on said faceplate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.