Vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus

Details Vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus Vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus

2005-08-30

2005-08-30

Ramirez, Ramon O (Department: 3632)

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Instrument in panel

C248S551000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06935597

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus includes a case having an opening on the front surface thereof, a face that moves from an ordinary orientation which is vertical or oblique in front of the case to an accommodated orientation in which the face is accommodated within the case, a manipulation member disposed on the manipulation surface of the face so as to face forward when the face is in the ordinary orientation, and an orientation variable means for circularly moving the face from the ordinary orientation to the accommodated orientation and for drawing the face into the case through the opening. The manipulation member is supported by the face so as to be free to advance and retract, so that the amount of projection thereof from the manipulation surface changes. When the face is circularly moved from the ordinary orientation to the horizontal orientation a retracting mechanism retracts the manipulation member by the relative moving force between the orientation variable means and the face so that the amount of projection of the manipulation member from the manipulation surface is reduced. With the above arrangement, when the face is in its ordinary orientation outside the case, the amount of projection of the manipulation member is set to a large amount L1. When the face circularly moves from the vertical orientation to the horizontal orientation, the retracting mechanism is operated whereby the amount of projection of the manipulation member is reduced to a smaller amount L2. Therefore, when the face having the horizontal orientation is accommodated within the case, the manipulation member does not come into contact with the edge of the opening, and the like.

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