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Harness System Technologies Research, Ltd.

Hirokatsu Nakajima

Shinichi Sato

Junichi Kojima

A display unit attachment structure that attaches a display unit to an instrument panel of an automobile includes a pair of brackets projecting toward a compartment from the instrument panel, each of the brackets having a guide groove. An instrument panel-side connector is fixed with respect to a surface of the instrument panel between the brackets. The display unit has a main body including two side walls, and guide pins project from each of the two side walls. A display unit-side connector is fixed with respect to a back surface of the main body. The display unit is attached to the brackets by sliding the guide pins in the guide grooves, whereby the at least one second connector is automatically connected with the first connector.

Attachment structure for a center display unit

Metal brackets are provided on the back of a resin frame of an instrument panel. Bosses are provided on right and left sides of an opening of the resin frame and project from the front and back surfaces of the resin frame, and may share the same axes. A display unit and the metal brackets are provided with boss and boss holes, respectively. The display unit is positioned with respect to the resin frame by inserting the back-side bosses of the resin frame into the boss holes of the metal brackets and inserting the front-side bosses of the resin frame into the boss holes of the display unit. In this state, fasteners are inserted into the fastener holes of the display unit and the resin frame and engaged with the metal brackets.

An operation switch is arranged in a manner that switch knobs,and,each for selecting one of related plural functions is provided, and a display portion for displaying the one of related plural functions selected by the corresponding switch knob is provided for each of the switch knobs,and,. Thus, when the switch knob,or,is operated, the desired function relating to the switch knob,or,thus operated can be selected among the plural functions for adjusting the blowing direction and an air flow rate and also the selected function can be displayed at the switch knob,or,thus operated.

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Nagoya, Japan

Hirokatsu Nakajima