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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2018
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Peachtree City, GA (US);
J. Scott Siegel, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Patrick Hanslits, Clarkston, MI (US);
Andrew Bianchi, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Abstract
A docking system is for docking an electronic device in a motor vehicle. The docking system includes a cradle having a pivotable arm with an internal channel carrying first electrical conductors electrically connected to the electronic device. The cradle securely retains the electronic device. A dock housing includes a recess receiving the arm of the cradle such that the first electrical conductors may be electrically connected to second electrical conductors in the motor vehicle. A latch releasably latches the arm of the cradle within the recess of the dock housing.