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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Marron Baez, Jalisco, MX;
Irving Morales Rodriguez, Jalisco, MX;
Enrique Chavez Luna, Jalisco, MX;
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60K 37/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/023 (2013.01); B60K 37/02 (2013.01); B60R 11/0217 (2013.01); H04R 1/025 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0005 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle instrument panel assembly includes a front panel, a speaker disposed within the front panel for generating sounds and a cover disposed over the speaker. The cover includes a plurality of openings for the transmission of sound and a corresponding plurality of blockers at each of the plurality of openings. Each of the plurality of blockers includes a front face that is spaced apart forward of a corresponding one of the plurality of openings for blocking water intrusion.