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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Damian Howard, Saitama-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340426 ; 340430 ; 340568 ; 340687 ; 307 102 ; 455345 ;
Abstract
A car stereo has a removable panel attached to a body of the car stereo, the panel having a plurality of operation buttons for operating the car stereo. An alarm device is provided in a motor vehicle. A first detector is provided for detecting removing of the panel from the body, and a second detector is provided for detecting turning on of an ignition switch of the motor vehicle. A third detector is provided for detecting opening of a door of the motor vehicle. At lapse of a predetermined first period of time after the detection of the door open, the alarm device is operated unless detection of attaching of the panel and turning on of the ignition switch.