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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiko Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiko Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an in-vehicle apparatus including, an apparatus body installed in a vehicle compartment, and a front panel disposed at a front surface of the apparatus body and provided with an operating member for operating the apparatus body, wherein a drive mechanism connecting the apparatus body and the front panel to each other is provided, and the drive mechanism is operative to move the front panel between an attached use position where the front panel is attached to the front surface of the apparatus body and an inclined use position where one of left and right side parts of the front panel projects more forwards relative to the front surface of the apparatus body than the other.