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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2011
Applicant:
Charles Joseph King, Ii, Saline, MI (US);
Inventor:
Charles Joseph King, II, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G12B 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/0211 (2013.01); B60R 11/0258 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0005 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multimedia assembly and an instrument panel assembly for use in an automotive vehicle are provided. The multimedia assembly includes a multimedia device and an auxiliary device. The multimedia device has a faceplate which is disposed on the outer surface of the instrument panel so as to be exposed to the cabin space of the vehicle. The auxiliary device is disposed beneath the multimedia device and hidden behind the outer surface of the instrument panel of the vehicle.