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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Zeiger, Mundelein, IL (US);
Thomas Brey, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B60K 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/0256 (2013.01); B60K 37/00 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1028 (2013.01); B60K 2350/925 (2013.01); B60K 2350/941 (2013.01);
Abstract
The rear side of a head unit bezel is shaped and arranged to receive and retain an electronic device such as a radio, cell phone, GPS receiver, roadway toll payment transponder, stolen vehicle transponder, WI-FI or Bluetooth transceiver or an antenna. Electrical connectors provided to the rear side mate with connectors on the front side of a head unit. When the bezel and head unit are connected, the electronic device in the bezel is mechanically and electrically connected to the head unit.