Integrated Faceplate for Electronics Modules In Vehicle Center Console Designed Around Pass-Through Media Slots
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1. A console for a vehicle, said vehicle having an instrument panel and an electrical power system, said console comprising;
- (i) a mounting structure in the instrument panel,(ii) one or more electronics modules mounted in said mounting structure,(iii) one or more faceplates located in front of said one or more electronics modules, wherein said one or more faceplates contain control devices for activating said one or more electronics modules, and(iv) one or more conductors for electronically communicating between said one or more electronics modules and said one or more faceplates, wherein said one or more faceplates are connected to said one or more modules through said one or more conductors such that said faceplates may be separately positioned relative to said one or more modules.
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Abstract
An improvement in the fit and finish of a center stack or console area of a vehicle is provided by integrating individual electronic module faceplate and trim bezels into a single faceplate which may be positioned independent of the individual modules. A jumper or flat wire connector provides communication between the controls on the faceplate and the module. A molded alignment guide is provided to direct pass-through media through a slot in the faceplate and into the module.
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1. A console for a vehicle, said vehicle having an instrument panel and an electrical power system, said console comprising;
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(i) a mounting structure in the instrument panel, (ii) one or more electronics modules mounted in said mounting structure, (iii) one or more faceplates located in front of said one or more electronics modules, wherein said one or more faceplates contain control devices for activating said one or more electronics modules, and (iv) one or more conductors for electronically communicating between said one or more electronics modules and said one or more faceplates, wherein said one or more faceplates are connected to said one or more modules through said one or more conductors such that said faceplates may be separately positioned relative to said one or more modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for transmitting control signals to an electronics module in a vehicle console having a faceplate for operating an electrical or electro-mechanical device in a vehicle, comprising:
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(i) one or more electronics modules mounted in said console (ii) a faceplate including control devices for one or more electronics modules (iii) one or more conductors connected to said one or more electronics modules from said faceplate, wherein said one or more modules may be independently positioned relative to said faceplate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. An alignment bezel for a pass-through media wherein an electronics module includes a receiving slot for said media and a faceplate for said module includes a pass-through media slot and said alignment bezel is disposed between said faceplate and said electronics module to guide said media from said pass-through slot into said receiving slot.
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18. A vehicle instrument panel assembly comprising:
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a structural carrier including a center stack for housing one or more electronic components wherein said center stack contains opposing walls including mounting openings for slidably engaging said one or more components into fixed relationship with said mounting openings; one or more faceplates mounted in front of said mounting openings; one or more conductors for electronically communicating between said one or more electronic components and said one or more faceplates; wherein said one or more faceplates are connected to said one or more modules through said one or more conductors such that said faceplates may be separately positioned relative to said one or more modules. - View Dependent Claims (22, 28, 31, 32)
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