Watertight navigation device

• US 20090302553A1
• Filed: 06/29/2007
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Tan, Kay Soon
• Application Number:
  US12/309,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20090302553A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 277/652
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/065 sealed by encapsulation, e.g. waterproof resin forming an integral casing, injection moulding

Abstract

A watertight navigation device comprises a watertight housing which accommodates a display and comprises a transparent watertight panel which covers the display towards the outside of the watertight housing. The transparent watertight panel works as a panel-type speaker, the watertight housing and the transparent watertight panel being sealingly coupled with each other.

Claims

1-7. -7. (canceled)

8. A watertight navigation device, comprising:

a watertight housing;

a display accommodated in said housing; and

a transparent watertight panel covering said display toward an outside of the watertight housing, said panel being operable as a panel-type speaker and being sealingly coupled with said housing.

9. The watertight navigation device of claim 8, wherein said panel is a touch panel.

10. The watertight navigation device of claim 8, further comprising a first gasket arranged between said panel and said housing.

11. The watertight navigation device of claim 8, further comprising a button arranged watertight in an opening of housing.

12. The watertight navigation device of claim 11, further comprising a button gasket arranged between said button and said housing for sealing the navigation device.

13. The watertight navigation device of claim 8, further comprising a compartment cover sealingly covering a compartment in said housing.

14. The watertight navigation device of claim 13, further comprising a compartment gasket arranged between said compartment cover and said housing.

15. The watertight navigation device of claim 9, further comprising a button arranged watertightly in an opening of said housing.

16. The watertight navigation device of claim 15, wherein said button is an on/off button configured to at least one of turn on and shut off said navigation device.