Communications unit for fitting in vehicles
First Claim
1. A communications unit for fitting into a recess in the instrument panel of a vehicle, the recess being so placed in the instrument panel and being so shaped as to open generally horizontally and in the transverse direction of the vehicle;
- the communications unit comprising;
a base unit in the recess;
means holding an a telephone receiver having an elongated dimension in a first orientation in a first user position in the base unit and in the recess, the telephone receiver having one side which is held by the holding means essentially parallel to a first plane;
drive members in the base unit for ejecting the receiver out of the recess, the drive members further comprising guide means which guide the receiver to eject in a parallel displacement and in a turning movement and to move to a second user position, and the second user position is turned at an angle from the first user position and is generally parallel to the first user position.
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Abstract
A communications unit with a telephone receiver is intended for fitting in a standardized recess for radio equipment in vehicles. The telephone receiver in a first user position lies protected in the recess. By use of an automatic or manually initiated ejection, the telephone receiver is caused to take up a second user position in which the receiver has another orientation and a more advanced position relative to the recess. In this second position the telephone receiver can be picked up from a telephone receiver holder for manual handling. The invention permits a safer handling of the telephone while driving, and without obstructing the accessibility to other vehicle controls in the vicinity of the recess when the telephone receiver is in its first user position.
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1. A communications unit for fitting into a recess in the instrument panel of a vehicle, the recess being so placed in the instrument panel and being so shaped as to open generally horizontally and in the transverse direction of the vehicle;
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the communications unit comprising; a base unit in the recess; means holding an a telephone receiver having an elongated dimension in a first orientation in a first user position in the base unit and in the recess, the telephone receiver having one side which is held by the holding means essentially parallel to a first plane; drive members in the base unit for ejecting the receiver out of the recess, the drive members further comprising guide means which guide the receiver to eject in a parallel displacement and in a turning movement and to move to a second user position, and the second user position is turned at an angle from the first user position and is generally parallel to the first user position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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