System for supplying power to a detachable grille of a car stereo

• US 5,299,265 A
• Filed: 12/03/1991
• Issued: 03/29/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation (Pioneer Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation (Pioneer Corporation)
• Inventors: Hayama, Akira, Nishizaka, Tsutomu
• Primary Examiner(s): Isen, Forester W.
• Application Number:
  US07/801,230
• Time in Patent Office: 847 Days
• Field of Search: 455/345, 455/346, 455/348, 340/825.31, 340/825.32, 340/825.34, 381/86
• US Class Current: 381/86
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/1607 Supply circuits converters H02M; filters therefor H02M1/14; voltage stabilisers G05F1/46

Abstract

A body of a car stereo has a first substrate and a detachable grille has a second substrate. The second substrate has an operating device, a display and a control unit where an identification data is stored. The first substrate has a grille attachment detecting device a power supply means and a control unit having an identification data discriminating device which discriminates the identification data in the control unit on the second substrate of the grille. When the identification data discriminating device determines that an appropriate grille is attached, the power is fed to the grille through the power supply device.

Claims

1. A system for supplying power to a detachable grille of a car stereo, said car stereo having a stereo body and a first control unit, said system comprising:

the grille having a second control unit including an identification code thereof;

detector means for detecting attaching of the grille to the car stereo body of the car stereo and for producing an attaching signal;

first supplying means provided in the first control unit and responsive to the attaching signal, said first supplying means for supplying a first power from the car stereo body to the second control unit of the grille and for causing the second control unit to send the identification code to the first control unit;

discriminating means provided in the first control unit and for comparing the identification code of the grille with a reference identification code and for producing a coincide signal when both codes coincide with each other; and

second supplying means responsive to the coincide signal for supplying a second power from the car stereo body to the grille for effecting operation of the grille.

2. A system according to claim 1 wherein the detector means comprises a circuit formed by the attaching of the grille and arranged to reduce the voltage in the circuit.