Navigation apparatus for vehicles
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1. A navigation apparatus for vehicles comprising:
- a vehicle side unit fixed to said vehicle including;
a GPS receiver connected to a GPS antenna, a gyro sensor, a vehicle signal processing circuit for processing vehicle signals, a detachable unit including;
a CD unit for driving a CD-ROM containing map information, a display unit for displaying a map, and a controller for controlling the entire operation, wherein the detachable unit can be detachably installed in said vehicle so as to electrically connect to the vehicle side unit;
wherein said detachable unit is installed into a unit space within a console of said vehicle;
and wherein said display unit is disposed in said detachable unit such that said display unit is allowed to project from said detachable unit and said projected display unit is swung such that a display portion thereof located on a front face faces a driver.
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus for vehicles which comprises a GPS receiver connected to a GPS antenna, a gyro sensor, a vehicle signal processing circuit for processing vehicle signals such as a vehicle speed signal, a CD unit for driving a CD-ROM containing map information, a display unit for displaying a map, and an ECU for controlling the entire operation, wherein at least the CD unit, the display unit and the ECU are disposed within a detachable unit which can be detachably installed in a vehicle.
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1. A navigation apparatus for vehicles comprising:
- a vehicle side unit fixed to said vehicle including;
a GPS receiver connected to a GPS antenna, a gyro sensor, a vehicle signal processing circuit for processing vehicle signals, a detachable unit including;
a CD unit for driving a CD-ROM containing map information, a display unit for displaying a map, and a controller for controlling the entire operation, wherein the detachable unit can be detachably installed in said vehicle so as to electrically connect to the vehicle side unit;wherein said detachable unit is installed into a unit space within a console of said vehicle; and wherein said display unit is disposed in said detachable unit such that said display unit is allowed to project from said detachable unit and said projected display unit is swung such that a display portion thereof located on a front face faces a driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- a vehicle side unit fixed to said vehicle including;
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18. A navigation apparatus for vehicles comprising:
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a vehicle side unit fixed to a vehicle, and a detachable unit detachably installed to said vehicle side unit in said vehicle, wherein said detachable unit is inserted into a unit space thereof so as to automatically connect to said vehicle side unit through connectors; wherein each unit in said detachable unit is connected to a power supply circuit when said detachable unit is locked to said vehicle by a lock mechanism; wherein lock states of said mechanism are controlled in response to positions of a lever in said lock mechanism; and wherein said lock mechanism comprises a reverse link offset from a fulcrum of said lever and biased by a biasing spring so as to attain stable lock states of said lock mechanism.
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