Vehicular accessory control panel
First Claim
1. An apparatus in an instrument panel of a vehicle comprising:
- a first accessory control unit disposed in said instrument panel;
a second accessory control unit disposed in said instrument panel juxtaposed with said first accessory control unit; and
a moveable switch panel deployable in a first position covering at least a portion of said first accessory control unit and in a second position covering at least a portion of said second accessory control unit, said movable switch panel including a plurality of manually actuable switch elements adaptable in response to being deployed in said first or second position to provide a first set of switch functions while in said second position and a second set of switch functions while in said first position.
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Abstract
An apparatus in an instrument panel of a vehicle includes a first accessory control unit disposed in the instrument panel and a second accessory control unit disposed in the instrument panel. The second accessory control unit is juxtaposed with the first accessory control unit. A moveable switch panel is deployable in a first position covering at least a portion of the first accessory control unit and is deployable in a second position covering at least a portion of the second accessory control unit. The movable switch panel includes a plurality of manually actuable switch elements adaptable in response to being deployed in the first or second position to provide a first set of switch functions while in the second position and a second set of switch functions while in the first position.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. An apparatus in an instrument panel of a vehicle comprising:
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a first accessory control unit disposed in said instrument panel; a second accessory control unit disposed in said instrument panel juxtaposed with said first accessory control unit; and a moveable switch panel deployable in a first position covering at least a portion of said first accessory control unit and in a second position covering at least a portion of said second accessory control unit, said movable switch panel including a plurality of manually actuable switch elements adaptable in response to being deployed in said first or second position to provide a first set of switch functions while in said second position and a second set of switch functions while in said first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. The method for activating vehicle accessory controls from an instrument panel using a moveable switch panel, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a first accessory control unit disposed in said instrument panel; providing a second accessory control unit disposed in said instrument panel juxtaposed with said first accessory control unit; and adapting a moveable switch panel to said instrument panel, said moveable switch panel deployable in a first position covering at least a portion of said first accessory control unit and in a second position covering at least a portion of said second accessory control unit, said movable switch panel including a plurality of manually actuable switch elements adaptable in response to being deployed in said first or second position to provide a first set of switch functions while in said second position and a second set of switch functions while in said first position. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification