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Speaker for vehicle and mounting structure of the speaker

  • US 7,177,438 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2002
  • Issued: 02/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A speaker installation structure for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a speaker unit (1) including a speaker housing (12) for holding a speaker body (11), said speaker housing (12) having a plurality of claws (13) formed thereon; and

    a panel member (3) having an opening (4) and a plurality of slits (5) made therein,said plurality of claws (13) being inserted into said plurality of slits (5), respectively, and said speaker unit (1) being mounted on said panel member (3) by rotating said speaker housing (12) in its circumferential direction,characterized in that said opening (4) has a diameter smaller than a diameter of said speaker housing (12) and has at least three linear portions (41), and each of said plurality of slits (5) is made outside said three linear portions (41) and inside an outer circumference of said speaker housing (12), and a plurality of indentations (14) are made in an outer circumference of said speaker housing (12), and a connector (6) to be connected to a harness terminal (7) for power supply to said speaker body (11) is placed on said speaker housing (12), and an elastic piece (6a), made to be elastically deformed by said panel member (3) in a direction opposite to said panel member (3) when said claws (13) are inserted into said slits (5) and returned to the panel member (3) side when said speaker housing (12) is rotated up to a predetermined position, is formed on said connector (6), with said harness terminal (7) being connectable to said connector (6) only when said elastic piece (6a) is returned to the panel member (3) side.

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