Combined wired and wireless remote control for “hands-free” multimedia and telephony equipment of a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. An assembly for remotely controlling “
- hands-free”
multimedia and/or telephony equipment incorporated in a motor vehicle, the assembly comprising;
a) a remote control unit comprising;
a visible face carrying control keys and/or buttons;
a back face with a housing for a power supply battery; and
radio-frequency transmitter means for wirelessly transmitting control signals to the remote equipment; and
b) a removable cover separable from the unit and suitable for closing the housing and holding in place a power supply battery placed in the housing;
wherein the following are provided inside the housing of the remote control unit;
a central power supply contact and a peripheral power supply contact suitable for pressing against respective poles of the power supply battery inserted in the housing; and
signal transmission contacts located on the bottom of the housing for transmitting control signals by wire to the remote equipment; and
wherein it further comprises;
c) an active support comprising;
on a back face, fastener means for fastening to the dashboard of the vehicle;
on a front face, securing means for securing to the back face of the unit, and also a portion in relief suitable for penetrating into the housing in the unit to take the place of the power supply battery in the absence of the removable cover;
an electrical power supply line suitable for being connected to the on-board network of the vehicle;
a transmission line suitable for being connected to the remote equipment;
two power supply terminals connected to the power supply line and arranged on the portion in relief in a central position and in a peripheral position in such a manner as to press against the central and peripheral contacts respectively of the unit when the portion in relief is inserted and locked in the housing of the unit; and
signal transmission terminals placed on the portion in relief in positions corresponding to the transmission contacts of the unit when the portion in relief is inserted and locked in the housing of the unit.
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Abstract
A remote control unit carries control keys and possesses in its back face a battery housing with central and peripheral power supply contacts, and also with signal transmission contacts. An active support carries a portion in relief suitable for penetrating into the housing of the unit to take the place of the power supply battery. Two power supply terminals are connected to a power supply line and arranged so as to bear against the respective power supply contacts of the unit when the portion in relief is inserted and locked in the housing of the unit, with the same applying for signal transmission terminals that are arranged on the portion in relief in positions that correspond to the transmission contacts of the unit.
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1. An assembly for remotely controlling “
- hands-free”
multimedia and/or telephony equipment incorporated in a motor vehicle, the assembly comprising;a) a remote control unit comprising; a visible face carrying control keys and/or buttons; a back face with a housing for a power supply battery; and radio-frequency transmitter means for wirelessly transmitting control signals to the remote equipment; and b) a removable cover separable from the unit and suitable for closing the housing and holding in place a power supply battery placed in the housing; wherein the following are provided inside the housing of the remote control unit; a central power supply contact and a peripheral power supply contact suitable for pressing against respective poles of the power supply battery inserted in the housing; and signal transmission contacts located on the bottom of the housing for transmitting control signals by wire to the remote equipment; and wherein it further comprises; c) an active support comprising; on a back face, fastener means for fastening to the dashboard of the vehicle; on a front face, securing means for securing to the back face of the unit, and also a portion in relief suitable for penetrating into the housing in the unit to take the place of the power supply battery in the absence of the removable cover; an electrical power supply line suitable for being connected to the on-board network of the vehicle; a transmission line suitable for being connected to the remote equipment; two power supply terminals connected to the power supply line and arranged on the portion in relief in a central position and in a peripheral position in such a manner as to press against the central and peripheral contacts respectively of the unit when the portion in relief is inserted and locked in the housing of the unit; and signal transmission terminals placed on the portion in relief in positions corresponding to the transmission contacts of the unit when the portion in relief is inserted and locked in the housing of the unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- hands-free”
Specification