Vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus

• US 9,849,841 B1
• Filed: 06/23/2016
• Issued: 12/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jet Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Jet Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chang, Yung-Tse
• Primary Examiner(s): Nash, Brian D
• Application Number:
  US15/191,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20170369001A1
• Time in Patent Office: 551 Days
• Field of Search: 224275
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0264 for control means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0017 Head-rests
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/007 using magnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0071 using latches, clips, clamps, straps or the like

Abstract

A vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus includes a holder, a casing, and a remote control. The casing is connected to the holder and the casing includes a back surface, a side surface, a containing groove, and at least one magnet. The containing groove is formed on the back surface and adjacent to the side surface for containing the remote control. The at least one magnet is disposed in the casing and exposed from at least one through hole. At least one magnetic element is disposed on a side wall of the remote control and magnetically attracted by the at least one magnet. Accordingly, the containing groove is used to conveniently contain the remote control with less occupied space. The at least one magnet provides the magnetic force to attract the at least one magnetic element of the remote control to prevent disengagement caused by vibration or shake on the moving vehicle.

Claims

1. A vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus comprising:

a holder disposed on a headrest of a vehicle seat;

a casing connected to the holder, the casing comprising;

a back surface and a side surface;

a containing groove formed on the back surface and adjacent to the side surface, and the containing groove having an inner wall surface;

at least one through hole formed on the inner wall surface; and

at least one magnet disposed in the casing, adjacent to the containing groove, and exposed from the at least one through hole;

a remote control contained in the containing groove and having a side wall and at least one magnetic element disposed on the side wall;

wherein the at least one magnetic element is magnetically attracted by the at least one magnet; and

two displacement-limiting parts laterally extending from the inner wall surface of the containing groove at two inner corners of the containing groove and configured to block the remote control.

2. The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein each displacement-limiting part is arc-shaped.

3. The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a buffering element disposed on the inner wall surface of the containing groove.

4. The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the side wall of the remote control has at least one containing hole configured to contain the at least one magnetic element.

5. The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the containing hole has an inner diameter at an interior of the side wall and an outer diameter at an exterior of the side wall, and the inner diameter is less than the outer diameter;

two protrusion elements are formed spaced apart on an inner surface of the side wall and adjacent to the containing hole;

a connecting groove is formed between the two protrusion elements and configured to communicate with the containing hole.

6. The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein each magnetic element comprises:

a head part; and

a shank part connected to a bottom of the head part;

wherein a C-shaped retainer is fixed on a bottom of the shank part and a spring is sleeved on the shank part and one end of the spring is pressed on the C-shaped retainer.

7. The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the head part of each magnetic element is disposed in the containing hole, the shank part and the spring are mounted through the connecting groove, and the C-shaped retainer is disposed out of the connecting groove.

8. The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a buffering element disposed on the inner wall surface of the containing groove.

9. The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a buffering element disposed on the inner wall surface of the containing groove.

10. The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a buffering element disposed on the inner wall surface of the containing groove.

11. The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a buffering element disposed on the inner wall surface of the containing groove.

12. The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a buffering element disposed on the inner wall surface of the containing groove.