Patent ID: 8991772
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A multimedia assembly for use in an automotive vehicle, the multimedia assembly disposed within a cabin space of the automotive vehicle, the cabin space enclosed in part by a windshield, the multimedia assembly configured to provide a predetermined multimedia function, the multimedia assembly comprising: an instrument panel having a surface exposed to the cabin space, the instrument panel disposed beneath the windshield; a multimedia device having a faceplate and a first housing, the faceplate disposed on an outer surface of the instrument panel, the first housing disposed behind the faceplate, the first housing having a first side wall, and a bottom wall, the bottom wall having a first surface area; a first bracket attached to the first side wall of the first housing; and an auxiliary device, the auxiliary device having a second housing, the second housing holding electrical components configured to provide additional multimedia function through the multimedia assembly; the second housing of the auxiliary device is also attached to the first bracket so as to be mounted below the multimedia device, behind the faceplate and hidden behind the outer surface of the instrument panel.