Patent ID: 8845347
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for receiving a head unit, comprising: a region operable to house a first connector assembly, including a first connector operable to connect to a respective second connector of a head unit that enables one of navigation operations and multimedia operations; and a first attaching part operable to interact with a respective second attaching part of the head unit to attach the head unit into the apparatus and to secure a connection between the first connector and the respective second connector, where the first attaching part comprises a first movable part operable to interact with a second part of the respective second attaching part of the head unit to provide an operative force against the first connector from the head unit, as a result of the first movable part moving, wherein the first attaching part includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion, each of the first protrusion and the second protrusion being positioned opposite to one another on a first side of the first attaching part and wherein the first protrusion is operable to rotate around a joint to be slideably received in a first guide region of the head unit and the second protrusion is operable to rotate around the joint to be slideably received in a second guide region of the head unit.