Patent ID: 8562056
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An audio apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: an audio unit, and a storage box for storing goods, the audio unit and the storage box being mounted in a mounting opening formed in an instrument panel of the vehicle, wherein the audio unit is formed into a box shape having a control panel at a front side facing an interior compartment of the vehicle thereof, said control panel being provided with an audio operating part, said audio unit being integrally formed at an upper wall thereof with said storage box which has a box opening at a front side, wherein the mounting opening of the instrument panel has a lower half portion and an upper half portion, the lower half portion being closed by the control panel and the box opening of the storage box being positioned at the upper half portion of the mounting opening, and wherein a lid for opening and closing the box opening of the storage box is pivotally supported at a lower edge thereof by hinges on the upper wall of the audio unit such that the upper half portion of the mounting opening is capable of being opened and closed by the lid.