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Timestamp: 2016-08-31 01:13:36
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Patent US7900988 - Dashboard having receiving structure for portable terminal - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA dashboard having a receiving structure for a portable terminal is provided, which comprises a space part which has an opening at its one side and where a portable terminal is mounted; and a support part which is provided in the interior of the space part and supports the terminal for preventing the...http://www.google.com/patents/US7900988?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7900988 - Dashboard having receiving structure for portable terminalAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7900988 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/077,125Publication dateMar 8, 2011Priority dateMar 20, 2007Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20080284198, WO2008114978A1Publication number077125, 12077125, US 7900988 B2, US 7900988B2, US-B2-7900988, US7900988 B2, US7900988B2InventorsHee-Suk RyuOriginal AssigneeHee-Suk RyuExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (14), Referenced by (22), Classifications (14), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDashboard having receiving structure for portable terminal
US 7900988 B2Abstract
A dashboard having a receiving structure for a portable terminal is provided, which comprises a space part which has an opening at its one side and where a portable terminal is mounted; and a support part which is provided in the interior of the space part and supports the terminal for preventing the movements of the terminal. And a dashboard having a receiving structure for a portable terminal is provided, which further comprises a cover which opens and closes the opening.
The present invention relates to a vehicle dashboard, and in particular to a vehicle dashboard having a receiving structure for a portable terminal which is equipped with a navigation function, a 3D image playback function and a music playback function.
Generally, a vehicle is equipped with a navigation device which is able to receive signals from a plurality of satellites belonging to a GPS (Global Positioning System) for checking the current position, a moving speed, etc. or for determining a moving path, and which computes the position of a corresponding vehicle by using latitude, longitude, altitude, etc. After the above operations, a certain map data including the current position is provided to a driver. Along with its useful functions such as the current position and speed of a user and a moving path to a destination, the users of the navigation device increase day by day.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a dashboard having a receiving structure for a portable terminal which overcomes the problems encountered in a conventional dashboard of a vehicle.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a dashboard for mounting a portable terminal on its front side according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a state before a portable terminal is mounted on a dashboard of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a state after a portable terminal is used in a dashboard of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a space part of a dashboard of FIG. 1.
So, it is needed to stably support the terminal 50, so that it does not move or falls down when the vehicle runs. A “L” shaped first side support part 31 and a “L” shaped second side support part 32 are installed at both sides of a front lower side of the terminal 50 for thereby stably supporting the front and lateral sides of the terminal 50. It should be appreciated that a backside support part 33 is preferably formed on a backside of the terminal 50 for thereby stably supporting the backside of the terminal 50. Not shown in the drawings, the backside support part 33 may be formed as the wall body forming the space part 20 supports the backside of the terminal 50.
The backside support part 33′ may be engaged to each side support part 31 and 32 with its width being adjustable, not engaged to the rear side of the space part. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a horizontal direction groove 35′ and a horizontal direction guide 37′ are formed on the outer side surfaces of the side support parts 31 and 32, respectively. The backside support member 33′ is engaged to the horizontal direction groove 35′, so that the side support parts 31 and 32 and the backside support member 33′ may be integrated. At this time, the backside support part 33′ is formed in “L” shape like each side support part 31 and 32, but it should be opposite to each side support part 31 and 32 for substantially supporting the width sides of the terminal. So, the side support parts 31 and 32 and the backside support 33′ are formed in a channel shape for thereby being adjustable depending on the width of the terminal.
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