Patent ID: 8254594

Claim:
An in-vehicle apparatus comprising: an apparatus body installed in a compartment and having a reproducing portion for reproducing data recorded on a recording medium; a loading slot formed on the front surface of said apparatus body for loading and unloading said recording medium; a front panel arranged in front of said apparatus body and having operation members for operating said apparatus body; and a drive mechanism for operatively connecting said front panel to said apparatus body so as to move said front panel; said front panel being movable by said drive mechanism to a normal position where said front panel is oriented in parallel to the front surface of said apparatus body, a left projected position where a left side portion of said front panel is projected frontward in comparison with a right side portion of said front panel, a right projected position where the right side portion of said front panel is projected frontward in comparison with the left side portion of said front panel, and an open position where said front panel is inclined frontward so as to open said loading slot; said normal position being interposed between said left projected position and said open position during the movement of said front panel and also interposed between said right projected position and said open position during the movement of said front panel.