Patent ID: 8749988

Claim:
A housing assembly for an automotive audio system comprising: an audio system subassembly including opposed vertically extending wall portions; generally U-shaped upper and lower closure members cooperating with said vertically extending wall portions to define a box-like case having front and rear openings disposed generally symmetrically about an assembly axis, and front and rear closure members cooperating with the case to enclose said audio system subassembly and to form an upper and/or lower cavity adapted for receiving a second audio system subassembly therein, wherein said wall portions and/or said upper closure member and/or said lower closure member are formed of a composite of relatively rigid polymer material and electrically conductive material operable to shield said at least one audio component from electrical anomalies including RFI (radio frequency interference), EMI (electromagnetic interference), BCI (bulk current injection), and ESD (electrostatic discharge), and wherein said electrically conductive material comprises a wire screen insert molded within said polymer material and extending substantially continuously along the wall portions of said case and said front closure member.