IP Library Granted Patent US 8,400,572
Granted Patent B2
US 8,400,572 · App. 11/691,168 · Granted Mar 19, 2013

Interchangeable switch assembly for media device

Inventor: Jeff Macholz (Patchogue, NY)
Assignee: Voxx International Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,400,572
App. No.
11/691,168
Granted
Mar 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A media device for a vehicle includes an interchangeable switch assembly, and a console including a receiving part accommodating the interchangeable switch assembly. The interchangeable switch assembly includes a switch panel and a circuit board. The interchangeable switch assembly further includes a backlight unit for providing light to the switch panel.

Claims (8)

1. An overhead media device for a vehicle, comprising:

an interchangeable switch assembly; and

a console mounted to an overhead portion of a vehicle, the console including a receiving part accommodating the interchangeable switch assembly and a main circuit board, wherein the main circuit board includes a connecting wire extending from the main circuit board at a bottom surface of the console, wherein the interchangeable switch assembly includes a switch panel and a second circuit board, and wherein the second circuit board includes a pin connector for mating with an end portion of the connecting wire, the pin connector being located at the bottom surface of the console when the interchangeable switch assembly is positioned in the receiving part, wherein the interchangeable switch assembly is mounted to and supported by the console via the receiving part, wherein a peripheral region of the receiving part comprises one or more holes corresponding to one or more holes in the main circuit board.

2. The media device of claim 1 , wherein the interchangeable switch assembly further includes a backlight unit for providing light to the switch panel.

3. The media device of claim 1 , wherein the switch panel includes a plurality of buttons.

4. The media device of claim 1 , wherein the interchangeable switch assembly is mounted to the console by screws.

5. The media device of claim 1 , wherein the receiving part has a shape which corresponds to a shape of the interchangeable switch assembly to receive the interchangeable switch assembly therein.

6. The media device of claim 1 , wherein the receiving part comprises an open portion in the console receiving the interchangeable switch assembly therein.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT R/F 027890/0319 Recorded Apr 3, 2025
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070739/0831 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 20, 2012
From: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
To: WELLS FAGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 027890/0319 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2012
From: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
To: VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; CODE SYSTEMS, INC.; KLIPSH GROUP INC.; TECHNUITY, INC.
Reel/Frame 027864/0905 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 7, 2011
From: AUDIOVOX CORPORATION; AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; CODE SYSTEMS, INC.; KLIPSCH GROUP, INC.; TECHNUITY, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 026587/0906 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2007
From: MACHOLZ, JEFF
To: AUDIOVOX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019065/0211 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 11229215 · Sep 16, 2005
Related Publication 20070242172A1 · Oct 18, 2007