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Granted Patent B2
US 12,344,169 · App. 18/089,608 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Automotive electronic equipment device

Inventor: Shinichi Yamase (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B60R11/0247B60R13/0212B60R16/0215B60R21/213B60R21/232
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Patent No.
US 12,344,169
App. No.
18/089,608
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic equipment device includes a microphone member and a cap. The microphone member is positioned in a through hole of a roof lining provided in a vehicle interior and disposed in an indoor space, and disposed in an outdoor space. The cap is positioned in the through hole of the roof lining and fitted to the microphone member in a state of being disposed in the indoor space. The cap has a fitting portion, a strap portion, and a hooking portion. The fitting portion is fitted to the microphone member. The strap portion is provided in the outdoor space. The hooking portion is formed in the strap portion and hooked on the microphone member.

Claims (38)

1. An automotive electronic equipment device comprising:

an electronic equipment positioned in a through hole of an interior material provided in a vehicle interior and disposed in an indoor space of the vehicle interior, and disposed in an outdoor space of the vehicle interior; and

a cap positioned in the through hole of the interior material and fitted to the electronic equipment in a state of being disposed in the indoor space, wherein

the cap has

a fitting portion fitted to the electronic equipment,

a strap portion provided in the outdoor space through the through hole, and

a hooking portion formed in the strap portion and hooked on the electronic equipment through the through hole.

2. The automotive electronic equipment device according to claim 1 , wherein

the electronic equipment includes

an electronic equipment body,

a housing that houses the electronic equipment body and is fitted to the fitting portion, and

a harness connected to the electronic equipment body, and

the hooking portion

has a harness through hole through which the harness passes.

3. The automotive electronic equipment device according to claim 1 , wherein

the hooking portion

is formed in a rectangular shape, and has a connecting side connected to the strap portion and a side opposite to the strap portion,

the connecting side

is positioned closer to the indoor space than the side opposite to the strap portion, and

both end portions of the connecting side

are formed to be angular in a protruding angle shape as compared with both end portions of the side opposite to the strap portion.

4. The automotive electronic equipment device according to claim 1 , wherein

the hooking portion

is formed in a rectangular shape, and has a connecting side connected to the strap portion,

the through hole

is formed in a rectangular shape, and has a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides, and

the connecting side

is formed to be longer than the short side of the through hole and shorter than a diagonal line of the through hole, and is disposed so as to intersect with the long side in a state where the cap is attached to the electronic equipment.

5. The automotive electronic equipment device according to claim 1 , wherein

the cap

further has a flange portion extending toward an outer side of the through hole along the interior material, and

the flange portion

sandwiches the interior material together with the strap portion in a state where the cap is attached.

6. The automotive electronic equipment device according to claim 1 , comprising a cushion member disposed between the cap and the electronic equipment, wherein

the cushion member

has a cut-out portion in which the strap portion is disposed in a state where the cap is fitted to the electronic equipment.

7. The automotive electronic equipment device according to claim 1 , wherein

the electronic equipment is a microphone member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2022
From: YAMASE, SHINICHI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062218/0576 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-006515 · Jan 19, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230226985A1 · Jul 20, 2023
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