Openable/closeable protection cover mechanism for electronic devices installable in motor vehicles

摘要

A slidable protection cover mechanism for use in an on-vehicle electronic device is constituted from an operation knob as operated by the operator to move laterally, a lateral-direction guide mechanism for guiding the operation knob to move in the lateral direction, a conversion mechanism for converting the lateral movement of the operation knob into movement in another direction, and an openable/closeable member for opening and closing an opening in accordance with the movement of the operation knob. When the operator manually operates the knob to move or slide laterally, the openable/closeable member is driven to open and close the opening in accordance with lateral movement of the knob. This may eliminate erroneous open/closure operations otherwise occurring due to a contact of the operator or passengers while enhancing space-saving and mountability.