Glove box structure of vehicle

Details Glove box structure of vehicle Glove box structure of vehicle

1991-07-05

1993-03-02

Focarino, Margaret A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

280732, 280730, 296 3712, B60R 21045, B60R 2116

Patent

active

051903148

ABSTRACT:
An improved glove box structure is provided in an instrument panel in a front compartment of a vehicle, which includes a frame member, extending in a transverse direction of the vehicle body and an instrument panel, supported by the frame member. The glove box structure includes a box, having at least front and rear box walls for forming a glove box, supported for swinging movement by the instrument panel structure. The glove box moves between a closed position, in which the front box wall is located within an opening formed in the instrument panel, and an open position, in which the rear box wall is located close to the opening. A knee protector is located, outside and above a path traversed by the glove box between the closed and open positions, inside the instrument panel structure for protecting knees of a passenger upon a collision. The knee protector includes a resiliently bendable member. The bendable member is cantilevered by being mounted, at first end, to the frame member and extends towards the opening so as to place a second end within the opening. A lock is attached to the resiliently bendable member for engaging the front box wall so as to hold the glove box in the closed position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4239277 (1980-12-01), Oda
patent: 4893834 (1990-01-01), Honda et al.
patent: 4978136 (1990-12-01), Tomita et al.
patent: 5135253 (1992-08-01), Hirashima et al.

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