Automotive storage compartment

• US 10,442,362 B2
• Filed: 12/02/2015
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Oldani, Raymond Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Gutman, Hilary L
• Application Number:
  US14/957,086
• Publication Number:
  US 20170158142A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,413 Days
• Field of Search: 296 3712
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/06 mounted on or below dashboards

Abstract

A vehicle storage compartment assembly includes a housing and a pivoting door. A floating storage bin is pivotally connected to each of the housing and the pivoting door whereby on translation of the door to an open configuration the storage bin deploys forwardly from an interior of the housing.

Claims

1. A vehicle storage compartment assembly, comprising:

a housing;

a pivoting door;

a storage bin pivotally connected to each of the housing and the pivoting door; and

a linkage arrangement connected at a first end to the housing and at an opposed end to the storage bin, wherein the linkage arrangement includes a pair of linkages each pivotally connected at a first end to the housing and at an opposed end to the storage bin and a link arm arrangement fixedly attached at a first end to the pivoting door and pivotally connected at a second end to the storage bin.

2. The storage compartment assembly of claim 1, wherein the link arm arrangement includes a pair of link arms each fixedly attached at a first end to the pivoting door and each pivotally connected at a second end to the storage bin.

3. A vehicle storage compartment assembly, comprising:

a housing;

a pivoting door;

a floating storage bin pivotally connected to each of the housing and the pivoting door and configured to deploy forwardly from an interior of the housing on translation of the pivoting door from a closed configuration to an open configuration; and

a linkage arrangement pivotally connected at a first end to the housing and at an opposed end to the storage bin;

wherein the linkage arrangement includes a pair of linkages each pivotally connected at a first end to the housing and at an opposed end to the storage bin and a link arm arrangement fixedly attached at a first end to the pivoting door and pivotally connected at a second end to the storage bin.

4. The storage compartment assembly of claim 3, wherein the link arm arrangement includes a pair of link arms each fixedly attached at a first end to the pivoting door and each pivotally connected at a second end to the storage bin.

5. A vehicle dash panel glove box assembly, comprising:

a housing disposed within the dash panel;

a door hingedly connected to one or both of the housing or the dash panel;

a floating storage bin pivotally connected to each of the housing and the pivoting door; and

a linkage arrangement pivotally connected at a first end to the housing and at an opposed end to the storage bin;

wherein the linkage arrangement includes a pair of linkages each pivotally connected at a first end to the housing and at an opposed end to the storage bin and a link arm arrangement fixedly attached at a first end to the pivoting door and pivotally connected at a second end to the storage bin.

6. The glove box assembly of claim 5, wherein the link arm arrangement includes a pair of link arms each fixedly attached at a first end to the pivoting door and each pivotally connected at a second end to the storage bin.