Glove box, particularly for motor vehicles

• US 4,886,311 A
• Filed: 11/23/1988
• Issued: 12/12/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Inventors: Duenas, Santiago, Korber, Jurgen, Trube, Hans
• Primary Examiner(s): Song, Robert R.
• Application Number:
  US07/274,780
• Time in Patent Office: 384 Days
• Field of Search: 296/37.12, 224/282
• US Class Current: 296/37.12
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 15/029 Closures, e.g. preventing dirt or paint from entering into the striker
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 63/0052 Locks mounted on the "frame" cooperating with means on the "wing" E05B47/0046, E05B65/0829, E05B65/0847, E05B65/0882 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 63/20 released automatically when the wing is closed for panic door locks of the vertical rod type E05B65/1013
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 77/02 for accident situations
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 79/20 using flexible connections, e.g. Bowden cables
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 83/30 for glove compartments
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 19/10 Hook fastenings; Fastenings in which a link engages a fixed hook-like member

Abstract

A glove box, for motor vehicles is arranged beneath the instrument panel, and is provided with a lid pivotably mounted on it about a horizontal axis. A closing device secures the lid to the glove box. To reduce the risk of injury to vehicle occupants which results from the closing device, a lock part of the closing device is arranged on the underside of the instrument panel with a latchbolt fastened inside a cavity on the inside of the lid and a latch which can be activated through a traction cable from a remote location is provided.

Claims

1. Glove box for motor vehicles, comprising:

a container;

a lid which is mounted pivotably about an axis on the container between an open and closed position;

said lid having an inner part forming a cavity constructed to house parts of a closing device, comprising;

a lock part fastened to an instrument panel of the vehicle;

a latch located in said lock part;

a latch bar lockingly cooperating with the latch;

said latch bar, arranged within a cavity in the lid;

a recess opening means in a lid inner part to permit introduction of the latch bar and a portion of the lock part into the cavity in the closed position of the lid.

2. Glove box according to claim 1, wherein the recess opening means on the lid inner part is masked by a flap means pivotably mounted on the lid inner part when the lid is closed.

3. Glove box according to claim 2, wherein the latch and a bolt are mounted pivotably in the lock part and are spring biased to an end position and wherein the latch and the bolt cooperate to retain the latch bar in the locked position.

4. Glove box according to claim 3, wherein the latch is connected to an eccentrically and pivotably fastened traction actuation cable.

5. Glove box according to claim 3, wherein that the latch bar is detachably arranged on the inner lid part.

6. Glove box according to claim 3, wherein the bolt has its spring move the bolt to a position to also cause the lid to begin to open after the latch has been moved to release the bolt holding the latch.