Glove box assembly including glove box that is positionable in a partially open position
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1. Glove box assembly mountable in a dashboard of an automobile vehicle, comprising:
- a housing having a pair of opposed side walls and a hollow interior;
a glove box provided with a receptacle for receiving items to be stored and hingedly connected to the housing for pivoting movement from a fully open position in which the receptacle is accessible to a fully closed position in which the receptacle is inaccessible, from the fully closed position to at least one partially open position located between the fully open and fully closed positions, and from the at least one partially open position to the fully open position, said glove box including opposed side walls that bound the receptacle;
a pair of guide pins each mounted on one of the side walls of the glove box, each of the guide pins being rotatably mounted for rotational movement upon application of a force to the guide pin; and
a pair of guide track elements each mounted on one of the side walls of the housing, each guide track element including a recessed portion in which is located a raised land so that a continuous guide track surrounds the land, each guide pin being disposed in the guide track of one of the guide track elements to guide movement of the glove box from the fully open position to the fully closed position, from the fully closed position to the at least one partially open position, and from the at least one partially open position to the fully open position.
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A glove box assembly is designed to allow the glove box to be moved from a fully closed position to a partially open position and from the partially open position to either a fully open position or the fully closed position. The glove box assembly includes a pair of guide pin elements each positioned on one of the sides of the glove box for engaging guide track elements. The guide track elements are specifically configured to guide the guide pin elements during the opening movement of the glove box.
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1. Glove box assembly mountable in a dashboard of an automobile vehicle, comprising:
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a housing having a pair of opposed side walls and a hollow interior; a glove box provided with a receptacle for receiving items to be stored and hingedly connected to the housing for pivoting movement from a fully open position in which the receptacle is accessible to a fully closed position in which the receptacle is inaccessible, from the fully closed position to at least one partially open position located between the fully open and fully closed positions, and from the at least one partially open position to the fully open position, said glove box including opposed side walls that bound the receptacle; a pair of guide pins each mounted on one of the side walls of the glove box, each of the guide pins being rotatably mounted for rotational movement upon application of a force to the guide pin; and a pair of guide track elements each mounted on one of the side walls of the housing, each guide track element including a recessed portion in which is located a raised land so that a continuous guide track surrounds the land, each guide pin being disposed in the guide track of one of the guide track elements to guide movement of the glove box from the fully open position to the fully closed position, from the fully closed position to the at least one partially open position, and from the at least one partially open position to the fully open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Glove box assembly for being mounted in a dashboard of an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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a housing having a plurality of walls bounding a hollow interior, said plurality of walls including a pair of opposed side walls; a glove box positioned within the hollow interior of the housing, said glove box being pivotally mounted with respect to the housing for movement between a fully closed position, a partially open position and a fully open position, said glove box being provided with a receptacle for receiving items to be stored; a pair of guide track elements each mounted on one of the opposed side walls of the housing, each guide track element including a land and a guide track, said guide track being recessed with respect to the land and surrounding the land; and a pair of guide pins mounted for rotational movement on the opposed sides of the glove box, each guide pin being positioned in a respective one of the guide tracks for movement within the guide track of the respective guide track element during movement of the glove box between the fully closed position, the partially open position and the fully open position to control movement of the glove box, each guide track including a fully closed stop position engaged by the respective guide pin when the glove box is in the fully closed position, an intermediate stop position engaged by the respective guide pin when the glove box is in the partially open position to maintain the glove box in the partially open position, and a fully open stop position engaged by the respective guide pin when the glove box is in the fully open position to maintain the glove box in the fully open position. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Glove box assembly for being mounted in a dashboard panel of a vehicle, comprising:
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a glove box provided with a receptacle for receiving items to be stored, said glove box including means for pivotally mounting the glove box relative to the dashboard panel for pivotable movement in an opening direction between a fully closed position in which the receptacle is inaccessible, a partially open position in which the receptacle is accessible and a fully open position in which the receptacle is accessible; a pair of guide pins each mounted on the glove box, each of the guide pins being carried on a lever which is rotatable mounted on the glove box for rotating during movement of the glove box between the fully closed position, the partially open position and the fully open position; a pair of guide track elements each mounted in opposition to one of the guide pins, each guide track element including a recessed portion in which is located a raised land so that a continuous guide track surrounds the land, each guide pin being disposed in the guide track of one of the guide track elements to guide movement of the glove box from the fully open position to the fully closed position, from the fully closed position to the at least one partially open position, and from the at least one partially open position to the fully open position, each guide track element including means for permitting the glove box to move from the partially open position to the fully open position by pushing the glove box in a direction opposite the opening direction and for permitting the glove box to move from the partially open position to the fully closed position without moving to the fully open position by pushing the glove box in a direction opposite the opening direction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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