Glove box damper system

• US 6,749,242 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2002
• Issued: 06/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Hyung-Sang
• Primary Examiner(s): Coletta, Lori L
• Application Number:
  US10/330,324
• Publication Number:
  US 20040051334A1
• Time in Patent Office: 533 Days
• Field of Search: 296/37.12, 296/37.9, 296/37.7, 296/37.8, 296/37.13, 312/327, 312/326, 493/86, 163/39
• US Class Current: 296/37.12
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/06 mounted on or below dashboards

Abstract

A damper system of a glove box includes fastening holes formed at side walls of the glove box, plates provided with through holes to be aligned with the fastening holes, a binding groove formed at one side of each plate, a fixing groove formed at the other side of each plate, a plate spring joined with the binding groove and the fixing groove, and protrusions provided at both sides of the glove box so that the plate spring can be fixed when the glove box pivots by the hinge, such that when the glove box pivots, the plate springs contact the protrusions, whereby the weight of the glove box can be reduced.

Claims

1. A damper system for a glove box, the glove box having a hinge and fastening holes formed at side walls thereof and further having a protrusion, the damper system comprising:

a plate having through holes to be aligned with the fastening holes;

a binding groove formed at one side of said plate;

a fixing groove formed at the other side of said plate; and

a plate spring joined with the binding groove and the fixing groove, said plate spring configured to engage the protrusion when the glove box pivots about the hinge.

2. The damper system for the glove box according to claim 1, wherein;

the binding groove and the fixing groove have heights different from each other; and

the plate spring has a tilt.