Vehicle glove box having a rotary-type partition

• US 7,431,369 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2005
• Issued: 10/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, In-Heum
• Primary Examiner(s): GUTMAN, HILARY L
• Application Number:
  US11/319,466
• Publication Number:
  US 20070007787A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,013 Days
• Field of Search: 296/37.8, 296/37.1, 220/529, 220/530, 220/531, 220/532, 220/533, 220/544, 224/483, 224/277, 224/539, 163/19, 163/21, 163/22, 493/86
• US Class Current: 296/37.8
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/06 mounted on or below dashboards

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a vehicle glove box. The vehicle glove box has a rotary-type partition received to divide the interior of the glove box in a simplified manner. The rotary-type partition can be easily moved from its rest position to its operating position, or vice versa, with single manual operation.

Claims

1. A vehicle glove box having a rotary-type partition comprising:

a box body internally defining a predetermined space, the box body being mountable in an instrument panel to protrude out of the instrument panel;

a partition having a first end rotatably hinged at an inner location of the box body; and

clamp devices mounted to the box body at locations corresponding to a second end of the partition when the partition reaches operating and rest positions, respectively, to alternately maintain the partition at the operating or rest positions,

wherein the box body has a partition receiving chamber formed to extend outwardly from the box body.

2. The vehicle glove box as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second end of the partition, corresponding to a respective one of the clamp devices, is provided with a rounded end surface.

3. The vehicle glove box as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of the clamp devices includes:

a cap mounted at an outer wall surface of the box body to correspond to the second end of the partition when the partition reaches the operating or rest position, the cap internally defining a predetermined space connected with the interior of the box body;

a holding piece received in the cap and extendible into the box body; and

a spring interposed between the holding piece and an inner wall surface of the cap.

4. The vehicle glove box as set forth in claim 3, wherein the holding piece comprises:

a pair of flange portions formed at opposite edges thereof to be retained by an outer surface of the box body; and

a curved recess formed at an end of the holding piece protruding into the box body.

5. A vehicle glove box having a rotary-type partition comprising:

a box body internally defining a predetermined space, the box body being mountable in an instrument panel to protrude out of the instrument panel;

a partition having a first end rotatably hinged at an inner location of the box body; and

clamp devices mounted to the box body at locations corresponding to a second end of the partition when the partition reaches operating and rest positions, respectively, to alternately maintain the partition at the operating or rest position,

wherein the box body has a partition receiving chamber is formed by outwardly extending a portion of a rear surface of the box body.

6. The vehicle glove box as set forth in claim 5, wherein the receiving chamber is provided with holders, the holders being attached to an inner wall surface of the receiving chamber located at the center of the box body to rotatably support the partition.

7. The vehicle glove box as set forth in claim 5, wherein the partition has rotating shafts that correspond to the holders formed at the box body, respectively.

8. The vehicle glove box as set forth in claim 5, wherein the partition has an eccentric portion formed at the first end thereof corresponding to holders that protrude into the receiving chamber, and a pair of rotating shafts provided on respective upper and lower ends of the eccentric portion.

9. A vehicle glove box having a rotary-type partition comprising:

a box body internally defining a predetermined space, the box body being mountable in an instrument panel to protrude out of the instrument panel;

a partition having a first end rotatably hinged at an inner location of the box body; and

clamp devices mounted to the box body at locations corresponding to a second end of the partition when the partition reaches operating and rest positions, respectively, to alternately maintain the partition at the operating or rest position,

wherein each of the clamp devices includes;

a cap mounted at an outer wall surface of the box body to correspond to the second end of the partition when the partition reaches the operating or rest position, the cap internally defining a predetermined space connected with the interior of the box body;

a holding piece received in the cap and extendible into the box body; and

a spring interposed between the holding piece and an inner wall surface of the cap.

10. The vehicle glove box as set forth in claim 9, wherein the holding piece comprises:

a pair of flange portions formed at opposite edges thereof to be retained by an outer surface of the box body; and

a curved recess formed at an end of the holding piece protruding into the box body.