Vehicle glove box door incorporating variations in rib structure for adjusting impact deformation proximate to respective knee and hand hit areas

A door incorporated into a dashboard mounted glove box assembly, said door exhibiting controlled deformation characteristics and comprising:

• an inner panel incorporating a plurality of stiffening and supporting ribs projecting in substantially grid-shaped fashion along at least selected portions of said inner panel;
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• an outer panel substantially matching said inner panel in overall configuration and being vibrationally welded to said inner panel along at least a sub-plurality of horizontally extending ribs, said outer panel exhibiting an exposed face when said glove box assembly is recess mounted within the dashboard;
• arrangement of said support ribs associated with said inner panel causing varying deformation characteristics of said door, and proximate to respective hand and knee contact zones of an occupant impacting the door.

A glove box assembly exhibiting controlled deformation characteristics and comprising:

• a three-dimensional and volume holding bin;
• a door comprising an inner panel incorporating a variety of stiffening and supporting ribs projecting in a substantially grid-shaped fashion and along selected portions of said inner panel associated with an occupant knee impact zone, additional uninterrupted surfaces separated by said ribs, creating softer hand impact zones;
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• an outer panel substantially matching said inner panel in overall configuration and being vibrationally welded to said inner panel along selected ribs, said outer panel exhibiting an exposed face defining said knee and hand impact zones when said glove box assembly is recess mounted within a vehicle dashboard.