Glove box actuator for power opening and release
AssigneeInteva Products, LLC
InventorsGabriel O. Rapetti, Kenneth D. Snow, Ian J. Dow, Christopher Matthew Radjewski, Donald Michael Perkins
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Abstract
A glove box assembly includes a glove box housing and a glove box door movable between a first, closed position and a second, open position relative to the glove box housing to selectively provide access to an interior of the glove box housing. An actuation system is connected to the glove box door and a control mechanism is operably coupled to the actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism is operable in response to the control mechanism to move the glove box door to one of the closed position or the open position.
Claims21
A glove box assembly comprising:
- a glove box housing;
- a glove box door movable between a first, closed position and a second, open position relative to the glove box housing to selectively provide access to an interior of the glove box housing;
- an actuation system connected to the glove box door;
- and
- a control mechanism operably coupled to the actuation mechanism, wherein the actuation mechanism is operable in response to the control mechanism to move the glove box door to one of the closed position or the open position.
A method of operating a glove box assembly comprising:
- generating a signal to transform a glove box door of the glove box assembly between an open position and a closed position;
- operating a prime mover of an actuation system in response to the signal;
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- adjusting a force applied by a coupling extending between the prime mover and the glove box door to transform the glove box door to one of the open position and the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.