Opening and closing apparatus for glove box and glove box assembly including the same
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorYoung Min CHO
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Abstract
An opening and closing apparatus including a knob unit disposed on a glove box provided in a cockpit module, the knob unit being configured to be exposed when the glove box is in an open state and not exposed when the glove box is in a closed state, a rod unit coupled to the cockpit module through the glove box, the rod unit being configured to fix or release the glove box to or from the cockpit module in conjunction with a movement of the knob unit, and a rotator including a first contact portion and a second contact portion disposed in different directions to connect the knob unit and the rod unit, the rotator being configured to move the rod unit by receiving a rotational force generated through the knob unit.
Claims11
An opening and closing apparatus, the opening and closing apparatus comprising:
- a knob unit disposed on the glove box provided in a cockpit module, the knob unit being configured to be exposed when the glove box is in an open state and not exposed when the glove box is in a closed state;
- a rod unit coupled to the cockpit module through the glove box, the rod unit being configured to fix or release the glove box to or from the cockpit module in conjunction with a movement of the knob unit;
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- a rotator including a first contact portion and a second contact portion disposed in different directions to connect the knob unit and the rod unit, the rotator being configured to move the rod unit by receiving a rotational force generated through the knob unit.
A glove box assembly, comprising:
- a glove box rotatably disposed in a cockpit module;
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- an opening and closing apparatus for the glove box coupled to the glove box and configured to open and close the glove box,
- wherein the opening and closing apparatus for the glove box comprises:
- a knob unit disposed on the glove box, the knob unit being configured to be exposed when the glove box is in an open state and not exposed when the glove box is in a closed state;
- a rod unit coupled to the cockpit module through the glove box, the rod unit being configured to fix or release the glove box to or from the cockpit module in conjunction with movement of the knob unit;
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- a rotator including a first contact portion and a second contact portion disposed in different directions to connect the knob unit and the rod unit, the rotator being configured to move the rod unit by receiving a rotational force generated through the knob unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.