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US 4,886,311 AGranted
Glove box, particularly for motor vehicles
AssigneeDaimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHans Trube, Jurgen Korber, Santiago Duenas
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Abstract
A glove box, for motor vehicles is arranged beneath the instrument panel, and is provided with a lid pivotably mounted on it about a horizontal axis. A closing device secures the lid to the glove box. To reduce the risk of injury to vehicle occupants which results from the closing device, a lock part of the closing device is arranged on the underside of the instrument panel with a latchbolt fastened inside a cavity on the inside of the lid and a latch which can be activated through a traction cable from a remote location is provided.
Claims6
Glove box for motor vehicles, comprising:
- a container;
- a lid which is mounted pivotably about an axis on the container between an open and closed position;
- said lid having an inner part forming a cavity constructed to house parts of a closing device, comprising:
- a lock part fastened to an instrument panel of the vehicle;
- a latch located in said lock part;
- a latch bar lockingly cooperating with the latch;
- said latch bar, arranged within a cavity in the lid;
- a recess opening means in a lid inner part to permit introduction of the latch bar and a portion of the lock part into the cavity in the closed position of the lid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.