Lear Corporation

Ut Automotive Dearborn, Inc.

David E Righter

Edward G Curtindale

Sarkis B Mikhjian

Aaron Michael Delong

John F Peck, Jr

A glove box door assembly for a glove box provided in an opening of an instrument panel of a vehicle defining an engagement surface includes a door body rotatably attached to an instrument panel of a vehicle about an axis of rotation. The door body has an inner surface and an outer surface. A bin extends outwardly from the inner surface of the door body, and includes an outer wall. A damper extends outwardly from the outer wall of the bin, and includes a damper surface. The glove box door assembly is movable between a closed position and an open position. The damper surface is disposed at an acute angle relative to a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and engages an engagement surface of an opening of the instrument panel to decelerate the glove box door assembly when the glove box door assembly moves from the closed position to the open position.

Glove box door assembly

Several shade assembly embodiments are disclosed which allow the shade assembly to be mounted in a vehicle interior while accommodating varying interior widths. In one embodiment, spring-biased latches engage a depression in an outer lateral surface of the roller assembly. In a related embodiment, a release button is included on the roller assembly. In an alternative embodiment, a U-shaped spring is biased axially outwardly of the roller assembly to engage a mounting surface on an opposed wall of the vehicle interior. In another embodiment, an end member comprises attachment structure having a lower member biased radially away from a longitudinal axis of an upper member. A bracket receives the end member and has an opening that is smaller than the expanded distance of the end member when the lower member is biased away from the upper member. The upper and lower members can be biased together such that the end member may be moved into the bracket. The upper and lower members are then released, and the end member secures itself within the bracket. In a final embodiment, a housing surrounds the roller assembly and has a hook which is to be moved into an opening in a rear panel of the vehicle. The assembly is thus not subjected to problems caused by variations of width in the vehicle interior since the roller member is mounted on a hook that will be secured to a wall opposed to the surface where the cover will be attached. The cover is pulled outwardly away from the hook, and thus the cover itself will accommodate any variation in distance.

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Troy, MI, United States of America

David E Righter