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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2023
Kojima Industries Corporation, Toyota, JP;
Junya Suzuki, Toyota, JP;
KOJIMA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A glove box includes: an outer unit turning to open and to close; a lock unit that locks a closed state of the outer unit; a lock mechanism that includes an operation unit, an interlocking unit, and a base unit; an inner unit that closes an inner wall of the outer unit; a fitting portion that assembles the inner wall of the outer unit and the lock mechanism; and a receiving seat portion that receives the lock unit. Further, the inner unit has an inclined portion inclined to an inside of the inner unit from the inner wall side of the outer unit toward the through hole, and the inclined portion is in sliding contact with a distal end of the lock unit in a longitudinal direction when the outer unit and the inner unit are assembled.