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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2006
Benjamin Warren Penner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Atsushi Kobayashi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kerry Scott Zellner, Jr., Saline, MI (US);
Benjamin Warren Penner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Atsushi Kobayashi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kerry Scott Zellner, Jr., Saline, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
A glove box assembly for a vehicle includes a box member that is adapted to fit in an opening of the vehicle. The box member includes front and rear surfaces with the rear surface including a guide surface formed thereon. The box member includes at least one latch slot formed therein. A door member having front and rear surfaces is hingedly attached to the box member. The door member includes at least one latch member extending rearward from the rear surface of the door member. The at least one latch member is movable in and out of the at least one latch slot formed in the box member. A slide member extends from a first end to a second end and includes front and rear surfaces. The front surface of the slide member is disposed proximate the guide surface such that the slide member is operative to move laterally relative to the guide surface. The slide member includes at least one pocket formed therein. The at least one latch member is operative to releasably contact the at least one pocket when the door member is hinged closed relative to the box member.