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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Raj S. Roychoudhury, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Stacey H. Raines, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 77/04 (2014.01); B60R 21/205 (2011.01); E05B 83/30 (2014.01); E05C 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 77/04 (2013.01); B60R 21/205 (2013.01); E05B 83/30 (2013.01); E05C 9/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A glove box latch system for an automotive vehicle is provided. A glove box door is mounted in an instrument panel housing. The glove box door comprises a movable latch rod and an adjacent lock plate. In the event that the vehicle is involved in a collision, the lock plate engages the latch rod. The engaged lock plate arrests movement of the latch rod, securing the latch rod in the closed position and preventing the glove box door from opening. Exemplary methods and structures for restraining movement of latch rods are provided.