Vehicle glove box door incorporating variations in rib structure for adjusting impact deformation proximate to respective knee and hand hit areas
US7513528B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/055
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A glove box assembly exhibiting controlled deformation characteristics and including a three-dimensional and volume holding bin. A door includes an inner panel incorporating a variety of stiffening and supporting ribs projecting in a substantially grid-shaped fashion and along specified areas of the inner panel associated with an occupant knee impact zone. Additional uninterrupted surfaces are separated by the ribs and create softer hand impact zones. An outer panel substantially matches the inner panel in overall configuration and, upon being vibrationally welded to the inner panel along selected ribs, exhibits an exposed face defining the knee and hand impact zones when the glove box assembly is recess mounted within a vehicle dashboard.
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