Lock apparatus for a glove box of a vehicle
US7832239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/0845
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A lock apparatus for locking a glove box that is rotatably coupled to an instrument panel of a vehicle. The lock apparatus includes an operating portion with a push-type knob, a pair of lock portions, and a transmitting portion with a transmitting member. The operating portion is located closer to a driver seat than a right and left center of the glove box in a right and left direction of a vehicle. The operating portion is coupled to the instrument panel between the instrument panel and the glove box. Each of the lock portions is located at each of right and left end portions of the glove box. The transmitting portion transmits a motion of the operating portion to each of the pair of lock portions using tension and/or compression of the transmitting member.
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