Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
296370120 | On dash | 68 |
20080290682 | Storage Compartment for a Motor Vehicle, Glove Compartment and Dash Board - The invention relates to a glove compartment for a motor vehicle, comprising a first storage compartment ( | 11-27-2008 |
20080296923 | VEHICLE DASHBOARD ACCOMMODATION STRUCTURE - A dashboard of a vehicle includes an accommodation unit provided at a longitudinal end of the dashboard and positioned adjacent to a door and a side mirror located outside the door adjacent to the accommodation unit, the accommodation unit configured to receive an article, and the accommodation unit including a lid, wherein the lid is configured to stand up adjacent to the side mirror when in an open position. | 12-04-2008 |
20090058123 | GLOVE COMPARTMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a glove compartment ( | 03-05-2009 |
20090079215 | Operation device for movable body, and lid device - A moving apparatus forcefully moves a movable body backward up to the position at the end of backward movement after moving it backward to a prescribed position during backward movement, and it has a pair of sliders having first slider and a second slider and an impelling device. In the position before forward movement of the movable body, the second slider is locked against sliding and the first slider is made free to slide by catching a first engaging part, and in the position at the end of forward movement of the movable body, the first slider is locked against sliding by a first slide lock part in a state having released the first engaging part, and the second slider is made free to slide in a state having caught the second engaging part. In the course of operating the movable body to move backward up to a prescribed position, force is accumulated in the impelling device, and when it reaches the prescribed position, the second slider releases the second engaging part and is locked against sliding, and the first slider catches the first engaging part and is made free to slide. | 03-26-2009 |
20090085366 | Device Holder And Storage Drawer - Disclosed is a device holder and storage compartment for use in a motor vehicle. The device holder and storage compartment are in the form of a slidable drawer that is concealed within a dashboard when in a closed position and extended from the dashboard when in an open position. The drawer has a generally horizontal bottom surface, a front end wall, a back end wall oppositely disposed from the front end wall, a first side wall and a second side wall adjoining the front end wall and the back end wall. All the walls are generally vertical in orientation. The drawer also has a generally vertical dividing wall spaced apart from the front end wall. The dividing wall defines a front region between the dividing wall and the front end wall and a rear region between the dividing wall and the back end wall. A front cover can be moveably attached to the drawer proximate the front end wall and move between a closed position and an open position. When in the closed position, the front cover is generally vertical and adjacent to the front end wall. In the open position, the front cover is spaced apart from the front end wall and affords viewing of a front surface of a device held in the front device holder region of the drawer. The front end wall of the drawer can have a cut-away portion which allows viewing of a bottom portion of the front display of the device. | 04-02-2009 |
20090108608 | Coin Bin - Disclosed is a housing with a coin holder for use in a motor vehicle, the housing having a coin holder with a generally vertically aligned coin slot. The coin slot has an arcuate back wall that adjoins a generally planar first side wall to an oppositely disposed and spaced apart generally planar second side wall. The first side wall, the second side wall and the arcuate back wall define a chamber that is dimensioned such that a coin can slide in a generally vertical direction therein. The coin slot also has a throat adjacent to the chamber, the throat having a first flange that extends from the first side wall and a second flange that extends from the second side wall. The first and second flanges define boundaries to a side opening to the chamber, the opening dimensioned such that the coin is retained in the chamber when the coin is aligned in a generally non-vertical orientation. In some instances, the coin slot is D-shaped when viewed from a top direction and can have a bottom surface that is inclined at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane. The coin slot can also have a cover panel that prevents coins from exiting or bouncing out of and/or exiting a top opening of the D-shaped coin slot when the motor vehicle travels over rough terrain. In other instances, a storage bin can be adjacent to the coin holder and the storage bin and the coin holder can be part of a functional unit that slides or pivots into and out of an instrument panel of the motor vehicle. | 04-30-2009 |
20090134654 | GLOVE BOX ENERGY ABSORBING STRUCTURE - A glove box energy absorbing structure that does not use braces to attach to an instrument panel or instrument panel reinforcement is provided. The energy absorbing structure includes a selectively collapsible pillar proximate to a bottom region of an upper glove box and a selectively collapsible pillar as part of a top wall of a lower glove box. The selectively collapsible pillar of the lower glove box is oppositely disposed from and adjacent to the selectively collapsible pillar of the upper glove box. The two selectively collapsible pillars afford for engagement with each other and thereby afford for energy to be absorbed during an accident when the lower glove box is impacted by the knee of a passenger sitting in the front seat of a motor vehicle. | 05-28-2009 |
20090152887 | FLAP CONFIGURATION - A flap configuration has a flap for closing a receptacle and a closing slide guided displaceably parallel to the flap plane in the closing slide guide. The closing slide is inserted with one end into a latching opening in a wall and brought out of engagement with the latching opening by a closing slide drive against a spring force by way of a latch element guided in the latching opening. In an opposite receptacle wall from the latching opening, a guide opening is positioned coaxially with the latching opening and the closing slide guide. In the latching opening, a closing latch biased in the direction of the closing slide is guided, and engages, when the flap is latched in place, in an open end of the closing slide guide. The closing slide drive unlatches the flap. | 06-18-2009 |
20090184532 | FASTENING DEVICE - A fastening device for securing an appliance within a receiving frame in the interior of a motor vehicle. The receiving frame has a built-in opening into which the appliance can be introduced on an introductory plane along an installation direction and is locked releasably in an end position in the receiving frame. The fastening device has at least one latching hook. The latching hook is movable in the direction of a surface normal of the introductory plane and, in an end position, engages behind at least one retaining device such that the appliance is locked in the end position in the receiving frame against a movement counter to the installation direction. | 07-23-2009 |
20090206625 | GLOVE BOX ASSEMBLY FOR A DASHBOARD OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A glove box assembly for a dashboard of a motor vehicle has two glove box compartments adjacent to one another and associated with respective doors movable between an open position and a closed position; the glove box assembly has two retaining devices each associated with a relative door and releasable by manually operating respective control elements, which are both borne on one of the two doors; to open the other door, a transmission transmits the release command when the first door is in the closed position. | 08-20-2009 |
20100013259 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF CONTAINER DEVICE FOR USE IN VEHICLE - A mounting structure of a container device that is intended for use in a vehicle mounts a container device | 01-21-2010 |
20100026030 | Upper Glove Box Assembly - An upper glove box for the passenger side of an automotive vehicle in which a door is upwardly hinged and has an upper edge that is received into a void defined in the instrument panel when the door is opened. The revealed wall forward of the opening of the void is an integral portion of the foam injected instrument panel to provide the desired aesthetics. | 02-04-2010 |
20100084884 | GLOVE BOX KNEE BOLSTER ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A glove box and knee bolster assembly for a vehicle panel, such as an instrument panel, can include a storage bin, an energy absorbing panel, and a lid. The energy absorbing panel can include a rib wall, a first plurality of ribs, a second plurality of ribs, and a plurality of openings formed in at least one of the first plurality of ribs. The lid can include a plurality of hooks. The rear surface of the lid can be secured to the plurality of ribs by a weld. The weld can cooperate with the plurality of ribs and the rear surface to define a first load path that extends from the lid to the energy absorbing panel. The plurality of hooks can extend from the rear surface and pass through respective ones of the plurality of openings. The plurality of hooks can engage the at least one rib via the respective openings and cooperate with the at least one rib to define a second load path from the lid to the energy absorbing panel that is separate from the first load path. | 04-08-2010 |
20100109365 | GLOVE BOX DOOR - The glove box door includes an outer panel constituting a rear circumferential wall, an inner panel constituting a front circumferential wall, an airbag apparatus located between the outer panel and inner panel, a plurality of reinforcing ribs and void spaces formed around the airbag apparatus. The airbag apparatus includes a case that encases an airbag and an inflator and opens toward the rear, a holder that mounts the case on the outer panel, and a door that allows airbag emergence. The holder includes a joint flange and coupled to the outer panel by the joint flange. The outer panel is fabricated of hard synthetic resin having enhanced rigidity relative to the holder. A pair of mounting elements are assembled with the holder in such a manner as to be prevented from forward or backward movement. Mounting tongues formed on the case are secured to the mounting elements which are assembled with the holder and thus the case is mounted to the outer panel. | 05-06-2010 |
20100148531 | AUTOMOTIVE GLOVE BOX HINGE MECHANISM - A glove box hinge mechanism may include a plurality of linkages pivotally attaching a glove box to a vehicle dashboard structure. The linkages may be configured to pivot and translate the glove box upwards and outwards, limiting downward travel of the glove box. At least one torque tube may extend between the plurality of linkages to coordinate movement of the linkages. The torque tube may rotate with the plurality of linkages. A striker may be affixed to the torque tube so that the striker rotates towards a latch when the glove box is closed and so that the striker rotates to provide unobstructed access to the glove box in the open position. | 06-17-2010 |
20100264683 | CENTER STACK - A center stack is provided for a vehicle that includes, but is not limited to a housing and a panel that includes, but is not limited to operating elements, preferably for an audio system and/or an air conditioning system. The panel is movable to a closed position and to an opened position and the housing comprises a glove box with an opening to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The opening of the glove box is completely covered by the panel in the closed position of the panel and the opening of the glove box is accessible from the passenger compartment in the opened position of the panel. With the inventive center stack it is possible to provide a center stack for a vehicle which is very functional and increase the safety of a c-driver in case of a crash. | 10-21-2010 |
20110084511 | AUTOMOTIVE FORWARD STORAGE BIN DISAPPEARING TRAY - An automobile storage system is disclosed. The system includes a base, a pair of opposed side walls, and an end wall. The system further includes an adjustable divider tray with a first segment and a second segment. The first segment is pivotally connected to the end wall or one of the side walls along a first hinge axis, and the first segment is pivotally connected to the second segment along a second hinge axis. The hinge axes are parallel. The tray has a closed position in which the tray divides the interior into a first compartment and a second compartment, the first compartment is accessible, and the divider tray is disposed between the access opening and the second compartment. The tray is movable away from the closed position to an open position in which the interior of the system functions as a unitary compartment. | 04-14-2011 |
20110084512 | GLOVE BOX KNEE BOLSTER ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A glove box and knee bolster assembly for a vehicle panel, such as an instrument panel, can include a storage bin, an energy absorbing panel, and a lid. The energy absorbing panel can include a rib wall, a first plurality of ribs, a second plurality of ribs, and a plurality of openings formed in at least one of the first plurality of ribs. The lid can include a plurality of hooks. The rear surface of the lid can be secured to the plurality of ribs by a weld. The weld can cooperate with the plurality of ribs and the rear surface to define a first load path that extends from the lid to the energy absorbing panel. The plurality of hooks can extend from the rear surface and pass through respective ones of the plurality of openings. The plurality of hooks can engage the at least one rib via the respective openings and cooperate with the at least one rib to define a second load path from the lid to the energy absorbing panel that is separate from the first load path. | 04-14-2011 |
20110109113 | Surrounding Structure of Storage Compartment of Instrument Panel - A surrounding structure of a recessed storage compartment of an instrument panel, including the compartment formed in the instrument panel, includes a steering support member extending in a vehicle width direction on a forward position of a front wall of the compartment, and an attachment piece protruding frontward from the front wall. The attachment piece has an attachment portion abutting the support member. A U-shaped cutout is formed in the attachment portion to be opened on a front edge of the attachment portion or on a rear edge of the attachment portion. The attachment piece is fastened to the support member by a fastening member inserted into the cutout. A cross-sectional center of the support member is arranged above a top edge or below a bottom edge of the front wall. | 05-12-2011 |
20110121599 | Integrated Center of Dash Food and Beverage Warmer/Cooler - An HVAC system includes a housing defining an auxiliary aperture, an occupant aperture, a circulation aperture, an inlet opening, a drip aperture, having at least one treatment device disposed therein, and defines a pre-treatment space between the inlet opening and the treatment device. An instrument panel has a façade and a backside opposite the façade and defines a passage extending from the façade to the backside and terminates at the housing. An auxiliary article module is disposed in the passage, abuts the housing and has walls defining an auxiliary article compartment, an auxiliary hole, an outer circulation hole, and a drip hole. The holes and their corresponding apertures are aligned and abutting for receiving air and liquid between the housing and the auxiliary article compartment. A circulation duct extends between the circulation aperture and the pre-treatment space for carrying air therebetween. | 05-26-2011 |
20110169292 | AUTOMOBILE GLOVE COMPARTMENT - An automobile glove compartment includes: a storage space ( | 07-14-2011 |
20110187145 | INSTRUMENT PANEL - An instrument panel allows increase in the strength of supporting a striker, and improvement of the rigidity of an opening part formed in a front wall of an instrument panel body, thereby easily maintaining a constant gap at a joint between the opening part and a glove compartment, even if the instrument panel or the glove compartment is made larger. An opening part is formed in a front wall of an instrument panel body, a glove compartment is provided on a back side of the opening part, a lower end portion of the opening part is fixed to brackets extending from a steering member, a reinforcement including a striker is fixed to a back surface of an upper end portion of the opening part, one end portion, on the inner side of the vehicle interior, of a cover panel that covers an upper portion of an article storage part is fixed to the reinforcement, and an opposite end portion of the cover panel is fixed to the brackets. | 08-04-2011 |
20110316300 | ACTIVE KNEE BOLSTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - An active knee bolster for an automotive vehicle has a base which is attached to a supporting structure, such as a glove box. The base has an outer periphery and an inner field containing a number of frangible attachment tabs. A combination inflatable bladder and cover is attached to the frangible attachment tabs such that the tabs tear partially free, and effectively become hinged from, the base when the bladder is inflated. | 12-29-2011 |
20120112488 | BOX SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL - An engaging portion | 05-10-2012 |
20120112489 | GLOVE BOX FOR VEHICLE - In a glove box for a vehicle, when a lid ( | 05-10-2012 |
20120126563 | GLOVE BOX STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A glove box structure for a vehicle includes a storage portion and a lid portion. The lid portion is openably mounted on a instrument panel of the vehicle and includes an inner panel, honeycomb structure ribs, an intermediate panel, and an outer panel. The inner panel is disposed on a storage portion side. The honeycomb structure ribs integrally formed with the inner panel. Each of the honeycomb structure ribs is disposed on a first surface of the inner panel. The first surface is disposed on an opposite side of the inner panel to the storage portion. The intermediate panel is attached to at least one of the honeycomb structure ribs to increase a shock transfer capability of the inner panel. The outer panel is mounted on the inner panel. The intermediate panel is sandwiched between the outer panel and the honeycomb structure ribs. | 05-24-2012 |
20120139280 | DISPLAY SCREEN IN A VEHICLE INTERIOR - A display screen in a panel in a vehicle interior, in particular a dashboard or central console, is mounted so it is pivotable in the panel and can be switched over from a display mode into an illumination mode. | 06-07-2012 |
20120200107 | VEHICLE GLOVE BOX - The present invention provides a vehicle glove box ( | 08-09-2012 |
20120200108 | VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL STRUCTURE - There is provided a structure with which a lid can be easily removed from a vehicle instrument panel, and the lid hardly drops off. According to the present invention, a vehicle instrument panel structure having an opening portion ( | 08-09-2012 |
20120256439 | GLOVE AND STORAGE BOX ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a glove and storage box assembly ( | 10-11-2012 |
20120261937 | PUSH BUTTON MECHANISM FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A STORAGE COMPARTMENT FOR A VEHICLE - An opening and closing mechanism for a lid of a storage receptacle provided on a vehicle comprises a push button, a button pin and a lid linkage. The push button includes a first slider having an inclined face at a rear end thereof. The button pin includes a second slider having a first inclined face cooperating with the inclined face of the first slider. The first inclined face is spaced from a rear end of the second slider. The second slider is biased to contact the first slider. The lid linkage has a first end selectively engaged by the rear end of the second slider and a second end for selectively locking the lid in a closed state. The lid linkage is biased toward the second slider. Engagement of the push button with the button pin moves the second slider, which, in turn, allows the lid linkage to move toward the second slider to unlock the storage receptacle lid. | 10-18-2012 |
20120280530 | HOLDING APPARATUS - A holding apparatus for removably holding an article has a base, a slider, and an urging member. The base has a stationary holding part provided. on one end side of a placement part, and an operating button supported to be capable of swinging through a pivot part. The slider has a movable holding part for holding an article together with the stationary holding part, and a teeth part being provided following a sliding direction. The operating button has an operating part on one end side of the pivot part, and a claw part provided on the other end side for coupling and decoupling with the teeth part of the slider. The operating button. is constantly urged by an urging spring so that sliding of the slider is restricted in a state in which the claw part is coupled with the teeth part. The coupling is released by an operation opposing the urging force of the operating part so that the slider is allowed to slide against the urging force of the urging member. | 11-08-2012 |
20130043698 | FRONT PASSENGER SMALL STORAGE PRESENTER - A storage compartment or presenter includes a tray that is ejected from a vehicle panel when a door on the storage presenter is fully opened and recessed into a storage housing. In this way, the present invention presents objects stored in the storage compartment to a driver or passenger by deploying a storage tray allowing access to items stored therein. Thus, the present invention eliminates the difficulty in retrieving objects within the often times small confines available for in-panel storage compartments. | 02-21-2013 |
20130043699 | MOTOR VEHICLE INTERIOR STRUCTURE HAVING A DOOR WITH IMPEDED MOVEMENT, AND DASHBOARD AND MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A motor vehicle interior structure comprises a receptacle having an opening; a door for covering the opening; a pivot connection of the door to the receptacle for movement around a first axis of rotation; and a member for impeding the displacement of the door. The member includes a movable piston carried by a body that is attached to the receptacle. The structure further includes a link pivotally mounted on the receptacle and interconnecting the piston and door via first and second connecting points, respectively. The link pivots about a second axis of rotation and the first and second connecting points are located relative to the second axis of rotation so that a rotary movement in the counter-clockwise direction of the first connecting point around the first axis of rotation drives the second connecting point into rotation around the second axis of rotation in the clockwise direction. | 02-21-2013 |
20130062901 | STRUCTURE FOR EXCHANGING AIR FILTER FOR VEHICLE - A structure for exchanging an air filter for a vehicle, may include the air filter accommodated in an air conditioning device, and a glove box housing provided on a dashboard and having an accommodation space formed therein, wherein the air filter exchanging portion may be formed on the glove box housing inside thereof to communicate with the air filter. | 03-14-2013 |
20130093204 | INTERIOR COVER FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Provided is an interior cover covering a device near an operator's seat and having an article holding section capable of discharging a foreign substance while preventing the foreign substance from attaching the device. The interior cover comprises: a cover body covering the device from a side of the operator's seat and being formed with a concave portion opened toward the side of the operator's seat; and a holding member attached to the cover body so as to cover a lower region of the concave portion to form, in cooperation with the concave portion, an article holding section for holding an article. The article holding section has a bottom wall for placing the article thereon. The holding member is attached to the cover body so as to form an outlet for discharging a foreign substance on the bottom wall toward the side of the operator's seat. | 04-18-2013 |
20130093205 | INSERT FOR A DASHBOARD - A unit for storing items in a motor vehicle interior includes a main storage compartment and a docking station for a portable electronic device such as a smart phone or a navigation device. A main cover is movably attached to the storage compartment to enclose the main storage compartment, and a docking cover encloses a sub-portion of the storage compartment. The docking cover is movable to an in-service position wherein its underside is exposed. A device holder is attached to the underside of the docking cover for holding a mobile electronic device in an access position when in the docking cover is in the in-service position. The docking cover and the portion are inset relative to a perimeter of the storage compartment, so that the docking station forms a portion of a main perimeter of the storage compartment. | 04-18-2013 |
20130140842 | STORAGE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A storage device for a vehicle includes a storage section which has a space and has an engagement hole provided on the back side in a mounting direction and in which an article is put in and taken out through an opening portion, and a detachable separator which partitions the space in the storage section, is formed in a substantially L shape having two plate sections intersecting one another when viewed from the mounting direction into the storage section, has a projecting portion which protrudes toward the front in the mounting direction and is engaged with the engagement hole, and is mounted in the engagement hole at a partitioning position to divide the space into two compartments and a compartment expanding position to form a single compartment larger than either of the two compartments in the space. | 06-06-2013 |
20130154298 | CONFIGURABLE HARDWARE UNIT FOR CAR SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a universal chassis that may be mounted in the head unit of a vehicle. The chassis may accept one or more modules that each have common dimensions. With a common form factor, the universal chassis is configurable as different modules with different functionality may be inserted into the chassis with ease. | 06-20-2013 |
20130257083 | STORAGE CONTAINER - A storage container having a pivotable door pivotable between an open and closed position is provided. The storage container includes a housing configured to hold the pivotable door and a biasing member operable to bias the pivotable door between the open and closed position. A mount is disposed on the pivotable door. The mount includes a loading member. The biasing member is operatively connected to the mount. The biasing member is configured to engage the loading member so as to retain the biasing member in a fixed position with respect to the pivotable door prior to assembling the pivotable door to the housing. A method for installing or assembling a storage container having a pivotable door is also provided. | 10-03-2013 |
20130257084 | INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY - A storage compartment configured to attach to a structure, and a method of assembling an instrument panel is provided. The storage compartment includes a base and a cover disposed above the base. The cover includes a first top portion, a second top portion, and a stop. The first top portion is fixedly mounted to the support portion of the base. The second top portion is movable between a retracted position and an extended position, in the retracted position the second top portion is substantially disposed over the first top portion, in the extended position, the second back wall of the second top portion is displaced from the first top portion. Once the second top portion of the cover is moved to the extended position, the stop engages the second top portion so as to prevent the second top portion from moving to the retracted position. | 10-03-2013 |
20140054918 | Global Positioning System (GPS) Mount - A GPS mount has a bracket with a base piece which has holes spaced so as to match the factory-installed screw holes in a vehicle dash tray. The factory screws are removed and inserted through the base piece hole, then replaced, securely holding the base piece in place. A mount plate is attached to the base piece and elevated above the dash tray. The mount plate has a smooth surface for secure placement of the suction cup of a GPS, cell phone, or other electronic device holder. The GPS mount is especially suited for pickup trucks manufactured by Dodge and/or Ram, for at least the model years 2009-2014. | 02-27-2014 |
20140062120 | STORAGE STRUCTURE OF SADDLE RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A storage structure of a saddle riding type vehicle with enhanced ease of storage and removal of small storage articles. An article storage unit is provided so as to include an opening in a rear surface of a front portion cover and at a position facing a rider and to be longer in a longitudinal length extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction relative to a height direction. In addition, a removable tray including riser walls along its periphery is disposed at a position closer to a lid than an inner wall of the article storage unit. | 03-06-2014 |
20140110962 | DEVICE FOR COVERING A STORAGE COMPARTMENT AND STORAGE COMPARTMENT DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for covering a storage compartment ( | 04-24-2014 |
20140132023 | STORAGE BOX - Provided is a storage box comprising an outer panel and an inner panel which are easily and firmly combined with each other without employing vibrational welding or screws. The outer panel and the inner panel are integrally combined by claw engagement portions. The claw engagement portions comprise at least one positioning claw engagement portion for determining relative positions of the outer panel and the inner panel, and at least one undetectable claw engagement portion for restricting the outer panel and the inner panel from moving in directions to be separated from each other. | 05-15-2014 |
20140152037 | SUSPENDED STORAGE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE GLOVE BOX - Disclosed herein are embodiments of a storage structure for a passenger vehicle defining a passenger compartment. In one aspect, the storage structure comprises: a storage compartment configured for providing a storage space apart from the passenger compartment and defined at least in part by an overhead surface; a storage element positionable in the storage compartment; and a suspension assembly for suspending the storage element from the overhead surface, the assembly including a first portion on the overhead surface and a second portion connectable to the storage element and configured for selective mateable engagement with the first portion. | 06-05-2014 |
20140175824 | GLOVE BOX FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a glove box for a vehicle including: an opening formed in an instrument panel; a box-shaped body which is ejectable and retractable through the opening and which is provided with a guide rail and a rack gear, the guide rail including a linear portion linearly extending in a direction in which the box-shaped body moves and a curved portion extending in a curve from an end of the linear portion, the rack gear being formed along one side of the guide rail; and an actuator provided with a pinion gear which meshes with the rack gear, and a drive unit which transfers driving force to the pinion gear. | 06-26-2014 |
20140183896 | MULTIBOX FOR VEHICLES - A multibox for vehicles includes a housing, a sliding plate, a cover and a knob unit. The housing has a receiving space for receiving articles. The sliding plate is disposed around the housing to translate forward and rearward by a force of a spring of the housing. The cover finishes a front surface of the receiving space of the housing and is supported on the sliding plate by a hinge structure though hinge arms thereof. The cover is rotated upward and downward by a force of a spring. The knob unit is disposed at one side of a front surface of the housing to lock or unlock the housing and the cover through a pushing operation. The multibox is opened and closed by translation of the sliding plate and rotation of the cover. | 07-03-2014 |
20140203585 | VEHICLE PORTABLE DEVICE HOLDING SYSTEM - A vehicle portable device holder is provided which includes a housing defining a storage space for storing an extending member. The extending member is configured to travel between a stored and a use position. A cradle may be attached to the extending member while in the use position so that a portable device may be secured and accessed by passengers inside the vehicle. When no longer being used, the cradle may be removed from the extending member so that the extending member may be properly stowed in the stored position within the housing. | 07-24-2014 |
20140265410 | DEVICE FOR VEHICLE-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - A device for moving a vehicle-mounted object and a vehicle having the same are provided. The device comprises a housing with an opening, a cover frame mounted on the housing, a cover with a surface for mounting the vehicle-mounted object thereon, the cover being coupled with the cover frame and being capable of pivoting to either expose or cover at least a part of the opening, and a platform slidably fitted within the housing, being coupled with the cover and movable between a first position to cause the cover to pivot to expose at least a part of the opening, and a second position to cause the cover to pivot to cover at least a part of the opening. | 09-18-2014 |
20140292016 | DRAWER APPARATUS - A drawer apparatus comprises a base member ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140339847 | HOLDER DEVICE FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, DASHBOARD EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - A holder device for a portable electronic apparatus for a motor vehicle. The device includes a stationary frame, secured to a structural element of the vehicle, and a drawer connected to the frame. The connection of the drawer to the frame is arranged such that the drawer is movable relative to the frame between a storage position and a usage position of the electronic apparatus. The connection provides a sliding movement between the storage and usage positions. In the usage position, a usage volume is at least partially delimited by the frame and the drawer. The portable electronic apparatus cam be maintained in the usage volume by a first and a second stop member coming into contact with the apparatus in at least two opposite points thereof and biased toward one another by at least one elastic member. | 11-20-2014 |
20140354002 | SUPPORT AND RETENTION ASSEMBLY FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND DASHBOARD PROVIDED WITH SUCH A SUPPORT AND RETENTION ASSEMBLY - A support and retention assembly for a portable electronic device has a support member with a front surface which defines a rest surface. The support member is connected to a structure of a dashboard so as to able to be moved between a retracted position and an extended position, in which it is locked by means of releasable locking devices. The assembly is provided with a rest element which projects from the front surface at a lower end of the support member and a clamp which is arranged over the rest element and may rotate upwards about a horizontal axis starting from a stowed position, in which at least part of the clamp is housed in a seat made in the front surface. | 12-04-2014 |
20140361568 | END CAP DOOR ASSEMBLY - A cover assembly for a panel end cap includes a housing having an aperture, wherein the aperture opens into a storage compartment which laterally extends into an instrument panel of a vehicle. A cover is pivotally coupled to the housing for covering the housing aperture in a closed position and allowing access to the storage compartment in an open position. A biasing mechanism is coupled to the housing and the cover to bias the cover to the closed position. | 12-11-2014 |
20140361569 | VEHICLE DASHBOARD PROVIDED WITH A HOUSING FOR SUPPORTING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A vehicle dashboard has a fixed structure and a casing defining a pocket having a substantially rectangular perimeter, which is defined by an upper edge, a lower edge and two side edges so as to house a portable electronic device having a screen which remains visible through a window defined by a front frame of the casing; at one of the aforesaid edges, the casing has an opening which is used to insert/remove the portable electronic device along a sliding direction and is closed by a closing element. | 12-11-2014 |
20150137546 | CLOSABLE DEVICE FOR HOLDING OBJECTS IN A VEHICLE - A closable device for holding objects in a vehicle, encompassing a base body and a cover, is provided. The base body exhibits an opening that can be closed by the cover, and the cover can be swiveled around a first hinge from a first position into a second position and vice versa. The cover can be swiveled around a second hinge from the first position into a third position and vice versa. The base body encompasses at least one first bearing for the first hinge, and at least one second bearing for the second hinge. The first hinge and the second hinge each exhibit at least one first hinge section and at least one second hinge section, and a cross sectional area of the first hinge section is respectively larger than a cross sectional area of the second hinge section. | 05-21-2015 |
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