US 12,031,365 B2
Opening and closing structure of glove box
Dong Il Son, Ulsan (KR); Dong Yong Choi, Gyeonggi-do (KR); O Sim Kwon, Ulsan (KR); Tae Yong Eom, Ulsan (KR); Sun Kyung Kim, Ulsan (KR); Chang Bok Park, Ulsan (KR); and Jong Eun Park, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to KBI DONGKOOK IND. CO., LTD., Seoul (KR); and HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by KBI DONGKOOK IND. CO., LTD., Seoul (KR); and HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/506,671.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0154662 (KR), filed on Nov. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0154502 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. E05C 9/04 (2006.01); B60R 7/04 (2006.01); E05B 83/30 (2014.01); E05C 9/22 (2006.01)
CPC E05C 9/041 (2013.01) [B60R 7/04 (2013.01); E05B 83/30 (2013.01); E05C 9/22 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An opening and closing structure of a glove box, the opening and closing structure comprising:
a handle rotatably provided at a front panel;
a rotation unit connected to a longitudinal first portion of the handle;
a first locking rod connected to the rotation unit;
a gear unit connected to a longitudinal first portion of the first locking rod; and
a second locking rod of which a longitudinal first portion is connected to the gear unit,
wherein the rotation unit is configured to transmit power generated by the handle to the first locking rod while being rotatably disposed on the longitudinal first portion of the handle and an upper portion of a longitudinal center portion of the first locking rod,
the rotation unit comprises:
a rotation member rotatably mounted to a fixing pin provided on the front panel;
a first link provided at one lateral portion of the rotation member and extended horizontally to be connected to the handle, and pressurized by being in contact with a lower surface of a step portion provided at the longitudinal first portion of the handle; and
a second link provided at a lower portion of the rotation member and extended vertically to be inserted into and locked by a groove formed on the first locking rod, and
the second link is configured to be longer than the first link and pressurizes the first locking rod by cam contact.