Glove box door assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10343574-B2
Application number	US-201715407817-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 17, 2017
Priority date	Jan 17, 2017
Publication date	Jul 9, 2019
Grant date	Jul 9, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle glove box assembly may include a glove box defining a compartment, a door arranged on the glove box moveable between open and closed positions, and a tray assembly arranged on and hinged to the door and pivotable with respect to the door to provide a flat surface in a deployed position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tray assembly for a vehicle storage compartment, comprising:
a tray arranged on a storage compartment door;
a hinge connecting the tray to the door to pivot relative to the door between a stored position with an interior tray surface facing an outer surface of the door to a horizontal position; and
a release mechanism configured to disengage the tray assembly from the door.

2. The tray assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a track arranged on each side of the tray for shifting the tray horizontally toward and away from the outer surface of the door.

3. The tray assembly of claim 2 , wherein the track includes a guide bracket and a carrier glide, the tray attached to the carrier glide and configured to be movable within the guide bracket.

4. The tray assembly of claim 3 , the tray assembly including a support attached to the carrier glides and the tray to offset the tray from the track and arrange the tray in front of the track in a stored position.

5. The tray assembly of claim 1 , wherein the release mechanism includes a push-push button.

6. The tray assembly of claim 1 , wherein the release mechanism includes a latch.

7. A vehicle compartment door assembly, comprising:
a door arranged on a vehicle storage compartment and moveable between open and closed positions;
a tray assembly arranged on and hinged to the door and pivotable with respect to the door to provide a flat surface in a deployed position relative to the door; and
a push-push button configured to disengage the tray assembly from the door.

8. The assembly of claim 7 , the tray assembly including a tray and a track arranged on each side of the tray, the tray slidable with each track and extendable and retractable in the deployed position.

9. The assembly of claim 8 , the track including a guide bracket and a carrier glide, the tray attached to the carrier glide and configured to be movable within the guide bracket.

10. The assembly of claim 9 , the tray assembly including a support attached to the carrier glides and the tray to offset the tray from the track and arrange the tray in front of the track in a stored position.

11. A vehicle storage compartment door assembly, comprising:
a door assembly for a storage compartment including a door arranged on the compartment and moveable between open and closed positions;
the door assembly further including a tray assembly including a track arranged on each side of a tray, the tray slidable with each track and extendable and retractable in a deployed position to provide a flat surface in the deployed position relative to the door, the track including a guide bracket and a carrier glide, the tray attached to the carrier glide and configured to be movable within the guide bracket, the tray assembly including a support attached to the carrier glides and the tray to offset the tray from the track and arrange the tray in front of the track in a stored position.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Faruque Mohammed Omar

Classifications

• B60N3/002 Primary

  of trays · CPC title

• F16C2326/01

  Parts of vehicles in general · CPC title

• F16C29/005

  Guide rails or tracks for a linear bearing, i.e. adapted for movement of a carriage or bearing body there along · CPC title

• B60R7/04

  in driver or passenger space {, e.g. using racks (B60R7/005, B60R7/08 take precedence)} · CPC title

• F16C35/02

  in the case of sliding-contact bearings · CPC title