Push button assembly for opening and closing a glovebox for a vehicle
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E05C-001/08
E05C-001/00
출원번호
US-0004545
(2011-01-11)
등록번호
US-8740262
(2014-06-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Buchheit, Nathaniel J.
출원인 / 주소
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
1인용 특허 :
14
초록▼
An opening and closing assembly for a storage compartment provided on a dashboard of a vehicle comprises a first housing, a push button including a first slider, a second housing and a second slider. The push button is movably supported on the first housing. The first slider has a first inclined fac
An opening and closing assembly for a storage compartment provided on a dashboard of a vehicle comprises a first housing, a push button including a first slider, a second housing and a second slider. The push button is movably supported on the first housing. The first slider has a first inclined face at a rear end thereof. The second housing is mounted adjacent the first housing. The second slider is movably supported on the second housing. The second slider includes at least one clip on one end for connecting the second slider to the second housing and a second inclined face on the other end. A longitudinal axis of the second slider is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first slider such that the second inclined face faces the first inclined face of the first slider. The at least one clip of the second slider is movable toward a striker to unlock the storage compartment when the second inclined face is pressed by the first inclined face.
대표청구항▼
1. An opening and closing assembly for an associated storage compartment provided on an associated vehicle comprising: a first housing;a push button movably supported on the first housing, the push button including a first slider having a first inclined face at a rear end thereof;a second housing se
1. An opening and closing assembly for an associated storage compartment provided on an associated vehicle comprising: a first housing;a push button movably supported on the first housing, the push button including a first slider having a first inclined face at a rear end thereof;a second housing separate from the first housing and mounted adjacent the first housing;a second slider movably supported on the second housing, the second slider including at least one clip on one end directly connecting the second slider to the second housing and a second inclined face on the other end, a longitudinal axis of the second slider being substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first slider such that the second inclined face faces the first inclined face of the first slider, the at least one clip of the second slider being movable toward a striker to unlock the associated storage compartment when the second inclined face is pressed by the first inclined face. 2. The assembly of claim 1, including at least one biasing member provided in the first housing for biasing the push button outwardly relative to the first housing. 3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the at least one biasing member includes a first compression spring and a second compression spring, each compression spring has one end portion connected to a projection provided on the push button and extending toward the first inclined face and the other end portion connected to a projection provided on an inner surface of the first housing, the projections of the push button being separated by the first slider. 4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the push button includes a generally box-shaped base member, at least one clip for connecting the push button to the first housing and the first slider extending outwardly from a bottom surface of the base member. 5. The assembly of claim 4, wherein a top surface of the base member including at least one opening, and further including a button, the button having at least one clip configured to be securely received in the at least one opening provided in the top surface of the base member, the top surface of the base member further including at least one rib for controlling the location of the button on the top surface. 6. The assembly of claim 4, wherein the base member includes an overstroke ledge provided on a side wall thereof, the overstroke ledge preventing the push button from being overstroked past a predetermined length. 7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the first housing includes an overstroke ledge which is selectively engaged by the overstroke ledge provided on the base member of the push button, and further including at least one tuning rib provided on an inner surface of the first housing for preventing the push button from rotating or moving up and down during stroke of the push button within the first housing. 8. The assembly of claim 1, including at least one biasing member for biasing the second slider toward the first slider. 9. The assembly of claim 8, wherein the at least one biasing member includes a first compression spring and a second compression spring, each compression spring has one end portion connected to a projection provided on the second slider and extending away from the second inclined face and the other end portion connected to a projection provided on an outer surface of the second housing. 10. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the second housing includes a guide rib located on an inner surface thereof, the guide rib engaging the second slider and providing a track for the second slider to travel. 11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the second slider includes an elongated channel dimensioned to slidably receive the guide rib of the second housing. 12. The assembly of claim 1, wherein both the first housing and the associated storage compartment include a guide hole through which the striker of the associated storage compartment is locked or unlocked, the guide holes, the striker, and the second slider being co-axially aligned, one end portion of the striker being wedge shaped. 13. An opening and closing assembly for an associated storage compartment provided on an associated structure of a vehicle comprising: a first housing for mounting on the associated vehicle structure;a push button movably supported on the first housing, the push button including an overstroke member for preventing the push button from being overstroked past a predetermined length and a first slider having a first inclined face at a rear end thereof;a second housing mounted to one of the first housing and the associated vehicle structure, the second housing including a guide member; anda second slider supported on the second housing and movable on the guide member, the second slider having a second inclined face on one end corresponding to the first inclined face of the first slider, the second slider being movable in a transverse direction relative to the first slider to unlock the associated storage compartment when the second inclined face is biased transversely by the first inclined face, the second slider including an elongated channel having an open first end portion dimensioned to slidably receive the guide member and a second end portion longitudinally spaced from the first end portion and closed by the second inclined face. 14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the push button includes a base member, the first slider extending outwardly from a bottom surface of the base member, and further including a button connected to a top surface of the base. 15. The assembly of claim 14, wherein the base member includes the overstroke member provided on a side wall thereof, and the first housing includes an overstroke ledge which is selectively engaged by the overstroke member. 16. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the first housing includes at least one tuning rib provided on an inner surface of the first housing, the at least one tuning rib selectively engaging the push button to prevent the push button from rotating or moving up and down during stroke of the push button within the first housing. 17. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the second slider includes a clip for connecting the second slider to the second housing, the clip being positioned on the other end of the second slider, the clip engaging a striker of the glovebox to unlock the glovebox. 18. The assembly of claim 13, further including at least one biasing member associated with the first housing for biasing the first slider away from the second slider, and at least one biasing member associated with the second housing for biasing the second slider toward the first slider. 19. An opening and closing assembly for a glovebox provided on a dashboard of a vehicle comprising: a first housing for mounting on one of the glovebox and the dashboard;a push button movably supported within the first housing, the push button including a first slider having a first inclined face at a rear end thereof, the first inclined face projecting outwardly from a rear end of the first housing;a second housing separate from the first housing and mounted to a flange extending outwardly from the first housing, the second housing including a guide member provided on an inner surface thereof;a second slider supported on and extending through the second housing, the second slider having an elongated channel dimensioned to slidably receive the guide member and a second inclined face corresponding to the first inclined face of the first slider, the second slider being movable in a transverse direction relative to the first slider and engaging a striker projecting at least partially through an opening in the flange of the first housing to unlock the glovebox when the second inclined face is biased transversely by the first inclined face;at least one biasing member associated with the first housing for biasing the first slider away from the second slider; andat least one biasing member associated with the second housing for biasing the second slider toward the first slider.
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