Glove compartment box with tear seam

摘要

A glove compartment box energy having a tear seam on an inner wall is provided. The glove compartment box is mounted in an instrument panel of a vehicle. The tear seam is configured to allow a rearward moving structure from within the instrument panel such as a portion of the vehicle HVAC system to rupture the tear seam and enter an interior volume of the glove compartment box. The glove compartment box further has a frangible portion disposed on the inner wall. The frangible portion extends towards an interior of the instrument panel to concentrate stress on the tear seam. The tear seam and frangible portion prevent the rearward moving structure from displacing the glove compartment box rearward into a passenger compartment.

主权项

1. A glove box assembly for an instrument panel of a vehicle, the vehicle having an HVAC, the glove box assembly comprising:
a glove box having a first inner wall, the first inner wall having a tear seam; a housing adapted to contain the glove box, the housing having a second inner wall positioned between the first inner wall and the HVAC, the second inner wall having a window thereby allowing the HVAC to contact the first inner wall of the glove box through the window in the event of a collision, the HVAC is displaced rearward through the window and into an internal volume of the glove box after the tear seam is broken.