Patent ID: 9517810
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: B60R,B62J,B62K

Claim Text:
1. A glove compartment provided in a vehicle and capable of storing an article, comprising: a case main body defining a storage chamber for storing the article; a lid body connected to the case main body by a hinge to open and close an opening of the storage chamber, and forming one portion of an outline of the vehicle; a lock mechanism for locking the lid body relative to the case main body at a closed position closing the opening of the storage chamber, wherein the lock mechanism includes: a shielding wall disposed in the case main body or the lid body in such a way as to be positioned on an inner side more than the outline of the vehicle which the lid body forms, and near the movable claw on an outline side more than the movable claw when the lid body is located at the closed position; and the lock mechanism further includes an urging member urging the movable claw toward the engagement position, and in at least one of the fixation claw and the movable claw, an inclined face is provided, which, when the lid body is displaced toward the closed position, collides against another of corresponding fixation claw and movable claw to displace the movable claw into the release position against an urging force of the urging member.