Patent ID: 6106043
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A glove box arrangement comprising;an instrument panel with an internal wall and defining an opening;opposite side portions rotatably positioned on said internal wall and in said opening;a design face connected to said side portions;thin portions connecting said side portions to said design face;a plurality of ribs connected to said side portions and said design face, said ribs, said design face, said side portions and said thin portions all being integrally molded together to rigidly connect said side portion to said design face and prevent a sink mark from being formed, said ribs include a guiding slanted edge on an end of said ribs diametrically opposite said design face, each of said guiding slanted edges including a shape for guiding said side portions along said internal wall when said side portions are inserted into said opening, each of said ribs includes a positioning slanted edge adjacent said design face for positioning said design face in an insertion direction in said opening when said design face is inserted into said opening.