Patent ID: 9169675
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A closure device for a vehicle glove compartment, said closure device comprising: a flap that functions as a latch handle and configured to pivot to an open position and pivot to a closed position of the glove compartment, the flap displaceable to a blocked position by a first force acting on an outer surface of the flap in a first direction, wherein the flap comprises a pivoting mechanism with a lock, the flap movable by the first force to the blocked position where the lock is moved into engagement with a locking element to prevent pivoting of the flap and thereby lock the flap in the blocked position, wherein when the first force is removed from acting on the outer surface, said flap is displaceable to a released position by a second force acting in a second direction opposite to the first direction, in which when the flap is in the released position the flap may pivot from the released position to the open position or to the closed position, and wherein a spring provides the second force that biases the flap in the second direction.