Patent ID: 8172299
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A compartment door assembly comprising: a compartment door for covering a compartment, said compartment door movable between a closed position and an open position; a cam having a cam arm, said cam and said compartment door rotatable about a cam axis, said cam also operable to rotate about said cam axis when said compartment door moves between said closed position and said open position, said cam arm having a length measured from a center of said cam axis to a furthest point on said cam arm; an elongated arm having an arcuate section between a first end and a second end, said arcuate section having a radius of curvature greater than said length of said cam arm, said first end pivotally attached to a support member a predetermined distance from said cam axis, and said second end spaced apart from said first end and located such that said elongated arm is in contact with said cam; said cam located such that said cam arm travels along at least part of said arcuate section when said compartment door is moved between said closed position and said open position; said cam arm traveling along at least part of said arcuate section operable to control movement of said compartment door when said compartment door moves between said closed position to said open position.