Patent ID: 7311328
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An instrument panel subassembly for use in an instrument panel assembly in a motor vehicle comprising first and second generally “C” shaped energy absorption brackets, said brackets having an aft facing “C” section, and upper and lower mounting ends; said brackets including an attachment portion for attaching said brackets to a vehicle structural member; said subassembly further including a glove box door, said glove box door having an aft surface and a forward surface, and a bin, said glove box door including a hinge for providing hinged movement of said glove box door relative to said first and second brackets, between open and closed positions; wherein said bin is within said “C” section of said brackets when said glove box door is in a hingedly closed position, wherein said “C” shaped brackets are spread laterally apart by a distance “W”, and wherein said bin has a lateral width of greater than “W”.