Patent ID: 7603881

Claim:
A glove box device comprising: a hollow box body having an opening formed therein; a lid pivotally attached to the box body and capable of selectively opening or closing the opening of the box body; a base member mounted to the lid for concurrent movement therewith; an operating handle pivotally supported on the base member; a cylinder lock including a cylinder fixed to the operating handle, and a rotor pivotally inserted into the cylinder so that the rotor can turn between a locking position and an unlocking position; a locking mechanism comprising a slide member capable of sliding between a locking operation position and an unlocking position, and which switches between a locked state in which a closed state of the lid is maintained and an unlocked state in which opening of the lid is permitted, in correspondence to sliding movement of the slide member, the slide member including a toothed projection; a striker operatively attached to the box body; a latch which is pivotally attached to the base member and capable of cooperating with the striker to temporarily maintain the lid in a closed state, the latch having a notch formed therein to receive the toothed projection of the slide member; and a connecting member interposed between the rotor and the slide member; the connecting member configured to transmit a turning force of the rotor to the slide member to move the slide member from the locking operation position to the unlocking position upon turning operation of the operating handle to an opening side, when the rotor is in the unlocking position, the connecting member operable to cut off transmission of the turning force between the slide member in the locking operation position and the rotor, when the rotor is in the locking position; wherein the connecting member and the slide member are pushed against a restricting portion of a base member by a return spring.