Patent ID: 6945579

Claim:
A glove box door assembly for a glove box provided in an opening of an instrument panel of a vehicle defining an engagement surface, the glove box door assembly comprising: a door body rotatably attached to the instrument panel of a vehicle about an axis of rotation, the door body having an inner surface and an outer surface; a bin extending outwardly from the inner surface of the door body, the bin having an outer wall; and a damper extending outwardly from the outer wall of the bin, the damper including a damper surface; wherein the glove box door assembly is movable between a closed position and an open position; wherein the damper surface is disposed at an acute angle relative to a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation; and wherein the damper surface engages the engagement surface of an opening of the instrument panel to decelerate the glove box door assembly when the glove box door assembly moves from the closed position to the open position.