GLOVE BOX ARRANGEMENT, DASHBOARD ARRANGEMENT AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ARRANGEMENT

Abstract

A glove box arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a glove box and a pivoting element. The pivoting element can be moved between an idle position and an active position and includes an activity surface that is covered toward an exterior space in the idle position and accessible from the exterior space in the active position. In a dashboard arrangement, a crossbeam extends horizontally and transverse to a driving direction and includes a dashboard. A clearance area of the crossbeam extends in an exterior space that surrounds the dashboard and a glove box arrangement is mounted on the crossbeam in the clearance area. In a passenger compartment arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a front passenger seat and a glove box arrangement or with a dashboard arrangement. The glove box arrangement is arranged in the region of the front passenger seat.

Claims

1-15. (canceled)

16. A glove box arrangement (24) for a motor vehicle comprising: a glove box; and a pivoting element movable between an idle position and an active position, wherein the pivoting element includes an activity surface covered on an exterior space in the idle position and accessible from the exterior space in the active position.

17. The glove box arrangement according to claim 16, wherein the pivoting element comprises an extension of the glove box.

18. The glove box arrangement according to claim 17, wherein the pivoting element comprises a movable joint structure surrounded by a flexible outer cover.

19. The glove box arrangement according to claim 8, wherein at least a section of the glove box is surrounded by the outer cover.

20. The glove box arrangement according to claim 16, wherein the pivoting element pivotable about at least one pivoting axis.

21. The glove box arrangement according to claim 16, wherein the activity surface comprises at least one of a tray, a touchscreen, an input unit for a media player, a light source and/or a receptacle for an article of daily use.

22. The glove box arrangement according to claim 16, wherein the glove box arrangement further comprises an auxiliary element having a visible surface covered toward the exterior space by the pivoting element in the idle position of the pivoting element and visible from the exterior space in the active position of the pivoting element.

23. The glove box arrangement according to claim 22, wherein the auxiliary element is pivotable about an auxiliary axis.

24. The glove box arrangement according to claim 23, wherein the auxiliary axis extends parallel to the pivoting axis.

25. The glove box arrangement according to claim 22, wherein the auxiliary element in a glove box arrangement comprises at least one of a display screen, a touchscreen, a mirror and/or a light source.

26. A dashboard arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising: a crossbeam configured to extend horizontally and transverse to a driving direction of the motor vehicle in a designated installation position and having a clearance area extending extends in an exterior that surrounds the dashboard in the installation state; a dashboard supported on the crossbeam; and a glove box arrangement mounted on the crossbeam in the clearance area.

27. The dashboard arrangement according to claim 26, wherein at least a section of the glove box arrangement is spaced apart from the dashboard.

28. The dashboard arrangement according to claim 26, wherein the glove box arrangement comprises: a glove box; and a pivoting element movable between an idle position and an active position, wherein the pivoting element includes an activity surface covered on an exterior space in the idle position and accessible from the exterior space in the active position.

29. The dashboard arrangement according to claim 28, wherein the crossbeam extends through the glove box arrangement but not through its glove box.

30. The dashboard arrangement according to claim 28, further comprising an auxiliary element having a visible surface covered toward the exterior space by the pivoting element in the idle position of the pivoting element and visible from the exterior space in the active position of the pivoting element, wherein the auxiliary element is pivotable about an auxiliary axis that lies within the crossbeam.

31. A passenger compartment arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising a dashboard arrangement according to claim 28 and a front passenger seat arranged in a region proximate to the front passenger seat.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The present disclosure will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the following drawing figures, wherein like numerals denote like elements.

[0030] FIG. 1a shows a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, in which the pivoting element is in the idle position;

[0031] FIG. 1b shows a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, in which the pivoting element is in the active position;

[0032] FIG. 2a shows a cross section through the glove box arrangement, in which the pivoting element is in the idle position;

[0033] FIG. 2b shows a cross section through the glove box arrangement, in which the pivoting element is in the active, first pivoting position;

[0034] FIG. 2c shows cross sections through the glove box arrangement, in which the pivoting element is in the active, second pivoting position;

[0035] FIG. 3a shows the glove box arrangement with a front passenger and the glove box in the closed position; and.

[0036] FIG. 3b shows the glove box arrangement with a front passenger and the glove box in the open position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the invention or the application and uses of the invention. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any theory presented in the preceding background of the invention or the following detailed description.

[0038] FIGS. 1a, b show a detail of a passenger compartment 2 of a motor vehicle in the form of a top view. A driver seat 4a and a front passenger seat 4b are arranged in the passenger compartment 2. A steering wheel 6 is assigned to the driver seat 4a. A passenger compartment arrangement 10 for the motor vehicle is arranged in the passenger compartment 2. The front passenger seat 4b forms part of the passenger compartment arrangement 10. A dashboard arrangement 12 forms part of the passenger compartment arrangement 10. The dashboard arrangement 12 includes a crossbeam 14. The dashboard arrangement 12 and the passenger compartment arrangement 10 are in their designated installation state in the motor vehicle. In this installation state, the crossbeam 14 extends transverse to a driving direction 16 of the motor vehicle, which is indicated with an arrow. The driving direction 16 is the direction, in which the motor vehicle moves while driving straight forward.

[0039] The crossbeam 14 in the motor vehicle also extends horizontally when the vehicle is positioned horizontally, for example parked on a horizontal surface. The dashboard arrangement 12 also includes a dashboard 18. The crossbeam 14 extends within the dashboard 18 in certain sections (as indicated with broken lines), i.e. it is not visible from the passenger compartment 2. In a clearance area 20, however, the crossbeam 14 extends in an exterior space 22 (as illustrated with continuous lines), which in this case is the part of the passenger compartment 2 that is accessible to persons in the motor vehicle. The exterior space 22 also surrounds the dashboard 18.

[0040] The dashboard arrangement 12 also includes a glove box arrangement 24. The glove box arrangement 24 is mounted on the crossbeam 14 in the clearance area 20. The entire glove box arrangement 24 is spaced apart from the dashboard 18. In other words, a gap 26 is respectively formed between opposing or spaced-apart surfaces of the glove box arrangement 24 and the dashboard 18. The glove box arrangement 24 is arranged in the region of the front passenger seat 4b. In this case, it is particularly arranged centrally in front of the front passenger seat 4b referred to the driving direction 16.

[0041] The glove box arrangement 24 includes a pivoting element 30 and a glove box 28, which is not visible in FIGS. 1a, b because it is covered by the pivoting element 30. The pivoting element 30 can be moved between an idle position R, which is illustrated in FIG. 1a, and an active position A, which is illustrated in FIG. 1b. The pivoting element 30 includes an activity surface 31, which is only visible in FIG. 1b because it is accessible from the exterior space 22 in the active position A. In the idle position R according to FIG. 1a, it is covered toward the exterior space 22. In order to transfer the pivoting element 30 from the idle position R into the active position A and back into the idle position, it can be pivoted about multiple parallel pivoting axes 32, of which only a few are exemplified in the figures.

[0042] The glove box arrangement 24 also includes an auxiliary element 34 with a visible surface 36. According to FIG. 1a, the visible surface 36 is covered toward the exterior space 22 by the pivoting element 30 in the idle position R of the pivoting element 30. According to FIG. 1b, the visible surface 36 is visible from the exterior space 22 in the active position A of the pivoting element 30. The auxiliary element 34 can be pivoted about an auxiliary axis 38. The auxiliary axis 38 extends parallel to the pivoting axis 32.

[0043] A section of the activity surface 31 forms a tray 40, on which a front passenger, who is seated on the front passenger seat 4b, can store objects in the active position A. The activity surface 31 also includes an input unit 42 for a media player, in this case a car stereo system of the motor vehicle. The auxiliary element 34 includes a display screen 44 or a mirror 46 in an alternative embodiment.

[0044] FIG. 2 shows the glove box arrangement 24 according to FIG. 1 in the form of a section along the line II-II, in which the glove box 28 is arranged on the bottom and the pivoting element 30 is arranged on the top. FIG. 2a shows the idle position R whereas FIGS. 2b, c show the active position A. The idle position R is also indicated with broken lines in FIGS. 2b, c. The transfer from the idle position R into the active position A is realized in the form of a pivoting motion about the pivoting axes 32, which is indicated with an arrow in FIG. 2a. A movable joint structure 48 similar to a chain link arrangement or a crawler arrangement is realized due to the cascaded arrangement of the pivoting axes 32.

[0045] The pivoting element 30 is realized in the form of an extension of the glove box 28. The pivoting element 30 includes the movable joint structure 48, which is surrounded by a flexible outer cover 50. The glove box 28 is also surrounded by the outer cover 50. FIG. 2 once again elucidates that the activity surface 31 is covered toward the exterior space 22 in the idle position R, but accessible from the exterior space 22 in the active position A. In the idle position R of the pivoting element 30, the auxiliary element 34 with the visible surface 36 is covered toward the exterior space 22 by the pivoting element 30. However, the visible surface 36 is visible from the exterior space 22 in the active position A of the pivoting element 30.

[0046] FIG. 2a shows a first pivoting position and FIG. 2b shows a different second pivoting position of the auxiliary element 34 about the auxiliary axis 38. The transfer between the two pivoting positions is indicated with an arrow in FIG. 2c. The first pivoting position is illustrated with broken lines in FIG. 2c.

[0047] The crossbeam 14 in fact extends through the glove box arrangement 24, but not through the glove box 28. In addition, the auxiliary axis 38 lies within the crossbeam 14, in this case in its center.

[0048] FIG. 3a shows the glove box arrangement 24 of FIGS. 1a, b in the form of an illustration according to FIG. 2a, in which a front passenger 52 is seated on the front passenger seat 4b. An arrow in FIG. 3a once again indicates how the pivoting element 30 is transferred from the idle position R into the active position A according to FIG. 3b such that it can be easily reached and operated by the front passenger 52. In addition, the upper arrow in FIG. 3b once again shows how the auxiliary element 34 is transferred into an upwardly pivoted position according to FIG. 2c. A lower arrow in FIG. 3a furthermore indicates how the glove box 28 is pivoted downward and thereby opened. The closed position of the glove box 28 is indicated with broken lines. The interior of the glove box 28 forms a stowage space 54.

[0049] While at least one exemplary embodiment has been presented in the foregoing detailed description, it should be appreciated that a vast number of variations exist. It should also be appreciated that the exemplary embodiment or exemplary embodiments are only examples, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability, or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the foregoing detailed description will provide those skilled in the art with a convenient road map for implementing an exemplary embodiment, it being understood that various changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements described in an exemplary embodiment without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims and their legal equivalents.