Glove box lamp switch

Abstract

A glove box lamp switch is installed to a glove box damper including a damper cylinder at an end of which is connected to one side of an inner portion of an instrument panel and a damper piston is connected to one end of a glove box. The glove box damper is configured such that the total length varies depending on the opening and closing of the glove box and is filled with air so as to absorb an impact generated during opening and closing operations of the glove box of a vehicle. The glove box lamp includes a first terminal installed at one side of an interior of the damper cylinder and a semicircular shaped second terminal which installed to a stopping flange formed at one end of the damper piston thereby selectively contacting the first terminal by movement of the damper piston.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a drawing showing a glove box lamp switch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enhanced perspective view of a glove box lamp switch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing operations of glove box lamp switch according to an embodiment of the present invention by opening and closing of a glove box cover of a vehicle.

FIG. 4 a and FIG. 4b are drawings showing operations of a glove box lamp switch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a glove box lamp switch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. A glove box lamp switch that is installed to a glove box damper including a damper cylinder at an end of which is connected to one side of an inner portion of an instrument panel and a damper piston is connected to one end of a glove box, the glove box damper is configured such that a total length varies depending on opening and closing of the glove box and being filled with air so as to absorb an impact generated during opening and closing operations of the glove box of a vehicle, the glove box lamp switch comprising: a first terminal installed at a first side of an interior of the damper cylinder; anda semicircular shaped second terminal which is installed to a stopping flange formed at a first end of the damper piston and selectively contacting the first terminal by movement of the damper piston.

2. The glove box lamp switch of claim 1, wherein a projection hole is formed at a first end portion of the damper cylinder.

3. The glove box lamp switch of claim 1, wherein the first terminal is installed to a portion of the damper cylinder opposite to a connecting point of the damper cylinder and the instrument panel.

4. The glove box lamp switch of claim 3, wherein the first terminal is installed within the damper cylinder through an incision hole formed at an end portion of the damper cylinder.

5. The glove box lamp switch of claim 4, wherein the incision hole is perpendicular to the center axis of the damper cylinder.

6. The glove box lamp switch of claim 1, wherein the first terminal is formed by disposing a first contact terminal and a semicircular shaped second contact terminal in a line symmetry shape to which contact ends are respectively formed at end portions.

7. The glove box lamp switch of claim 6, wherein the first and the second contact terminals are connected to a center portion of an electric power line which is connected to the glove box lamp.

8. The glove box lamp switch of claim 1, wherein the second terminal is installed at a side opposite to a connecting point of the damper piston and the glove box.