DE8704947U1 - Glove box for motor vehicles - Google Patents

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authorized representative at the European Patent Office

5.BUSE DiPLPHYS.MENTZEL dipl-ing.LUDEWIG

Unterdörnen 114 - PO Box 200210 · 5600 Wuppertal 2 Telephone (0202) 557022/23/24 · Telex 8591606 wpat · Fax 0202/557024

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Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG,
Steeger Str. 17, 5620 Velbert 1

Glove box for motor vehicles

The invention relates to a glove box for motor vehicles with a lockable, in order to prevent a

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Lock consisting of a catch bracket, arranged on the one hand on the glove compartment lid and on the other hand on the vehicle-fixed glove compartment frame, wherein the lock is operatively connected to a handle plate having a locking cylinder, provided off-centre on the side of the glove compartment lid facing the driver and pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis, and having an approximately fork-shaped pivoting latch which interacts with the catch bracket and pivots about an axis running parallel to the lid axis from which engagement of the catch bracket in the slot between the two legs of the approximately fork-shaped pivoting latch &igr;

enabling open position against the action of a spring into the closed position and can be blocked against turning back in the closed position with a spring-loaded locking element that can be transferred to the release position against the action of the spring.

In this glove box known from DE-GM 85 14 605, the locking element that is operatively connected to the fork-shaped pivoting latch is formed by a longitudinally displaceable rod, which in the blocking position protrudes with its free end into the path of movement of the pivoting latch and can be moved into the release position with the handle plate engaging at its other end against the action of a spring. In this lock for the lid of the glove box, however, the pivoting movement of the handle plate, which takes place around an essentially horizontal axis, must be converted into a longitudinal displacement of the longitudinally displaceable rod, which creates the connection between the handle plate and the lock. Complex devices are required to convert the pivoting movement into a sliding movement.

The invention is based on the object of creating a glove box for motor vehicles of the type described above, in which such disadvantages are avoided and reliable operation is achieved without compromising the safety of the locked glove box lid.

This object is achieved according to the invention in that the locking member holding the fork-shaped pivot latch in the closed position is formed by a pawl and is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on a pawl shaft running parallel to the axis of rotation of the fork-shaped pivot latch and in operative connection with the handle plate.

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casually secured with a pawl in the locking position against turning back. The pawl is fixed in a rotationally fixed manner to a parallel to the axis of rotation of the fork-shaped

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A pawl shaft is provided which runs along the pivoting latch and is operatively connected to the handle plate. The pivoting movement of the pawl shaft is parallel to the axis of the handle plate, which also runs approximately horizontally.

In the closed position, the pawl can engage behind a locking lug on the forked swivel latch. By engaging behind the locking lug on the forked swivel latch, a reliable safeguard is created against the forked swivel latch turning back from the locked position to the open position.

In the closed position, the locking pawl can advantageously also engage behind a locking lug of a locking part that is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the fork-shaped pivot latch on a common pivot latch shaft. This makes it easy to transfer the locking of the fork-shaped pivot latch in the locking position to a locking part that is provided in a rotationally fixed manner on a pivot latch shaft that carries the fork-shaped pivot latch in a rotationally fixed manner.

In an arrangement of two locks on the glove box lid that can be operated with a single handle plate, the two fork-shaped pivoting latches of the two locks can each be pivoted on an axis and each have a locking lug for a pawl, whereby the two pawls are arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on a pawl shaft that runs parallel to the axes of rotation of the fork-shaped pivoting latches and is in operative connection with the handle plate* In this arrangement of two locks on the glove box lid,

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Both fork-shaped swivel latches are each secured against backward movement with a locking pawl in the locking position, with the two locking pawls being arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on a common locking pawl shaft. The locking pawl shaft runs parallel to the two axes of rotation of the fork-shaped swivel latches.

Advantageously, even with an arrangement of two locks on the glove box lid that can be operated with a single handle plate, the two fork-shaped pivoting latches of the two locks can be attached to a common pivoting latch shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, and the pivoting latch shaft can have a locking part with a locking nose for the pawl that is rotationally fixed. In this arrangement, the two fork-shaped pivoting latches are thus connected to one another in a rotationally fixed manner in a simple manner. A locking part with a locking nose that interacts with the pawl is then provided on the pivoting latch shaft that connects the two pivoting latches to one another.

The pivot latch shaft, which connects the two pivot latches to one another in a rotationally fixed manner, can extend almost across the entire width of the glove box lid, with the ends of the pivot latch axis protruding from the pivot latches engaging as bearing pins in a lock housing that can be attached to the inside of the glove box lid. This makes it easy to arrange the two fork-shaped pivot latches in the area of the corners of the glove box lid. The pivot latch shaft is mounted in a lock housing that is attached to the inside of the glove box lid.

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The pawl shaft can be mounted in the lock housing with limited rotation and the pawls are formed by eccentric shapes on the pawl shaft. Due to the limited rotation of the pawl shaft, the pawls can be easily moved from the locked position to the open position and from the open position to the locked position. The pawls are molded directly onto the pawl shaft and are formed by eccentric shapes, so that when the pawl shaft is rotated, the eccentric shapes forming the pawls can execute the corresponding pivoting movements.

The essentially horizontal pawl shaft can have a crank pin at its end facing the handle plate, which is operatively connected to a rear-facing strut of the handle plate, which can pivot about a horizontal axis, in order to transfer the pawl into the open position. When the handle plate is pivoted as intended from the basic position to the open position, the rear-facing strut of the handle plate performs a pivoting movement and takes the crank pin provided on the pawl shaft with it, so that the pawl shaft is rotated, whereby the pawls are transferred from the locked position to the open position.

A double leg spring can be attached to the axis of the swivel latch, the apex of which rests against the swivel latch and loads it in the opening direction, while the two free legs of the double leg spring rest against the pawls and load them in the locking direction. With this one double leg spring,

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This makes it easy to move the swivel latch in the opening direction and the locking pawl in the locking direction.

In an arrangement of two swing latches on a common swing latch shaft, a double leg spring can be fitted onto the swing latch shaft, the apex of which presses against the spring on the swing latch $>

latch shaft and loads the swivel latch shaft and thus the swivel latch in the opening direction, while the two free legs of the double leg spring lie against the pawl and load it in the locking direction. "With the double leg spring, the swivel latch shaft and thus also the two swivel latches can be loaded in the opening direction even when two swivel latches are arranged on a common swivel latch shaft, whereby the pawl is also loaded in the locking direction. |

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The locking position of the pawls rests against the inner wall of the lock housing with a protruding stop. This easily determines the locking position of the pawls.

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glove box lid and have two approximately semicircular wall parts with approximately semicircular openings on the back, which run concentrically to the pivot axis and in which arc-shaped bearing pieces of the lock housing engage, whereby the length of the arc-shaped bearing pieces is smaller than the length of the approximately semicircular openings by the pivoting range of the handle plate. This makes it easy to

a pivotable bearing for the handle plate is created, whereby the center of the semi-circular openings and the arc-shaped bearing pieces form the pivot axis of the handle plate* The limitation of the pivotability of the handle plate is advantageously achieved by the arc-shaped bearing pieces of the lock housing coming into contact with the end walls of the semi-circular openings of the handle plate.

The handle plate can be under the effect of a leg spring, which is inserted in a receptacle of the lock housing and rests with one leg against a wall of the receptacle and with its other leg against the part of the handle plate running above the horizontal axis of rotation and loads it in the direction of return to the basic position. This reliably causes the handle plate to strive to assume its basic position in which the front of the handle plate is flush with the front of the glove compartment lid.

The handle plate can be assigned a locking cylinder with two key extraction positions offset by 90° to one another in a rear-facing, tubular extension, whereby the end of the cylinder core protruding rearward from the tubular extension has a groove that crosses the front surface and, in the basic position of the handle plate, receives a cylindrical pin provided on the lock housing and running coaxially with the axis of rotation of the cylinder core. By turning the cylinder core with the associated key, the cylinder core can be moved to an end position in which the groove that crosses the front surface aligns with the pivoting movement of the cylinder core when the handle plate is pivoted.

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is aligned* &idigr;&igr; in this position of the cylinder core, the handle plate can be moved from the basic position to the open position. After turning the cylinder core with the corresponding key to the other end position, the groove that crosses the front surface runs at right angles to the direction of movement of the cylinder core ??&idigr;&pgr;\ Pivoting the handle plate so that the cylindrical pin of the lock housing, which runs coaxially to the axis of rotation of the cylinder core, blocks the handle plate from pivoting, since the cylindrical pin rests against the side surface of the groove that crosses the front surface of the cylinder core *

The invention is shown in three embodiments in the drawing, namely:

Fig. 1 shows a glove box cover according to the invention in rear view, partially broken away,

Fig. 2 a section along the line II-II of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 a section along the line III-III of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 shows a section corresponding to Fig. 3, but with the pawl in the release position,

Fig. 5 is a section along the line V-V of Fig. 1,

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Fig. 6 shows a section corresponding to Fig. 5, but with the handle plate in the open position,

Fig. 7 is a section along the line VII-VII of Fig. 1,

Fig. 8 shows a section corresponding to Fig. 7, but with the handle plate in the open position,

Fig. 9 is a section along the line IX-IX of Fig. 1,

Fig. 10 a section corresponding to Fig. 9, but with the pivot latch in the open position,

Fig. 11 a second embodiment of a glove box lock according to the invention in front view,

Fig. 12 is a section along the line XII-XII of Fig. 11,

Fig. 13 the glove box lock shown in Figs. 11 and 12 in rear view,

Fig. 14 a view of the glove box lock shown in Figs. 11 to 13 seen in the direction of arrow XIV-XIV,

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Fig. 15 is a section along the line XV-XV of Fig. 11,

Fig. 16 is a section along the line XVI-XVI of Fig. 11,

Fig. 17 is a section along the line XVII-XVII of Fig. 11,

Fig. 18 a section along the line XVIII-XVIII of Fig. .11,

Fig. 19 is a section along the line XIX-XIX of Fig. 11,

Fig. 20 a section corresponding to Fig. 19, but with the pivot latch in the open position,

Fig. 21 a third embodiment of a glove box lock according to the invention in front view,

Fig. 22 is a section along the line XXII-XXII of Fig. 21,

Fig. 23 a section along the line XXIII-XXIII of Fig. 21 and

Fig. 24 a section corresponding to Fig. 23, but with the swivel case in the open position,

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The first embodiment of a glove box for motor vehicles shown in Figs. 1 to 10 consists of a lockable lid 30 which can be folded around a horizontal axis on the underside (not shown in detail) in the glove box frame 31, whereby the glove box frame 31 represents part of the dashboard. The lock consists of two catch brackets 32 provided on the glove box frame 31 and two fork-shaped pivoting latches 33 which are combined in a lock housing 34. The lock housing 34 is fastened to the inside of the glove box lid 30 with screws 35.

The two fork-shaped pivoting latches 33 are provided in a rotationally fixed manner on a common pivoting latch shaft 36 which extends almost over the entire width of the glove box lid 30. The ends 37 , 38 of the pivoting latch shaft 36 protruding from the pivoting latches 33 are designed as bearing pins. The end 37 of the pivoting latch shaft 36 engages in a bore 39 of an intermediate wall 40 which is formed on the lock housing 34. The end 38 of the pivoting latch shaft 36 engages in a bearing part 41 which is held on the lock housing 34 with a screw 42. The pivoting latch shaft 36 with the two pivoting latches 33 is thus reliably mounted in the lock housing 34.

A locking part 43 with a locking lug 45 is also held in a rotationally fixed manner on the pivoting latch shaft 36. The locking part 43 with the locking lug 44 interacts with a pawl 45, which holds the locking part 43 and thus the pivoting latch shaft 36 and the pivoting latches 33 in the locking position. The pawl 45 is held in a rotationally fixed manner on a pawl shaft 46, whereby the locking

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ratchet shaft 46 runs parallel to the pivot latch shaft 36.

As can be seen in particular from Fig. 2, the offset left end 47 of the pawl shaft 46 engages as a bearing pin in a bearing bore 48 of an intermediate wall 49 which is formed on the lock housing 34. The offset right end 50 of the pawl shaft also engages as a bearing pin in a bearing bore 51 of an intermediate wall 52 formed on the lock housing 34. The offset end 50 of the pawl shaft 46 is provided with an insertion bevel 53 in order to facilitate assembly. During assembly, first the offset left end 47 of the pawl shaft is inserted into the bearing bore 48 of the intermediate wall 49 of the lock housing 34 and then the insertion bevel 53 of the right end 50 of the pawl shaft 46 is pressed against the intermediate wall 52 of the lock housing 34, whereby the intermediate walls 49 and 52 are pushed apart slightly and the right end 50 of the pawl shaft 46 can be guided past the intermediate wall 52 until the offset right end 50 of the pawl shaft 46 snaps into the bearing bore 51 of the intermediate wall 52 of the lock housing 34.

It can also be seen from Fig. 2 that the pawl shaft 46 is designed like a crankshaft and has a crank arm 54. By pivoting the eccentric crank arm 54, the pawl shaft 46 is rotated so that the pawl 45 provided on the pawl shaft 46 can be moved into the release position, which is shown in Fig. 4. By moving the pawl 45 into the release position, the locking part 43 can engage with the locking lug.

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pivot past the pawl 45 so that the locking latch 43 and thus the pivoting latch shaft 36 and the pivoting latches 33 can move into the open position. The open position of the pivoting latch 43 is shown in more detail in Fig. 10.

A double leg spring 55 is fitted onto the pivot latch shaft 36, the apex part 56 of which rests against the locking part 43 provided on the pivot latch shaft 36 and loads the pivot latch shaft 36 and thus the pivot latches 33 in the opening direction* The two free legs 57 of the double leg spring 55 rest against the pawl 45 and load it in the locking direction. When the crank arm 54 of the pawl shaft 46 is pivoted, the pawl shaft 46 rotates against the effect of the double leg spring 55. After the locking lug 44 of the locking part 43 of the pivoting latch shaft 36 is released, the pivoting latch shaft 36 and thus the pivoting latches 33 snap into the open position with the help of the double leg spring 55, whereby the glove box lid 33 is also moved in the opening direction by pivoting the pivoting latches 33 on the catch brackets 32. After the pawl 45 has been moved into the release position with the pawl shaft 46, the pawl 45 can rest against the back of the locking lug 44 of the locking part 43 of the pivoting latch shaft 36 that has been moved into the open position. In the locking position of the pawl 45, the crank pin 54 of the pawl shaft 46 rests against the inner wall 59 of the lock housing 34 with a protruding stop 58. This resting of the crank pin 54 against the inner wall 59 of the lock housing 34 determines a precise end position of the pawl 45 with the pawl shaft 46.

The actuation of the pawl arm 54 of the pawl shaft 46 is carried out by a handle plate 61 having a locking cylinder 6Ö/off-centered on the side of the glove box lid 13 facing the driver and pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis. The

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of the glove compartment lid 30. The mounting of the handle plate 61 can be seen in particular in Fig. 16 belonging to the second exemplary embodiment. The handle plate 61 has two approximately semicircular wall parts 62 on the back with approximately semi-ring-shaped openings in which arc-shaped bearing pieces 64 of the lock housing 34 engage. The centers of the semi-ring-shaped openings 63 and the arc-shaped bearing pieces 64 of the lock housing 34 form the pivot axis of the handle plate 61. The length of the arc-shaped bearing pieces is smaller than the length of the approximately semi-ring-shaped openings by the pivot range of the handle plate 61. As can be seen from Fig. 16, in the basic position of the handle plate 61 shown in solid lines, the end of the semi-ring-shaped opening 63 rests against the end of the arc-shaped bearing piece 64. After the handle plate 61 has been moved into the opening position shown in dash-dotted lines, the other end of the semi-circular opening 63 rests against the other end of the curved bearing piece 64. The handle plate is thus reliably supported on intermediate walls 65 of the lock housing 34. The semi-circular wall parts 62 of the handle plate 61 can have insertion bevels (not specified in more detail) so that the semi-circular openings 63 of the semi-circular wall parts 62 of the handle plate 61 rest on the curved bearing pieces 64 of the intermediate walls 65 of the lock housing.

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From Fig. 17 of the second embodiment it can also be seen that the handle plate 61 is under the action of a leg spring 66. The leg spring 66 is inserted in a receptacle 67 of the lock housing 34 and rests with its one leg against the wall 69 of the receptacle 67, while the other leg 70 rests against the part of the handle plate 61 running above the horizontal axis of rotation and loads it in the direction of return to the basic position. The transfer of the handle plate 61 into the open position thus takes place against the action of the leg spring 66. After the handle plate 61 is released, it returns automatically to the basic position under the action of the leg spring 66.

As can be seen in particular from Fig. 5 and 6, the handle plate 61 has a strut pointing backwards. In Fig. 5, the handle plate 61 is shown with the strut 71 in the basic position. The crank arm 54 of the pawl shaft 46 rests against the free end of the strut 71. After the handle plate 61 with the strut 71 has been moved into the open position, the crank arm 54 of the pawl shaft 46 is pivoted with the strut 71, so that the pawl shaft 46 with the pawl 45 is moved into the release position. The pawl 45 is formed by an eccentric shape of the pawl shaft 46. By pivoting the handle plate 61 from the basic position into the open position, the pawl shaft 46 and thus the pawl 45 are thus easily moved into the release position via the crank arm 54, whereby the pivot latch shaft 36 and thus the pivot

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fall 33 can assume their opening positions.

As already mentioned, a locking cylinder 60 is assigned to the handle plate 61. The locking cylinder 60 has two key extraction positions offset by 90° to one another and is arranged in a rearward-facing, tubular extension 72 of the handle plate 21. The end of the cylinder core 73 protruding rearward from the tubular extension 72 has a groove 75 which passes through the front surface 74 and which, in the basic position of the handle plate 61, receives a cylindrical pin 76 provided on the lock housing 34 and which runs coaxially with the axis of rotation of the cylinder core 73. In the locking position of the locking cylinder 60 shown in Fig. 7, the groove 75 runs transversely to the path of movement of the cylinder that can be pivoted with the handle plate 61, so that the pin 60 engaging in the groove 75 blocks the locking cylinder 60 and thus the handle plate 61 against pivoting. After the cylinder core 73 with the associated key (not shown in detail) has been transferred to the other key extraction position, the groove 75 of the cylinder core 73 runs in the same direction as

the movement path of the cylinder core 73, so that the handle plate 61 can be pivoted with the cylinder core 73. The handle plate 61 can then be moved into the open position.

In the second embodiment shown in Figs. 11 to 20, only one pivoting latch 33 is provided, which is located approximately centrally on the upper edge of the glove box lid 30. The pivoting latch 33 is pivotably mounted on an axis 77 which is fixed in the lock housing 34. The pivoting latch 33 has, as can be seen in particular from Figs. 19 and 20,

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The double leg spring 55 is placed directly on the axis 77 of the swivel latch 33, which rests with its apex 56 against the swivel latch 33 and loads it in the opening direction, while the two free legs 57 of the double leg spring 55 rest against the pawl 45 and loads it in the locking direction. This also ensures in this embodiment that after the pawl 45 is moved into the release position (Fig. 20), the double leg spring 55 moves the swivel latch 33 into the open position. After the swivel latch 33 is moved into the locking position by closing the glove box cover 30, the pawl 45 automatically assumes its locking position (Fig. 19), since the pawl 45 is loaded in the locking direction by the free legs 57 of the double leg spring 55.

In this embodiment, the pawl 45 is also operatively connected to the handle plate 61 via a pawl shaft 46. As can be seen in particular from Fig. 12, the offset right end 78 engages in a bearing bore 79 in the front wall 80 of the lock housing 34. At the other end, the pawl shaft 46 has a constriction 81 with which the pawl shaft 46 is snapped between two bearing fingers. The crank arm 54 of the pawl shaft 46 is designed to be overhung and interacts with the rearward-facing strut 71 of the handle plate 61. By pivoting the handle plate 61, the crank arm 54 and thus the locking pawl 46 can be pivoted via the strut 7.1, so that the locking pawl 45 moves into the position shown in Fig.

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shown release position. The mounting of the handle plate 61 has already been explained in the first embodiment with reference to Fig. 16. The same also applies to the leg spring 66, with which the handle plate 61 is held in the basic position.

In the third embodiment shown in Fig. 21 to 24, two swivel latches 33 are again provided. However, the two swivel latches 33 are not connected to one another with a swivel latch shaft 36 as in the first embodiment, but are each pivotably mounted on separate axes 77 as in the second embodiment. In this embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the locking lugs 44 are provided directly on the swivel latches 33. The double leg springs 55 are also attached to the axes 77 of the swivel latches 33. In contrast to the second embodiment, however, the pawl shaft 46 has two pawls, with one pawl 45 being assigned to one swivel latch 33 and the other pawl 45 to the second swivel latch 33. The further design of the third embodiment corresponds to the second embodiment shown in Fig. 11 to 20. By operating the handle plate 61, the pawl shaft 46 is rotated, so that both pawls 45 are moved into their release position and both swivel latches can assume their open positions. The locking position of the swivel latch 33 is shown in more detail in Fig. 23, while the open position is shown in more detail in Fig. 24.

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Claims (3)

Authorised representative of the European Patent Office DiPL-PHYS. BUSE ■ DiPL-PHYS. MENTZEL ■ dipling. LUDEWIG Unterdörnen 114 - PO Box 200210 · 5600 Wuppertal 2 · Telephone (0202) 557022/23/24 ■ Telex 8591606 wpat · Fax 0202/557024 5600 Wuppertal 2, the Password: "HSK-Klinkensperre" Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG, Steeger Str. 17, 5620 Velbert 1 Expectations : 1.) Glove box for motor vehicles with a lockable lid that can be folded around an underside, essentially horizontal axis, with a closure consisting of at least one lock and a catch bar, arranged on the one hand on the glove box lid and on the other hand on the vehicle-mounted glove box frame, whereby the lock is operatively connected to a handle plate with a locking cylinder, provided off-center on the side of the glove box lid facing the driver, which can be pivoted around an essentially horizontal axis, and has an approximately fork-shaped pivoting latch that interacts with the catch bar, which can be pivoted to a limited extent against the action of a spring into the closed position about an axis running parallel to the lid axis, from the open position that allows the catch bar to engage in the slot between the two legs of the approximately fork-shaped pivoting latch, and in the closed position is secured against reverse rotation by a spring-loaded locking member that can be transferred with the handle plate into the release position against the action of the spring. can be blocked , characterized, that the locking member holding the fork-shaped pivot latch (33) in the closed position is formed by a pawl (45) and is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on a pawl shaft (46) running parallel to the axis of rotation of the fork-shaped pivot latch (33) and in operative connection with the handle plate (61). 2.) Glove box according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking pawl (45) in the closed position engages behind a locking lug (44) of the fork-shaped pivot latch (33). 3.) Glove box according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking pawl (45) in the closed position engages behind a locking lug (44) of a locking part (43) which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the fork-shaped pivot latch (33) on a common pivot latch shaft (36). 4.) Glove box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that in an arrangement of two locks on the glove box lid (30) that can be operated with a single handle plate (61), the two fork-shaped pivoting latches (33) of the two locks are each pivotably mounted on an axis (77) and each have a locking lug (44) for a locking pawl (45), whereby the two locking pawls (45) are rotationally fixed to a shaft that runs parallel to the axes of rotation of the fork-shaped pivoting latches (33) and is in operative connection with the handle plate (61) standing locking shaft (46) _are arranged 5i) Glove box according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that in an arrangement of two locks on the glove box lid (30) that can be operated with a single handle plate (61), the two fork-shaped pivoting latches (33) of the two locks are fixed in a rotationally fixed manner to a common pivoting latch shaft (36) and the pivoting latch shaft (36) has a locking part (43) with a locking nose (44) for the pawl (45) that is fixed in a rotationally fixed manner. 6.) Glove box according to claim 4, characterized in that the pivoting latch shaft (36) connecting the two pivoting latches (33) to one another in a rotationally fixed manner extends almost over the entire width of the glove box lid (30), whereby the ends (37, 38) of the pivoting latch shaft (36) protruding from the pivoting latches (33) engage as bearing pins in bearings (39, 41) of a lock housing (34) which can be fastened to the inside of the glove box lid (30). 7.) Glove box according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the pawl shaft (46) is mounted in the lock housing (34) for limited rotation and the pawls (45) are formed by eccentric shapes of the pawl shaft (46). 8.) Glove box according to one of claims 1 to 7, | characterized in that the essentially horizontally extending pawl shaft (46) is &diams; · * i «ir II*«»· I ti &eacgr; «ti · < · * 4 Λ *· n Λ ti has a locking pin (54) at its end facing the handle plate (61) which is operatively connected to a rearward-facing strut (71) of the handle plate (61) pivotable about a horizontal axis in order to transfer the locking pawl (45) into the open position. 9.) Glove box according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that a double leg spring (55) is fitted onto the axis (77) of the pivot latch (33), which rests with its apex (56) against the pivot latch (33) and loads it in the opening direction, while the two free legs (57) of the double leg spring (55) rest against the locking pawl (45) and load it in the locking direction. 10t) Glove box according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that, in an arrangement of two pivoting latches (33) on a common pivoting latch shaft (36), a double leg spring (55) is fitted onto the pivoting latch shaft (36), which with its apex part (56) is against the locking part (43) provided on the pivoting latch shaft (36) ' and loads the pivot latch shaft (36) and thus the pivot latch (33) in the opening direction, while the two free legs (57) of the double leg spring (55) lie against the pawl (45) and loads it in the locking direction. 11.) Glove box according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the crank pin (54) of the pawl shaft (46) in the locking position of the pawls (45) rests with a protruding stop (58) against the inner wall (59) of the lock housing (34). ·· f ««« < t IIII 12&iacgr;&iacgr; Glove box according to one of claims 1 to 11> characterized in that the handle plate (61), which can be pivoted to a limited extent about a horizontal axis, ends at the front with the front of the glove box lid (30) and has at the rear two approximately semicircular wall parts (62) with approximately half-ring-shaped openings (63) which run concentrically to the pivot axis and in which arcuate bearing pieces (64) of the lock housing (34) engage, wherein the length of the arcuate bearing pieces (64) is smaller by the pivoting range of the handle plate (61) than the length of the approximately half-ring-shaped openings (63). 13.j Glove box according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the handle plate (61) is under the action of a leg spring (66) which is inserted in a receptacle (67) of the lock housing (34) and is supported with one leg (68) against a wall (69) of the receptacle (67) and with its other leg (70) rests against the part of the handle plate (61) running above the horizontal axis of rotation and loads it in the return direction to the basic position. 14.) Glove box according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the handle plate (61) is assigned a locking cylinder (60) having two key extraction positions offset by 90° to one another in a rearward-facing, tubular extension (72), wherein the end of the cylinder core (73) protruding rearward from the tubular extension (72) has a groove (75) which passes through the end face (74) and which in the basic position of the ti Il I a · I Il I ■ · · Handle plate (61) one on the lock housing (34) seen, running coaxially to the axis of rotation of the cylinder core (73), cylindrical pin (76) on nintoit. 3 ta·· ■·· · &bull;g ~