anyone ever automate a glove box to open?
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Topic: anyone ever automate a glove box to open?
Posted By: kmn5
Subject: anyone ever automate a glove box to open?
Date Posted: November 27, 2004 at 12:46 AM
Hi All,
just wondering,
has anyone here ever tried to automate the glove box to open and close via a switch?
I was looking at some linear actuators, but they require alot of room (eg: a acuator with a 6" extension, is still ~8" or so when closed).
there's not much room in the dash area to fit the actuator.
I think I'll need something like a cable to push pull it closed. But I've only seen manual push/pull cables; and they were used for chokes on some carburated engines.
Never seen a cable powered by a motor...
so I dunno what to get....
any ideas or suggestions?
thanks guys
Ken
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Posted By: /R7
Date Posted: November 27, 2004 at 3:02 AM
i'd say a motor that works on a pully/belt system, mind you you'd have to lose your button lock, or somehow incorp an unlock feature. either way i think i can reach mine just fine :-)
gl and show some pics when done :D
Posted By: NowYaKnow
Date Posted: November 27, 2004 at 9:24 AM
As mentioned if you don't have enough room for the actuator behind the glovebox, a simple pulley or two will allow you to mount the actuator in a more convenient spot.
Mike
Posted By: Asmodeus
Date Posted: November 28, 2004 at 4:56 PM
I have done it...I used a high torque Step motor....And made an Axle if you will to attach the glove box to the step motor....Worked really well...I cant remember where I got the motor but if I do I will post -------------  Making the World A Louder Place
Posted By: kmn5
Date Posted: November 28, 2004 at 5:29 PM
WOW! 
any pics of the setup???
was the motor hidden inside the dash, or placed in the glovebox?
thanks
Posted By: realitycheck
Date Posted: November 28, 2004 at 8:15 PM
What if you attached the actuator underneath, on the bottom of the glovebox, instead of inside. That way it could push it closed and pull it open.
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Posted By: Asmodeus
Date Posted: November 28, 2004 at 8:54 PM
the motor was hidden under the dash and I welded a sprocket to the axle to connect the step motor... ------------- Making the World A Louder Place
Posted By: Xracerx
Date Posted: November 28, 2004 at 9:50 PM
Go get you a old printer and strip the parts out of it. The motor is a DC current motor and use the paper feed parts to open and close it. You will need to install a relay with a limit switch. then hook up a three pole switch for Open/Close
Posted By: 97Avalonxls
Date Posted: November 30, 2004 at 12:29 PM
I think the esoteric design shop has something like that. I may be way off, but someone put a custom job on the glove box to hold a ps2 or xbox and the glove box opened via motor, sorry I don't know where to point you, but it can be done..
Posted By: 97Avalonxls
Date Posted: November 30, 2004 at 12:29 PM
I think the esoteric design shop has something like that. I may be way off, but someone put a custom job on the glove box to hold a ps2 or xbox and the glove box opened via motor, sorry I don't know where to point you, but it can be done..
Posted By: jcjc2u
Date Posted: December 03, 2004 at 10:25 PM
Some of you must have WAYYYYY too much money.... :-)
Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: December 04, 2004 at 12:14 AM
some of us are just really bored, I have also been looking into doing something similar but a little more complicated then this. I am trying to work on a project that
Step 1..glove box opens about 5 inches of clearence
Step 2..18inch LCD monitor slides outward
Step 3..using motors and a small belt, the monitor flods itself upright
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Posted By: rt2party
Date Posted: December 24, 2004 at 12:16 AM
i can honestly say i have never been so lazy i felt a need to motorize my glovebox, but then i was thinking. maybe its liek a microwave oven, people lived without those for centuries but you just try and take mine away from me now! i just dont know what im missing. ~Ryan PS: this is supposed to be a joke, i think it sounds like a neat idea, post some pics if anyone does this.
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