Glove compartment
A glove compartment is a filing space closed by a trap door, and integrated into the Instrument panel of a Automobile, with the top of reserved space to the feet and the legs of the front passenger.
Its name refers to the Gant S in several Langue S: “glove compartment” in French, “glove compartment” in English, German “Handschuhfach” in . This reference is explained by its initial function, namely the arrangement of the gloves, even if it since is used to arrange all types of things, in particular charts or document concerning with the vehicle.
The gloves were indeed regarded as an accessory necessary to control, at the time of the first cars, often without roof, to avoid the feeling of cold on the hands of the driver, caused by frictions of the air at high speed; the gloves are always used to this end by the Motard S.
A glove compartment is often closed by a Loquet, with possibly the possibility it of locking with a key . This makes it possible to the owner of the car to be guarded against the flights, in particular when it is brought to entrust it to the services of a Voiturier, or if it is a Cabriolet and that the roof is retracted.
On certain vehicles, the glove compartment can be equipped with specific spaces, for example for the Stylo S, or for to hold a goblet when it is open. The cars of high-end generally have a glove compartment cooled.
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