Armrest for vehicle seat
US5076645A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/18864
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An armrest for a vehicle seat, wherein armrest is rotatable between a use position for supporting an arm of an occupant and non-use position where the armrest body stands upright along the vertical direction of the seat back of the seat, under the force of a return spring, and wherein there is arranged a buffer means for reducing a rotation rate at which the armrest is rotated downwardly to the non-use position. Thus, the armrest body may be rotated at a moderate rate towards the non-use position, thereby avoiding a serious collision of the armrest body against a part of the vehicle.
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