Armrest support bracket for motorized vehicles
US7731268B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/78
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A support bracket for an armrest assembly having a pull-handle or pull-cup is provided for use in a motorized vehicle. The support bracket includes a generally horizontal support member configured to extend, at least in part, adjacent to or through an internal cavity of the pull-handle/pull-cup. The support bracket also includes at least two, but preferably three leg members spaced apart from one another and operatively attached at respective first ends to the support member. Each leg member extends downward from the support member in an oblique manner to attach at a respective second end to an inner support panel. The leg members are configured to sustain a predetermined minimum vertical loading condition, and controllably deform under a predetermined threshold lateral loading condition. The leg members create a load path for transferring vertical loads imparted to the armrest assembly to the vehicle interior surface as a substantially vertical force.
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