Vertically adjustable ergonomic armrest for automobile

US9216675B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Mangala A. Jayasuriya · Bloomfield Hills, US
• Robert William McCoy · Ann Arbor, US
• Carrie Ann Bittick · Rochester Hills, US
• Krishnakanth E. Aekbote · Farmington Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 15, 2014
• Grant date: Dec 22, 2015
• Expiry date: Apr 15, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/78
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle armrest assembly includes a vertically operable armrest. A door frame is coupled to the armrest and the armrest assembly includes an adjustment mechanism that selectively positions the armrest between a plurality of vertical positions relative to the door frame. A control is in communication with the adjustment mechanism. An interior door trim is configured to slidably engage a recess defined in the armrest. The recess positions the door trim distal from a substrate of the armrest.