Patent · US Active

Motor-vehicle armrest

US9227538B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

7References

9Claims

0Family size

Assignee

GRAMMER AG · DE

Inventors

Joerg Girbinger · Amberg, DE
Erwin Himmelhuber · Sulzbach-Rosenberg, DE
Gerhard Delling · Schmidgaden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 13, 2014
Grant date	Jan 5, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 13, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/763
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an armrest for a vehicle seat, comprising an armrest body (11) that together with a base (15) forms a pivot joint and can be pivoted through a pivot angle (α) between a stowed position and a use position, wherein at least one damper (17a, 17b) is provided to damp the motion of the armrest body (11).The invention characterized in that the armrest (10) has a control device (18a, 18b) that actuates the damper (17a, 17b) within at least one portion (β, y) of the pivot angle.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.