Deformable armrest having a patterned array of channels
US9994137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/3026
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automotive armrest includes an elastic core defining a patterned array of channels extending therethrough such that the elastic core exhibits a predetermined target vertical stiffness and a predetermined target lateral stiffness different than the predetermined target vertical stiffness. The automotive armrest also includes a skin arranged with the elastic core.
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