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US 10,093,215 B2Granted
Vehicle armrest structure with organic fibers
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorKlaus Raab
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Abstract
A vehicle armrest includes an armrest structure with a first shell made of a natural fiber composite material. The armrest structure also includes a second shell made of a natural fiber composite material. The first shell has a first contact portion that extends toward the second shell. The second shell has a second contact portion that extends toward the first shell. The first contact portion of the first shell is connected to the second contact portion of the second shell.
Claims7
A vehicle armrest structure comprising:
- a first shell made of a natural fiber composite material and having a first contact portion, and
- a second shell made of a natural fiber composite material and having a second contact portion, wherein:
- the first contact portion of the first shell is connected to the second contact portion of the second shell,
- the first shell includes a plurality of first perimeter walls that define an outline of the first shell, a first base wall that is located between the plurality of first perimeter walls, a first offset wall that is located between the plurality of first perimeter walls, and a plurality of first ridges that connect the first base wall to the first offset wall,
- at least one of the plurality of first ridges includes a first ridge wall that is non-parallel to the first base wall and is non-parallel to the first offset wall, and
- the first ridge wall has a height that decreases along a length thereof to zero where the first base wall contacts the first offset wall.
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