Armrest for vehicle seat and vehicle seat comprising such an armrest
AssigneeFAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
InventorDavid Gayon
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Abstract
An armrest includes an armrest arm having an upper support surface forming a support for the forearm of an occupant of the vehicle seat, and a user interface having at least one display portion of flattened shape, having a front face comprising a screen and a rear face formed by a shell. The user interface is mounted on the armrest arm so as to be movable between a retracted position where the screen is inaccessible and an extended position where the screen is accessible. In the retracted position of the user interface, the shell is integrated with the upper support surface of the armrest arm, and in the extended position of the user interface, the screen is at least partially projecting above the upper support surface of the armrest arm.
Claims17
Armrest for a vehicle seat, comprising:
- an armrest arm having a substantially horizontal upper support surface forming a support for the forearm of an occupant of the vehicle seat, and
- a user interface having at least one display portion, having a front face comprising a screen and a rear face opposite the front face,
- the user interface being mounted on the armrest arm so as to be movable between a retracted position where the screen is inaccessible and an extended position where the screen is accessible,
- wherein the rear face of the display portion forms a shell and, in the retracted position, the rear face is integrated with the upper support surface of the armrest arm and forms a support region for at least part of the forearm of the occupant of the vehicle seat, and
- in the extended position of the user interface, the screen is at least partially projecting above the upper support surface of the armrest arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.