Armrest arrangement for a vehicle seat structure of a motor vehicle
AssigneeBOS GmbH & Co. KG
InventorAndreas Göbbels
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An armrest arrangement having a support structure secured to a vehicle and having two carrier arms supported so as to be pivotably movable relative to the support structure about a pivot axis, and having a blocking device acting between the support structure and at least one carrier arm and activated by a mechanical control unit to block a pivot movement of the carrier arm. The control unit cooperates with the blocking device, depending on an acceleration or speed of the pivot movement. The support structure has, for each carrier arm, an axle carrier continuation on which one of the two carrier arms is pivotably moveably supported. The two axle carrier continuations have respective carrier arms spaced apart from each other along the pivot axis.
Claims15
An armrest arrangement for a vehicle seat structure of a motor vehicle having, in an operationally completely mounted state, a support structure secured to the vehicle, two carrier arms supported so as to be pivotably movable relative to the support structure about a pivot axis, a module housing associated with a first of the two carrier arms and spaced from a second of the two carrier arms, and a blocking device acting between the support structure and the first carrier arm, the blocking device being activated by a mechanical control unit in order to block a pivot movement of the first carrier arm, wherein the mechanical control unit cooperates with the blocking device depending on an acceleration or speed of the pivot movement, wherein the mechanical control unit and the blocking device are accommodated in the module housing, wherein the support structure includes first and second carrier elements respectively supporting the first and second carrier arms in a pivotably movable manner, the first and second carrier elements supporting the respective first and second carrier arms spaced apart from each other so as to be separated from each other along the pivot axis, wherein the second carrier arm is provided with a blocking device similar to the blocking device for the first carrier arm and coupled by a synchronization axle to the blocking device of the first carrier arm, wherein the synchronization axle is radially spaced from the pivot axis and extends parallel to the pivot axis.
An armrest arrangement for a vehicle seat structure of a motor vehicle having, in an operationally completely mounted state, a support structure secured to the vehicle, two carrier arms supported so as to be pivotably movable relative to the support structure about a pivot axis, and a blocking device acting between the support structure and at least one of the two carrier arms, the blocking device being activated by a mechanical control unit in order to block a pivot movement of the at least one carrier arm, wherein the mechanical control unit cooperates with the blocking device depending on an acceleration or speed of the pivot movement, wherein the support structure includes first and second carrier elements respectively supporting the two carrier arms in a pivotably movable manner, the first and second carrier elements supporting the respective two carrier arms spaced apart from each other so as to be separated from each other along the pivot axis, wherein the mechanical control unit has a stepping gear mechanism configured to bring about a stepped pivot transmission of the at least one carrier arm to the blocking device, wherein the stepping gear mechanism comprises a stepping gear mechanism segment and is active over a pivot range of up to 90°.
An armrest arrangement for a motor vehicle, the armrest arrangement comprising:
- a support structure, the support structure being stationarily fixed to a seat structure of the motor vehicle in an operational state of the armrest arrangement, the support structure comprising first and second bearing flanges disposed in spaced-apart relation with one another and together defining a pivot axis extending therebetween, the first and second bearing flanges being free of connection to one another coaxially along the pivot axis;
- first and second carrier elements disposed in spaced-apart relation with one another, the first carrier element being stationarily fixed to the first bearing flange and the second carrier element being stationarily fixed to the second bearing flange;
- first and second carrier arms, the first carrier arm being supported entirely on the first carrier element for pivoting movement about the pivot axis, the second carrier arm being supported entirely on the second carrier element for pivoting movement about the pivot axis, the first and second carrier elements supporting the respective first and second carrier arms such that the first and second carrier arms are spaced-apart from one another in a direction substantially parallel to the pivot axis;
- a blocking device acting between the support structure and at least one of the first carrier arm or the second carrier arm;
- a mechanical control unit cooperating with the blocking device, the blocking device being activatable by the mechanical control unit to block a pivoting movement of the at least one first or second carrier arm about the pivot axis based on an acceleration or speed of the pivoting movement of the at least one first or second carrier arm about the pivot axis;
- and
- an armrest member configured at least for accommodating an arm of a vehicle occupant, the armrest member being operatively connected to and supported on the first and second carrier arms for pivoting movement about the pivot axis, the first and second carrier arms, radially outwardly from the pivot axis, being supported relative to one another in a direction substantially parallel with the pivot axis solely by the armrest member.
An armrest arrangement for a motor vehicle, the armrest arrangement comprising:
- a support structure, the support structure being stationarily fixed to a seat structure of the motor vehicle in an operational state of the armrest arrangement, the support structure comprising first and second bearing flanges disposed in spaced-apart relation with one another and together defining a pivot axis extending therebetween, the first and second bearing flanges being free of connection to one another coaxially along the pivot axis;
- first and second carrier elements disposed in spaced-apart relation with one another, the first carrier element being stationarily fixed to the first bearing flange and the second carrier element being stationarily fixed to the second bearing flange;
- first and second carrier arms, the first carrier arm being supported on the first carrier element for pivoting movement about the pivot axis, the second carrier arm being supported on the second carrier element for pivoting movement about the pivot axis, the first and second carrier elements supporting the respective first and second carrier arms such that the first and second carrier arms are spaced-apart from one another in a direction substantially parallel to the pivot axis to define a space therebetween;
- an armrest member configured at least for accommodating an arm of a vehicle occupant and being supported on the first and second carrier arms for pivoting movement about the pivot axis, the first and second carrier arms, radially outwardly from the pivot axis, being supported relative to one another in a direction substantially parallel with the pivot axis by the armrest member;
- a blocking device acting between the support structure and at least one of the first or second carrier arms;
- and
- a mechanical control unit cooperating with the blocking device, the blocking device being activatable by the mechanical control unit to block a pivoting movement of the at least one first or second carrier arm about the pivot axis based on an acceleration or speed of the pivoting movement of the at least one first or second carrier arm about the pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.