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US 12,391,162 B2Granted
Armrest assembly for rear seat of vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company Kia Corporation, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc., Hyundai Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsTae Hoon Lee, Ji Hwan Kim, Byeong Seon Son, Sang Ho Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Il Hwan Bae, Jeong Ho Kim, Bong Jae Jeong, Min Soo Kim
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Abstract
An embodiment armrest assembly for a vehicle includes an armrest rotatably coupled to an armrest board and configured to be extended from the armrest board by rotating forward or to be housed in the armrest board by rotating and standing and a speed-reduction damper mechanism connecting the armrest and the armrest board and configured to make a rotational speed of the armrest uniform by reducing the rotational speed when the armrest rotates to be extended.
Claims15
An armrest assembly for a vehicle, the armrest assembly comprising:
- an armrest rotatably coupled to an armrest board and configured to be extended from the armrest board by rotating forward or to be housed in the armrest board by rotating and standing;
- a speed-reduction damper mechanism connecting the armrest and the armrest board and configured to make a rotational speed of the armrest uniform by reducing the rotational speed when the armrest rotates to be extended;
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- a knob rotatably coupled to the armrest and configured to be manipulated by a user;
- and
- a locking mechanism installed in the armrest and connected to the knob by a wire, the locking mechanism being configured to:
- lock the armrest by connecting the armrest to hinge brackets of the armrest board when there is no manipulation of the knob by the user;
- and
- unlock the armrest by disconnecting the armrest and the hinge brackets in response to a manipulation of the knob by the user, wherein:
- the armrest comprises:
- an upper part having an armrest lid;
- and
- a lower part having an accommodation space therein;
- the knob is rotatably coupled to the lower part by a knob spring;
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- the locking mechanism is disposed in the accommodation space of the lower part and extends leftward and rightward.
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An armrest assembly for a vehicle, the armrest assembly comprising:
- an armrest rotatably coupled to an armrest board and configured to be extended from the armrest board by rotating forward or to be housed in the armrest board by rotating and standing;
- a knob rotatably coupled to the armrest and configured to be manipulated by a user;
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- a locking mechanism installed in the armrest and connected to the knob by a wire, the locking mechanism being configured to:
- lock the armrest by connecting the armrest to hinge brackets of the armrest board when there is no manipulation of the knob by the user;
- and
- unlock the armrest by disconnecting the armrest and the hinge brackets in response to a manipulation of the knob by the user, wherein the locking mechanism comprises:
- a rotary bracket positioned in an accommodation space in the armrest, connected to the wire, and configured to rotate based on whether the wire is pulled or released;
- left and right pin holders coupled to the rotary bracket, extending in opposite leftward/rightward directions, and configured to rotate together with the rotary bracket;
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- left and right locking pins respectively coupled to the left and right pin holders and configured to:
- lock the armrest while being kept simultaneously penetrating left and right surfaces of the armrest and the hinge brackets when there is no manipulation of the knob by the user;
- and
- unlock the armrest by disconnecting the armrest and the hinge brackets while separating from the hinge brackets in response to the manipulation of the knob by the user.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a left seat and a right seat in an interior of the vehicle;
- an armrest board disposed between the left seat and the right seat;
- an armrest rotatably coupled to the armrest board and configured to be extended from the armrest board by rotating forward or to be housed in the armrest board by rotating and standing;
- a speed-reduction damper mechanism connecting the armrest and the armrest board and configured to make a rotational speed of the armrest uniform by reducing the rotational speed when the armrest rotates to be extended;
- and a knob rotatably coupled to the armrest and configured to be manipulated by a user;
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- a locking mechanism installed in the armrest and connected to the knob by a wire, the locking mechanism being configured to:
- lock the armrest by connecting the armrest to hinge brackets of the armrest board when there is no manipulation of the knob by the user;
- and
- unlock the armrest by disconnecting the armrest and the hinge brackets in response to a manipulation of the knob by the user, wherein the locking mechanism comprises:
- a rotary bracket positioned in an accommodation space in the armrest, connected to the wire, and configured to rotate based on whether the wire is pulled or released;
- left and right pin holders coupled to the rotary bracket, extending in opposite leftward/rightward directions, and configured to rotate together with the rotary bracket;
- left and right locking pins respectively coupled to the left and right pin holders and configured to:
- lock the armrest while being kept simultaneously penetrating left and right surfaces of the armrest and the hinge brackets when there is no manipulation of the knob by the user;
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- unlock the armrest by disconnecting the armrest and the hinge brackets while separating from the hinge brackets in response to the manipulation of the knob by the user;
- a locking pin housing fixed to the armrest and configured such that the left and right locking pins are inserted into the locking pin housing while extending leftward and rightward;
- a rotary cap and a screw configured to fix the rotary bracket to the locking pin housing so that the rotary bracket is rotatable;
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- a locking pin bushing installed in the locking pin housing while extending leftward and rightward and configured such that the left and right locking pins are inserted into the locking pin bushing while extending in a longitudinal direction, the locking pin bushing being configured to guide rectilinear movements of the left and right locking pins.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.