Seat having an armrest assembly
AssigneeAdient US LLC
InventorMichal Martinka
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Abstract
An armrest assembly for a vehicle seat may have at least one rest element and a support element which is connected to the rest element. The rest element may be adjustable relative to the support element between at least one resting position, one stowage position and/or a plurality of comfort positions. At least one first adjustment unit may be provided and configured to hold the rest element so as to be movable in at least two degrees of freedom in each assumable and/or assumed position on the support element. A seat having the armrest assembly is also provided.
Claims16
A vehicle seat, having an armrest assembly which comprises at least one rest element and a support element which is connected to the rest element, the rest element being adjustable relative to the support element between at least one resting position, a stowage position, and/or a plurality of comfort positions,
- wherein at least one first adjustment unit is provided and configured to hold the rest element so as to be movable in at least two degrees of freedom relative to the support element in each assumable and/or assumed position on the support element;
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- wherein at least one second adjustment unit is provided and specified to hold the support element on the seat or a structural part of the vehicle so as to be movable relative to the seat, or to the structural part of the vehicle, respectively, and independently of the rest element,
- wherein a first face side of the rest element comprises a longitudinal adjuster, and
- wherein the longitudinal adjuster is in direct slidable and direct pivotable contact with a rotary adjuster,
- wherein the longitudinal adjuster is adapted to pivot in a vertical direction relative to the rotary adjuster.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.