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US 2006/0138802 A1Published application
Armrest insert and corresponding assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsMark Dreier, Dennis Surdu, Robert Ender, Charles Roe
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Abstract
An armrest (54) for a vehicle (52) includes a substrate (70), an armrest casing (62), and an insert (56). The armrest casing (62) has an upper portion (81) with an arm-resting surface (83). The insert (56) includes a non-foam material and resides between the substrate (70) and the upper portion (81). The armrest casing (62) covers a portion of the substrate (70) and the insert (56).
Claims20
An armrest for a vehicle comprising:
- a substrate;
- an armrest casing having an upper portion with an arm-resting surface;
- and
- an insert at least partially comprising a non-foam material and residing between said substrate and said upper portion;
- said armrest casing covering at least a portion of said substrate and said insert.
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A vehicle interior trim assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- an interior trim structure;
- and
- an armrest coupled to said interior trim structure and comprising;
- a substrate;
- an armrest casing having an upper portion with an arm-resting surface;
- and
- an insert at least partially comprising a non-foam material and residing between said substrate and said upper portion;
- said armrest casing covering at least a portion of said substrate and said insert.
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A method of forming an armrest comprising:
- forming a substrate;
- forming an armrest casing having an upper portion with an arm-resting surface;
- coupling said armrest casing to said substrate;
- forming an insert at least partially comprising a non-foam material;
- and
- inserting said insert into a pocket between said upper portion and said substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.