Armrest With Plastic Bearing
AssigneeF.S. Fehrer Automotive GmbH
InventorsEberhard von Rothkirch und Panthen, Thomas Hessdörfer
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Abstract
An armrest of a vehicle seat or a seat bench includes an arm support attached to a console element. A bearing arrangement enables swivel movement of the arm support between a support element of the arm support and the console element. In a preferred embodiment, the bearing arrangement is formed by at least three sliding bearings which are disposed so as to be distributed across the width of the armrest and which, in turn, are formed by the console element and the support element, which are made of a plastic material.
Claims21
An armrest for arrangement with a seat or a seat bench in a vehicle, said armrest comprising:
- a console element, which can be attached to a seat or seat bench;
- an arm support, which includes a support element;
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- a bearing arrangement including at least three sliding bearings, each slide bearing having a first sliding bearing part and a second sliding bearing part, wherein the arm support is swivelable about a swivel axis between a swiveled-up rest position and a swiveled-down support position, and wherein the console element comprises the first sliding bearing part and the support element comprises the second sliding bearing part, the console element and the support element being made of a plastic material, wherein the at least three sliding bearings are disposed so as to be distributed on an end of the armrest which, in the support position, faces toward the console element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.