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US 2014/0210232 A1Published application
Armrest for a door of a motor vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHolger Platzek, Paul-Dieter Fengei
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Abstract
A crash structure is provided as an internal support in an armrest on a door lining of a motor vehicle. The crash structure has cross-shaped recesses. A foam element is above the crash structure and is covered by a decorative layer above the crash structure. The crash structure absorbs loads in the event of a side impact to protect the vehicle occupants against increased force peaks.
Claims13
An armrest for a side door of a motor vehicle, the armrest comprising:
- an upper shell, a lower shell and a crash structure arranged between the upper and lower shells, the crash structure having a unitary wall forming a plurality of crash elements, each of the crash elements having a cross-shaped recess surrounded by the wall, each of the cross-shaped recess forming four externally projecting formations on each of the crash elements, each of the externally projecting formations being unitary with one of the externally projecting formations on an adjacent one of the crash elements.
An armrest for a side door of a motor vehicle, the armrest comprising:
- an upper shell, a lower shell and a unitary planar crash structure arranged between the upper and lower shells, the crash structure having a unitary wall with a plurality of cross-shaped recesses, each of the cross-shaped recess having four rounded concave surfaces separated from one another by approximately 90° and four rounded convex surfaces disposed respectively between the concave surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.