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US 2016/0096457 A1Published application
Vehicle armrest with structural fabric substrate
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKenneth S. Laird, Linh Doan, Yudong Zhou
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Abstract
A vehicle armrest includes an inner armrest substrate having at least one buckling member extending to an outer armrest substrate. A gap is defined by the inner and outer armrest substrates and the at least one buckling member. A fabric member extends across the gap and is attached to the inner and outer armrest substrates. A cover member extends over and is vertically supported by the fabric member.
Claims20
A vehicle armrest comprising:
- inner and outer armrest substrates having at least one buckling member extending therebetween, wherein a gap is defined by the inner and outer armrest substrates and the at least one buckling member, wherein the gap extends substantially a length of the inner and outer armrest substrates;
- a fabric member extending continuously across the gap and attached to the inner and outer armrest substrates;
- a cover member extending over and vertically supported by the fabric member;
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- at least one support member substantially parallel with and free of engagement with the inner and outer armrest substrates, the at least one support member positioned above the fabric member and vertically supporting the cover member from below.
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A vehicle armrest comprising:
- an armrest substrate including an inner structure and an outer structure with a gap defined therebetween;
- a fabric member extending across the gap;
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- a lateral bar disposed on the fabric member and free of engagement with the inner and outer structures.
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A vehicular armrest comprising:
- an armrest substrate including first and second buckling members, wherein a gap is defined within the armrest substrate and between the first and second buckling members;
- a cover member attached to the armrest substrate;
- a fabric member extending over the armrest substrate and positioned under the cover member, wherein the fabric member spans the gap and provides vertical support to portions of the cover member proximate the gap;
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- a lateral support member extending between and disposed on the first and second buckling members and supporting the cover member from below.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.