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US 2018/0022247 A1Published application
Vertically deployable actuating vehicle armrest
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJeffrey Michael Attala
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Abstract
A vehicle armrest includes a top member having a cushion and defining an upper surface. A bottom member is rotationally coupled to a bottom portion of the top member. The bottom member is operable between a stowed position where a top surface of the bottom member engages a bottom surface of the top member, and a deployed position where the bottom member rotates downward and shifts forward to define a lower accessory surface.
Claims20
A vehicle armrest comprising:
- a top member having a cushion and defining an upper surface;
- and
- a bottom member rotationally coupled to a bottom portion of the top member, the bottom member operable between a stowed position where a top surface of the bottom member engages a bottom surface of the top member, and a deployed position where the bottom member rotates downward and shifts forward to define a lower accessory surface.
A vehicle comprising:
- an armrest top member coupled proximate an interior vehicle panel;
- and
- an armrest bottom portion below the top member and operable between stowed and deployed positions, wherein the bottom portion remains parallel with the top member as the bottom member operates between the stowed and deployed positions, and wherein the top member is rotationally operable relative to the interior vehicle panel.
A vehicle armrest comprising:
- a top member having a cushion and being rotationally operable about a pivot;
- a bottom member connected to the top member via a closed-chain linkage and operable relative to the top member between stowed and deployed positions;
- and
- a cupholder defined at least within the bottom member, wherein the cupholder is only accessible with the bottom member in the deployed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.