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US 2022/0089069 A1Published application
Armrest assembly moveable between raised and lowered positions
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsZhibing Deng, Joseph E. Abramczyk, Deepak Patel
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Abstract
A seat for a vehicle includes a seat back and a seat bottom extending from the seat back along a seat-bottom axis. A track is fixed relative to the seat bottom and is elongated along the seat-bottom axis. A slider is slidably engaged with the track along the seat-bottom axis. A link is pivotally engaged with the slider. An armrest is pivotally engaged with the link. A pyrotechnic actuator connected to the slider. In the event of a sensed vehicle impact, the pyrotechnic actuator pulls the slider to move the armrest to a raised position.
Claims15
A seat, comprising:
- a seat back and a seat bottom extending from the seat back along a seat-bottom axis;
- a track fixed relative to the seat bottom and elongated along the seat-bottom axis;
- a slider slidably engaged with the track along the seat-bottom axis;
- a link pivotally engaged with the slider;
- an armrest pivotally engaged with the link;
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- a pyrotechnic actuator connected to the slider.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.