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US 2022/0097638 A1Published application
Deployable seat armrest
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsZhibing Deng, Joseph E. Abramczyk, Deepak Patel
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Abstract
A seat includes a seatback and an armrest supported by the seatback. The armrest is rotatable relative to the seatback to a deployed position. A swing bar is supported by the armrest and is rotatable relative to the armrest to a downward position. The swing bar in the downward position is elongated downwardly from the armrest. A drive belt is indexed with the armrest and the swing bar to rotate the swing bar to the downward position when the armrests rotates to the deployed position.
Claims20
A seat comprising:
- a seatback;
- an armrest supported by the seatback and rotatable relative to the seatback to a deployed position;
- a swing bar supported by the armrest and rotatable relative to the armrest to a downward position, the swing bar in the downward position being elongated downwardly from the armrest;
- and
- a drive belt indexed with the armrest and the swing bar to rotate the swing bar to the downward position when the armrest rotates to the deployed position.
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