Adjustable beltline armrest structures for vehicles
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorPaxton S. Williams
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a door assembly that includes an adjustable beltline armrest structure including a trim body having an upper terminal edge that is adjacent an inner belt molding at a window frame of the door assembly and a laterally extending armrest portion. The trim body is moveable in a vehicle vertical direction between a raised position with the armrest portion closer to the beltline molding and a lowered position with the armrest portion farther from the beltline molding.
Claims19
A vehicle comprising:
- a door assembly comprising an adjustable beltline armrest structure comprising a trim body having an upper terminal edge that is adjacent an inner belt molding at a window frame of the door assembly and a laterally extending armrest portion, the trim body being moveable in a vehicle vertical direction between a raised position with the armrest portion closer to the beltline molding and a lowered position with the armrest portion farther from the beltline molding.
A vehicle comprising:
- a door assembly comprising:
- an interior door panel comprising a lower armrest comprising a first laterally extending armrest portion;
- an adjustable beltline armrest structure comprising a trim body comprising a second laterally extending armrest portion above the first laterally extending armrest portion, the trim body moveable in a vehicle vertical direction between a raised position with the armrest portion closer to a beltline molding and a lowered position with the armrest portion farther from the beltline molding.
A method of supporting an arm of a passenger of a vehicle on a vehicle door assembly near a beltline of the vehicle comprising:
- lowering a trim body of an adjustable beltline armrest structure from a raised position to a lowered position, the adjustable beltline armrest structure is located above a lower armrest;
- and
- placing an arm on the adjustable beltline armrest structure in the lowered position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.