Vehicle armrest
AssigneeTesla, Inc.
InventorsSandeep Khengare, Shreyash Joshi, Nathan DiGusto
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Abstract
A vehicle armrest assembly can be equipped with functionalities such as providing storage and device charging. The armrest assembly can also include wing covers configured to conceal bracket and pivots around which the armrest rotates. The armrest assembly can further include a locking system to lock the armrest in a stowed position and prevent unexpected movement of the armrest from the stowed position to a fold-down position. WO
Claims20
An armrest assembly of a vehicle, the armrest assembly comprising:
- a console configured to be positioned between two neighboring vehicle seats and rotatable about two pivots between a stowed position and a fold-down position;
- two wing covers configured to conceal the two pivots from a top side and a front side of the vehicle seats, the two wing covers being positioned between the console and the vehicle seats;
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- a charging station configured to receive and charge one or more electrical devices, the charging station being positioned on a top side of the console.
An armrest assembly of a vehicle, the armrest assembly comprising:
- a console configured to be positioned between two neighboring vehicle seats and rotatable about two pivots between a stowed position and a fold-down position;
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- two wing covers configured to at least partially conceal the two pivots.
An armrest assembly of a vehicle, the armrest assembly comprising:
- a console configured to be positioned between two neighboring vehicle seats and rotatable about two pivots between a stowed position and a fold-down position;
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- a charging station configured to receive and charge one or more electrical devices, the charging station being positioned on the console.
An armrest assembly of a vehicle, the armrest assembly comprising:
- a console configured to be positioned between two neighboring vehicle seats and rotatable about two pivots between a stowed position and a fold-down position;
- and
- a locking system, the locking system comprising:
- one or more locking pins;
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- an actuator assembly, the actuator assembly being configured to move the one or more locking pins between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration when the console is in the stowed position,
- wherein the console is locked in the stowed position when in the locked configuration, and wherein the console is movable between the stowed position and the fold-down position when in the unlocked configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.