Arm rest frame, arm rest and method for producing an arm rest frame

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10493676-B2
Application number	US-201515113131-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 21, 2015
Priority date	Jan 21, 2014
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

An arm rest frame (1) includes at least one frame component (7, 8, 9, 11). The at least one frame component (7, 8, 9, 11) is made from a organosheet. An arm rest and a method for producing an arm rest frame (1) are also provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An arm rest frame comprising at least one frame component having an inner cavity surrounded by a ribbed structure, said inner cavity defining a storage compartment, said at least one frame component being formed from an organosheet material, wherein the ribbed structure is formed on the organosheet material, wherein inner edges define the inner cavity, outer edges define a space in which the ribbed structure is arranged, wherein the inner edges and the outer edges are formed by the organosheet material and the ribbed structure is formed by a thermoplastic material.

2. The arm rest frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a material connection is formed between the organosheet material and the rib structure.

3. The arm rest frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the organosheet material comprises a thermoplastic matrix.

4. The arm rest frame as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the thermoplastic matrix and the ribbed structure are formed from the same material.

5. The arm rest frame as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one axle body is arranged on the frame component for forming a pivot axis.

6. An arm rest comprising an arm rest frame comprising at least one frame component formed from an organosheet material, wherein the frame component has an inner cavity compartment surrounded by a ribbed structure, said inner cavity compartment defining a storage compartment, wherein the ribbed structure is formed on the organosheet material, wherein inner edges define the inner cavity, outer edges defining a space in which the ribbed structure is arranged, wherein the inner edges and the outer edges are formed by the organosheet material and the ribbed structure is formed by a thermoplastic material.

7. An arm rest as claimed in claim 6 , wherein a material connection is formed between the organosheet material and the ribbed structure.

8. An arm rest as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the organosheet material comprises a thermoplastic matrix.

9. An arm rest as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the ribbed structure is formed on the organosheet material, and the thermoplastic matrix and the ribbed structure are formed from the same material.

10. An arm rest as claimed in claim 6 , wherein at least one axle body is arranged on the frame component and forms a pivot axis.

11. An arm rest as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the at least one frame component is formed by heating the organosheet material and subsequently shaping by pressing the heated organosheet material to form the frame component.

12. An arm rest as claimed in claim 11 , wherein:
the rib structure is integrally formed on the organosheet material in an injection-molding tool; and
the organosheet material shaped to form the frame component is introduced into the injection-molding tool and at least partially encapsulated by being injection-molded with a thermoplastic material for producing the rib structure.

13. An arm rest frame comprising:
an arm rest frame structure comprising a frame component and a ribbed structure, the frame component comprising an inner cavity, the ribbed structure surrounding the frame component, the frame component comprising an organosheet material and the ribbed structure comprising a thermoplastic material, wherein the inner cavity defines a storage compartment, the frame component comprising a frame component edge, the frame component edge comprising the organosheet material, the frame component edge defining the inner cavity, the frame component edge and a lateral portion of the arm rest frame structure defining a portion of a space in which at least a portion of the ribbed structure is arranged.

14. The arm rest frame as claimed in claim 13 , wherein a material connection is formed between the organosheet material and the ribbed structure.

15. The arm rest frame as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the organosheet material comprises a thermoplastic matrix.

16. The arm rest frame as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the thermoplastic matrix and the ribbed structure are formed from the same material.

17. The arm rest frame as claimed in claim 13 , wherein at least one axle body is arranged on the frame component for forming a pivot axis.

Assignees

• Adient Luxembourg Holding Sarl

Inventors

• Jonas Jörg
• Meier Bernd
• Martinka Michal
• Mueller Ronny
• Wege Lutz

Classifications

• B60N2/757

  in a recess of the back-rest · CPC title

• B60N2/686 Primary

  Panel like structures · CPC title

• B60N2/753

  movable to an inoperative position · CPC title

• B29C45/14786

  Fibrous material or fibre containing material, e.g. fibre mats or fibre reinforced material · CPC title

• B29K2101/12

  Thermoplastic materials · CPC title