Armrest device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10994639-B2
Application number	US-201916585031-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2019
Priority date	Aug 4, 2015
Publication date	May 4, 2021
Grant date	May 4, 2021

Abstract

Provided is an armrest device that can be positioned in an appropriate position suitable for the build of the vehicle occupant. The armrest device ( 10 ) comprises an interior member ( 1 ) provided on an inboard side of a vehicle door, and an armrest main body ( 9 ) supported by the interior member so as to be moveable between an initial position and a projecting position more inboard and forward than the initial position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An armrest device, comprising:
an interior member provided on an inboard side of a vehicle door; and
an armrest main body supported by the interior member via a slide mechanism so as to be moveable between an initial position and a projecting position more inboard and forward than the initial position; and
a light source provided on a part of the interior member opposing the armrest main body,
wherein the light source is positioned in front of the slide mechanism.

2. The armrest device according to claim 1 , wherein the slide mechanism comprises a guide sleeve connected to the interior member and a rod moveably supported by the guide sleeve,
wherein the free end of the rod is connected to the armrest main body, and
the light source is positioned in front of the free end of the rod.

3. The armrest device according to claim 1 , wherein the distance between the light source and the armrest main body increases as the armrest main body moves from the initial position to the projecting position.

4. The armrest device according to claim 1 , wherein a gap defined between the interior member and the armrest main body increases as the armrest main body moves from the initial position to the projecting position.

5. The armrest device according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is positioned between a front edge of the armrest main body and the slide mechanism.

6. The armrest device according to claim 1 , wherein the interior member includes a main body portion extending along the inboard side of the vehicle door and an armrest base portion projecting in an inboard direction from the main body portion,
wherein the armrest base portion is provided with a base side wall portion extending vertically on an inboard side thereof,
the base side wall portion is formed with a recess recessed in an outboard direction,
the slide mechanism is attached to the recess, and
the light source is positioned in front of the recess.

7. A vehicle door comprising the armrest device according to claim 1 .

8. An armrest device comprising:
an interior member provided on an inboard side of a vehicle door;
an armrest main body supported by the interior member via a slide mechanism so as to be moveable between an initial position and a projecting position more inboard and forward than the initial position; and
a light source provided on a part of the interior member opposing the armrest main body,
wherein the interior member, the armrest main body and the light source cooperate with each other so as to form an illumination unit for illuminating the edge part of the armrest main body, and
the light from the light source is reflected by the interior member and the armrest main body, and leaks through a gap defined between the interior member and an edge part of the armrest main body.

9. The armrest device according to claim 8 , wherein the amount of light leaking through the gap increases as the armrest main body moves from the initial position to the projecting position.

10. The armrest device according to claim 8 , wherein the gap increases as the armrest main body moves from the initial position to the projecting position.

11. The armrest device according to claim 8 , wherein the slide mechanism comprises a guide sleeve connected to the interior member and a rod moveably supported by the guide sleeve,
wherein the free end of the rod is connected to the armrest main body, and
the light source is positioned in front of the free end of the rod when the armrest main body is positioned at the projecting position.

12. The armrest device according to claim 8 , wherein the distance of the edge part of the armrest main body and the light source increases as the armrest main body moves from the initial position to the projecting position.

13. A vehicle door comprising the armrest device according to claim 8 .

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shimizu Takahiro

Classifications

• B60Q3/233 Primary

  Seats; Arm rests; Head rests · CPC title

• B60N2/77 Primary

  Height adjustment · CPC title

• B60N2/78

  post or panel mounted · CPC title

• B60N3/00

  Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for (of radio sets, television sets, telephones, {stowing or holding appliances} , safety belts or the like B60R) · CPC title

• B60N2/773

  Longitudinal adjustment · CPC title