Armrest

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11299078-B2
Application number	US-201916967598-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2019
Priority date	Feb 9, 2018
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

Abstract

An armrest includes a first branch cable and a second branch cable, a frame, a skin covering the frame, and a foamed resin material. The frame includes a first routing section and a second routing section in which the first branch cable and the second branch cable are arranged, respectively. The foamed resin material is disposed on an inner side of the skin. The first branch cable and the second branch cable are disposed within the foamed resin material in the first routing section and the second routing section.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An armrest comprising:
a cable;
a frame including a routing section where the cable is disposed;
a skin covering the frame; and
foamed resin material that is disposed on an inner side of the skin, wherein
the cable is disposed within the foamed resin material in the routing section,
the routing section includes a retaining portion that is in contact with the cable to suppress the cable from being released from the routing section before being filled with the foamed resin material, and
the routing section has a groove shape and includes a lift-up rib protruding from a bottom wall of the routing section and the lift-up rib extends in a direction crossing an extending direction in which the cable extends.

2. The armrest according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining portion sandwiches the cable from two sides with respect to an extending direction in which the cable extends.

3. The armrest according to claim 1 , wherein the routing section includes a molding hole in a bottom wall of the routing section and the molding hole is for forming the retaining portion.

4. The armrest according to claim 1 , wherein
the skin includes a skin hole, and
a socket that is connected to the cable is exposed from the skin hole.

5. The armrest according to claim 4 , wherein
the cable includes cables that are arranged in the frame, and
the socket includes sockets that are connected to the respective cables.

6. The armrest according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a cover attached to a hole edge of the skin hole and including a cover hole corresponding to the skin hole, wherein
the socket is exposed from the cover hole, and
a portion of the skin adjacent to the hole edge of the skin hole is sandwiched between the cover and the socket.

7. An armrest comprising:
a cable;
a frame including a routing section where the cable is disposed;
a skin covering the frame; and
foamed resin material that is disposed on an inner side of the skin, wherein
the cable is disposed within the foamed resin material in the routing section,
the routing section includes a retaining portion that is in contact with the cable to suppress the cable from being released from the routing section before being filled with the foamed resin material, and
the routing section has a groove shape and includes a molding hole in a bottom wall of the routing section and the molding hole is for forming the retaining portion.

8. The armrest according to claim 7 , wherein the retaining portion sandwiches the cable from two sides with respect to an extending direction in which the cable extends.

9. The armrest according to claim 7 , wherein
the skin includes a skin hole, and
a socket that is connected to the cable is exposed from the skin hole.

10. The armrest according to claim 9 , wherein
the cable includes cables that are arranged in the frame, and
the socket includes sockets that are connected to the respective cables.

11. The armrest according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a cover attached to a hole edge of the skin hole and including a cover hole corresponding to the skin hole, wherein
the socket is exposed from the cover hole, and
a portion of the skin adjacent to the hole edge of the skin hole is sandwiched between the cover and the socket.

12. An armrest comprising:
a cable;
a frame including a routing section where the cable is disposed, the routing section including a bottom wall and a side wall;
a skin covering the frame; and
foamed resin material that is disposed on an inner side of the skin, wherein
the cable is disposed within the foamed resin material in the routing section,
the routing section has a groove shape and includes a retaining portion in the side wall of the routing section, and
the retaining portion is in contact with the cable to suppress the cable from being released from the routing section before being filled with the foamed resin material.

13. The armrest according to claim 12 , wherein the retaining portion sandwiches the cable from two sides with respect to an extending direction in which the cable extends.

14. The armrest according to claim 12 , wherein the routing section includes a lift-up rib protruding from the bottom wall of the routing section and the lift-up rib extends in a direction crossing an extending direction in which the cable extends.

15. The armrest according to claim 12 , wherein the routing section includes a molding hole in the bottom wall of the routing section and the molding hole is for forming the retaining portion.

16. The armrest according to claim 12 , wherein
the skin includes a skin hole, and
a socket that is connected to the cable is exposed from the skin hole.

17. The armrest according to claim 16 , wherein
the cable includes cables that are arranged in the frame, and
the socket includes sockets that are connected to the respective cables.

18. The armrest according to claim 16 , further comprising:
a cover attached to a hole edge of the skin hole and including a cover hole corresponding to the skin hole, wherein
the socket is exposed from the cover hole, and
a portion of the skin adjacent to the hole edge of the skin hole is sandwiched between the cover and the socket.

Assignees

• Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Sumitomo Electric Industries
• Sumitomo Riko Co Ltd
• Tokai Chemical Ind

Inventors

• Yamamoto Satoshi
• Higashikozono Makoto
• HAYASHI Kaho
• Oshima Hideki
• Endo Takahiko
• Makino Keiji
• Jin Jun
• Okumura Takemasa

Classifications

• B60N2/797

  for use as electrical control means, e.g. switches · CPC title

• B60N2/79 Primary

  Adaptations for additional use of the arm-rests · CPC title

• A47C7/54

  Supports for the arms · CPC title