Armrest device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11535135-B2
Application number	US-202117225314-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2021
Priority date	Aug 4, 2015
Publication date	Dec 27, 2022
Grant date	Dec 27, 2022

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 comprises an interior member provided on an inboard side of a vehicle door, and an armrest main body 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 so as to be moveable between a first position and a second position,
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,
the armrest main body is supported by the armrest base portion via a slide mechanism,
the slide mechanism includes a first member and a second member slidably supported by the first member,
the armrest base portion is formed with a recess recessed in an outboard direction,
the recess has a first surface extending in a direction of a translational movement of the armrest main body, and
one of the first member and the second member is connected on the first surface.

2. The armrest device according to claim 1 , wherein the first member is a guide sleeve connected to one of the first surface and the armrest base portion, and the second member is a rod connected to the other of the first surface and the armrest base portion so as to be slidably supported by the guide sleeve.

3. The armrest device according to claim 1 , wherein a switch portion is provided on the main body portion of the interior member so as to project in the inboard direction,
an inner side of the switch portion in the inboard direction is provided with an extension that protrudes in the inboard direction, and
when the armrest main body is in the second position, a front edge of the armrest main body is arranged behind a rear edge of the extension in a continuous manner.

4. The armrest device according to claim 1 , wherein the armrest base portion is provided with a base side wall portion extending vertically on an inboard side thereof, and the armrest main body is provided with a main body side wall portion opposing the base side wall portion in a spaced apart relationship, at least one of opposing surfaces of the base side wall portion and the main body side wall portion being provided with a load absorbing member for absorbing an impact load, when the armrest main body is in the first position and the second position, the load absorbing member does not overlap with the slide mechanism when viewed from a vehicle width direction.

5. The armrest device according to claim 1 , wherein a part of the interior member opposing the armrest main body is provided with a light source, and when the armrest main body is in the second position, the light source is positioned where it does not overlap with the slide mechanism when viewed from a vehicle width direction.

6. The armrest device according to claim 1 , wherein the armrest main body is configured to move between the first position and the second position as the translational movement.

7. The armrest device according to claim 6 , wherein the armrest main body is configured to move linearly between the first position and the second position as the translational movement.

8. The armrest device according to claim 1 , wherein the armrest base portion has a resting surface facing upward, and the armrest main body is provided with an upper wall portion slidably positioned on the resting surface.

9. The armrest device according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of the first member is located inside the recess.

10. The armrest device according to claim 4 , wherein the load absorbing member includes a rib projecting from at least one of the opposing surfaces of the base side wall portion and the main body side wall portion so as to be deformable under an impact load.

11. The armrest device according to claim 1 , wherein when the armrest main body is in the second position, a portion of the second member protrudes from the recess.

12. The armrest device according to claim 4 , wherein the second member overlaps with the load absorbing member when viewed from a fore and aft direction.

13. The armrest device according to claim 2 , wherein a large portion of the guide sleeve is located inside the recess.

14. The armrest device according to claim 3 , wherein the armrest base portion is located behind the switch portion.

15. The armrest device according to claim 14 , wherein the extension is provided with a protruding end face facing the inboard direction, the armrest main body is provided with a main body side wall portion facing the inboard direction, and when the armrest main body is in the second position, the protruding end face of the extension and the main body side wall portion are on a same plane.

16. The armrest device according to claim 15 , wherein a pocket recessed downward is formed in an upper part of the extension.

17. The armrest device according to claim 12 , wherein an outer end of the second member in the vehicle width direction is located at the same position as an outer end of the load absorbing member in the vehicle width direction when viewed from a fore and aft direction.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shimizu Takahiro

Classifications

• B60J5/0461

  characterised by a pre-defined mode of deformation or displacement in order to absorb impact · CPC title

• B60Q3/217

  Doors, e.g. door sills; Steps · CPC title

• B60N2/777

  Transversal adjustment · CPC title

• B60N2/78

  post or panel mounted · CPC title

• B60N2/773

  Longitudinal adjustment · CPC title