Adaptable armrest for a set of vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11618359-B2
Application number	US-202117317127-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2021
Priority date	May 13, 2020
Publication date	Apr 4, 2023
Grant date	Apr 4, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an armrest for a set of seats of a motor vehicle, the armrest comprising an internal frame, a first insert, and a second insert, the internal frame comprising a first side and a second side, wherein the first insert comprises a first surface, at least one hole, and at least one first lug, and the second insert comprises a second surface, at least one hole, and at least one second lug, wherein the first side and the second side of the internal frame each comprise at least one protuberance, the at least one protuberance being shaped for insertion into the at least one hole of the first insert or into the at least one hole of the second insert.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An armrest for a set of seats of a motor vehicle, the armrest comprising
an internal frame, a first insert, and a second insert, the internal frame comprising a first side and a second side, the first insert being connected to the first side of the internal frame, the second insert being connected to the second side of the internal frame,
wherein the first insert comprises a first surface and at least one first lug, the at least one first lug extending from said first surface, and the second insert comprises a second surface and at least one second lug, the at least one second lug extending from said second surface, the at least one first lug being shaped to be connected to a first seat and the at least one second lug being shaped to be connected to a second seat,
wherein the first side and the second side of the internal frame each comprise at least one protuberance, the at least one protuberance extending substantially transversely relative to at least one of the first side and the second side of the internal frame,
wherein the first insert comprises at least one hole complementary to the at least one protuberance of the first side of the internal frame and the second insert comprises at least one hole complementary to the at least one protuberance of the second side of the internal frame, the at least one protuberance of the first side of the internal frame being shaped to be inserted into the at least one hole of the first insert and the at least one protuberance of the second side of the internal frame being shaped to be inserted into the at least one hole of the second insert,
wherein the first insert comprises a first main lug and the second insert comprises a second main lug, the first main lug and the second main lug forming a shaft for rotation of the armrest about a transverse axis, and
wherein the first insert comprises a first secondary lug and the second insert comprises a second secondary lug, the first secondary lug and the second secondary lug forming a stop preventing rotation of the armrest about said transverse axis beyond at least one of a deployed position of the armrest and a stowed position of the armrest.

2. The armrest of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first lug extends along an axis substantially transverse to said first surface and the at least one second lug extends along an axis substantially transverse to said second surface.

3. The armrest of claim 1 , wherein the first side of the internal frame is substantially opposite to the second side of the internal frame.

4. The armrest of claim 1 , wherein the at least one protuberance of the first side of the internal frame and the at least one protuberance of the second side of the internal frame have a substantially cylindrical shape.

5. The armrest of claim 1 , wherein the internal frame is made of a polymer.

6. The armrest of claim 1 , wherein the first insert and the second insert each comprise at least one metal part.

7. The armrest of claim 6 , wherein the at least one hole of the first insert is arranged in the at least one metal part of the first insert and the at least one hole of the second insert is arranged in the at least one metal part of the second insert.

8. The armrest of claim 1 , wherein the first insert and the second insert are made of metal.

9. The armrest of claim 1 , the armrest further comprising at least one of:
a storage area; and
a human-machine interface; and
a USB socket; and
a cup holder; and
a mobile phone holder; and
a wireless charging device for a mobile phone; and
a lighting device.

10. A set of seats for a motor vehicle, the set of seats comprising
the first seat, the second seat, and the armrest according to claim 1 , the first seat and the second seat being arranged laterally relative to one another, the armrest being arranged between the first seat and the second seat.

11. A method for obtaining the armrest according to claim 1 , the method comprising:
a step of manufacturing the internal frame; then
a step of mounting the first insert on the first side of the internal frame and mounting the second insert on the second side of the internal frame, the mounting step comprising the positioning of the at least one hole of the first insert around the at least one protuberance of the first side of the internal frame and the positioning of the at least one hole of the second insert around the at least one protuberance of the second side of the internal frame.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the step of manufacturing comprises manufacturing the internal frame by plastic injection.

13. An armrest for a set of seats of a motor vehicle, the armrest comprising
an internal frame, a first insert, and a second insert, the internal frame comprising a first side and a second side, the first insert being connected to the first side of the internal frame, the second insert being connected to the second side of the internal frame,
wherein the first insert comprises a first surface and at least one first lug, the at least one first lug extending from said first surface, and the second insert comprises a second surface and at least one second lug, the at least one second lug extending from said second surface, the at least one first lug being shaped to be connected to a first seat and the at least one second lug being shaped to be connected to a second seat,
wherein the first side and the second side of the internal frame each comprise at least one protuberance, the at least one protuberance extending substantially transversely relative to at least one of the first side and the second side of the internal frame,
wherein the first insert comprises at least one hole complementary to the at least one protuberance of the first side of the internal frame and the second insert comprises at least one hole complementary to the at least one protuberance of the second side of the internal frame, the at least one protuberance of the first side of the internal frame being shaped to be inserted into the at least one hole of the first insert and the at least one protuberance of the second side of the internal frame being shaped to be inserted into the at least one hole of the second insert, and
wherein the first side and the second side of the internal frame each comprise at least three protuberances.

Assignees

• Faurecia Sieges Dautomobile

Inventors

• Cluet Mathieu

Classifications

• B60N2/01

  Arrangement of seats relative to one another · CPC title

• B60N2/767 Primary

  Angle adjustment · CPC title

• B60N2/79

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

• B60N2/75 Primary

  Arm-rests · CPC title

• B60N2/797 Primary

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