Motor vehicle armrest

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9738188-B2
Application number	US-201615094344-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2016
Priority date	Apr 22, 2015
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

A motor vehicle armrest includes an armrest body that is disposed on at least one side in a vehicle-width direction of a seat cushion so as to support of an arm of an occupant. The armrest body has an inflation portion that is inflated toward the occupant in the vehicle-width direction so as to support the occupant in the vehicle-width direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle armrest, comprising:
an armrest body that is disposed on at least one side of a seat cushion, in a vehicle-width direction, so as to support an arm of an occupant of a motor vehicle;
a padding material provided in the armrest body; and
an inflation portion, provided in the armrest body, that is disposed on an inner side of the padding material in the vehicle-width direction,
wherein the inflation portion is inflatable, in a direction toward the occupant, in the vehicle-width direction such that a support region ranging from a lumber to a thigh of the occupant is pressed toward a center of the seat cushion in the vehicle-width direction.

2. The motor vehicle armrest according to claim 1 ,
wherein the armrest body is disposed on each side of the seat cushion, in the vehicle-width direction.

3. The motor vehicle armrest according to claim 2 ,
wherein the armrest body disposed on a side of a door opening has a side impact reducing load portion that protects the occupant against an impact coming from the side of the vehicle; and
wherein the armrest body disposed on an opposite side of the seat cushion from the door opening overlaps the occupant in side view as seen from the vehicle-width direction and is movable between a use position, at which the armrest body supports the arm of the occupant, and a stowed position at which the armrest body unsupports the occupant.

4. The motor vehicle armrest according to claim 1 ,
wherein the armrest body disposed on a side of a door opening is movable between a use position, at which the armrest body protrudes above the seat cushion so as to support the arm of the occupant, and a stowed position that is located below the use position.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Honda Takashi
• Fujimaki Takeshi

Classifications

• B60N2/4626 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60R21/04

  Padded linings for the vehicle interior {; Energy absorbing structures associated with padded or non-padded linings} · CPC title

• B60N2/4633

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60R2021/0407

  using gas or liquid as energy absorbing means · CPC title

• B60R21/207 Primary

  in vehicle seats · CPC title