Multipurpose armrest for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9840172-B2
Application number	US-201514852354-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 11, 2015
Priority date	Oct 17, 2014
Publication date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017

Abstract

A multipurpose armrest for a vehicle includes: a console box mounted on a guide rail to be slidable forward and backward along the guide rail; an armrest mounted on the top of the console box to be openable or closable; push buttons mounted on the top of the console box; tables mounted on both sides of the console box to be horizontally unfolded at the time of pressing the push buttons; and table locking devices mounted on both sides of the console box to interlock with the push buttons to lock and closely fix the tables onto both side surfaces of the console box at the time of keeping table or horizontally unfold the table at the time of using the table.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multipurpose armrest for a vehicle, comprising:
a console box mounted on a guide rail to be slidable forward and backward along the guide rail;
an armrest mounted on the top of the console box to be openable or closable;
push buttons mounted on the top of the console box;
tables mounted on both sides of the console box to be horizontally unfolded upon pressing the push buttons; and
table locking devices mounted on the both sides of the console box to interlock with the push buttons to lock and closely fix the tables onto the both side surfaces of the console box at the time of keeping tables or horizontally unfold the tables at the time of using the tables.

2. The multipurpose armrest of claim 1 , wherein the armrest includes a memo holder and a light lamp mounted on an inner surface thereof.

3. The multipurpose armrest of claim 1 , wherein the console box includes a tray and a cup holder on the top of the console box.

4. The multipurpose armrest of claim 1 , wherein the table locking device includes:
a table operating lever including a pressed end, which contacts one of the push buttons, disposed at one end of the table operating lever, a hook disposed at the other end of the table operating lever, and an intermediate portion hinge-mounted on the side surface of the console box,
a hook groove formed on an inner surface of the table in a structure in which the hook is lockable and insertable, and
a stopper coaxially fixed and mounted on a hinge shaft of the table operating lever to limit a rotational angle of the table operating lever.

5. The multipurpose armrest of claim 1 , further includes an oil damper, which constantly controls an unfolding speed of the table, mounted on a rotational shaft of the table.

6. The multipurpose armrest of claim 1 , wherein when the table is horizontally unfolded, a table supporting device for supporting a horizontal state of the table is further mounted on the bottom of the table and between the both sides of the console box.

7. The multipurpose armrest of claim 6 , wherein the table supporting device includes:
a support bar of which one end is hinge-joined onto an inner surface of the table, and
a support bar holding box having a structure in which a sliding hole through which the other end of the support bar slidably moves formed in the support bar holding box and a lock groove into which the other end of the support bar is locked and inserted is formed on one-end bottom of the sliding hole.

8. A multipurpose armrest for a vehicle, comprising:
a console box movable along a guide rail;
foldable tables mounted on opposite sides of the console box;
an armrest rotatable along an edge of the console box;
push buttons, mounted on the top of the console box, for enabling the foldable tables to be folded; and
table locking devices, mounted on the opposite sides of the console box, for interlocking with the push buttons to unfold the foldable tables.

9. The multipurpose armrest of claim 8 , wherein the armrest includes a memo holder and a light lamp mounted on an inner surface of the armrest, and
wherein the inner surface of the armrest is a surface facing the console box when the armrest covers the console box.

10. The multipurpose armrest of claim 8 , wherein the console box includes a tray and a cup holder are formed on the top of the console box.

11. The multipurpose armrest of claim 8 , wherein the table locking device includes:
a table operating lever including a pressed end, which is coupled to one of the push buttons, disposed at one end of the table operating lever, a hook formed at the other end of the table operating lever, and an intermediate portion hinge-mounted on a side surface of the console box,
a hook groove disposed on an inner surface of the table in a structure in which the hook is lockable and insertable, and
a stopper coaxially fixed and mounted on a hinge shaft of the table operating lever to limit a rotational angle of the table operating lever.

12. The multipurpose armrest of claim 8 , further including an oil damper, which constantly controls an unfolding speed of the table, mounted on a rotational shaft of the table.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Hwang Jin Ho

Classifications

• A47C7/62

  Accessories for chairs · CPC title

• B60N2/4686 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N3/002 Primary

  of trays · CPC title

• B60N3/101

  fixed · CPC title

• B60N2/4646

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic