Console armrest for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9925898-B2
Application number	US-201514887089-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2015
Priority date	Jul 13, 2015
Publication date	Mar 27, 2018
Grant date	Mar 27, 2018

Abstract

A console armrest for a vehicle may include a cover device configured to selectively cover a console box and coupled to the console box to be rotatable, an upper support device connected to the cover device to be rotatable in an up and down direction of the vehicle, and a lower support device configured to be drawn out from the cover device to a rear side, in which when the lower support device is drawn out from the cover device, a support space may be formed between the lower support device and the cover device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A console armrest for a vehicle, comprising:
a cover device configured to selectively cover a console box and coupled to the console box to be rotatable;
an upper support device connected to the cover device to be rotatable in an up and down direction of the vehicle;
a lower support device configured to be drawn out from the cover device to a rear side,
wherein when the lower support device is drawn out from the cover device, a support space is formed between the lower support device and the cover device,
a first interlocking gear provided to the upper support device and formed in a rotation direction of the upper support device;
a second interlocking gear provided to the lower support device and formed in a direction in which the lower support device is drawn out; and
a cover device gear engaged to the first interlocking gear and the second interlocking gear together and configured to actuate the first interlocking gear and the second interlocking gear.

2. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the lower support device being drawn out from the cover device corresponds to a rotation amount of the upper support device.

3. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the upper support device comprises a first interlocking bracket extended downward and provided with the first interlocking gear at one side surface thereof, and
the lower support device comprises a second interlocking bracket which is extended in a length direction of the vehicle and is provided with the second interlocking gear at one side surface thereof.

4. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the first interlocking bracket is formed in an arc shape rounded with reference to the rotation center of the upper support device.

5. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 3 ,
wherein the second interlocking bracket comprises a pair of interlocking brackets, and
wherein a portion of the first interlocking bracket is disposed between the pair of second interlocking brackets.

6. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the upper support device comprises:
an upper support device body configured to seat on a receiving groove formed at an upper surface of the cover device as one side end thereof is rotatably connected to the cover device;
a sliding bracket configured to be drawn out from the upper support device body; and
an upper hold portion rotatably connected to an end portion of the sliding bracket and provided with an upper hold groove which faces downward.

7. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 6 , wherein a receiving space is hollowly formed at a lower surface of the upper support device body such that the sliding bracket is inserted therein and drawn out therefrom, and
the receiving space is formed from a front side to a rear side end at a lower surface of the upper support device body.

8. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 7 , wherein a sliding rail protrudes from left and right sides of the receiving space to inside of the receiving space and the sliding rail is extended in the length direction of the upper support device body,
wherein a sliding groove configured to guide the sliding rail is disposed at left and right surfaces of the sliding bracket, and
wherein a stopper is disposed at an end portion of the sliding groove.

9. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the sliding bracket comprises:
a locking portion having a plurality of blockers formed thereon; and
a locking elastic member formed such that a first side thereof is fixed to the upper cover device body and a second side is configured to be hooked by at least one of the blockers.

10. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the upper hold portion comprises a connection bracket which is formed in a sphere shape, and
an insertion hole is formed at the sliding bracket to insert a portion of the connection bracket therein to be rotatable with reference to the sliding bracket.

11. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 6 , the upper support device comprises:
a rotation shaft disposed at one side of the upper support device body and connected to the upper support device such that the upper support device rotates about the cover device; and
a rotation shaft elastic member disposed at a radially outer portion of the rotation shaft and configured to apply elastic force such that the upper support device body is moved to the receiving groove of the cover device.

12. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the lower support device comprises:
a lower support device body to slide in the cover device; and
a lower hold portion connected to the lower support device body in order to rotate with reference to a rotation shaft which is orthogonal to a direction in which the lower support device is sliding.

13. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the lower hold portion comprises:
a lower hold portion frame connected to the lower support device body and rounded such that both ends thereof face rearward; and
a lower hold device which is disposed at both ends of the lower hold portion frame and provided with a lower hold groove which faces upward and is configured to selectively protrude to an outside of the cover device through a pair of sliding holes which are disposed at the cover device.

14. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the lower support device body comprises:
a lower support device gear configured to rotate about the second rotation shaft, and
a frame gear is engaged to the lower support device gear and formed at one surface of the lower hold portion frame.

15. The console armrest for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the upper support device is provided in order to selectively seat on a receiving groove formed at an upper surface of the cover device, and
the lower support device is selectively and completely inserted into an inside of the cover device.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Shin Hoon Sup

Classifications

• B60R11/0235

  of flat type, e.g. LCD · CPC title

• B60R2011/0007

  Mid-console · CPC title

• B60N2/767

  Angle adjustment · CPC title

• B60N2/793 Primary

  for use as storage compartments · CPC title

• B60N2/763

  adjustable · CPC title