Armrest for a motor vehicle

US9987957B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9987957-B2
Application numberUS-201715667042-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 2, 2017
Priority dateJun 15, 2015
Publication dateJun 5, 2018
Grant dateJun 5, 2018

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Abstract

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An armrest ( 1 ) for a motor vehicle has a vehicle-side support ( 3 ). An armrest element ( 5 ) is arranged on an upper side of the support ( 3 ) and is designed to be adjustable relative to the support ( 3 ) The armrest ( 1 ) has a further functional element arranged on the upper side of the support ( 3 ) at a distance from the armrest element ( 5 ) and is designed to be adjustable relative to the support ( 3 ).

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What is claimed is: 1. An armrest for an inner surface of a motor vehicle door, comprising: a support mounted on the inner surface of the motor vehicle door and extending in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle; an armrest element arranged on an upper side of the support; a control panel element arranged on the upper side of the support and spaced from the armrest element in the longitudinal direction; a first means for adjusting at least one of a height and an angle of inclination of the armrest element relative to the support; and a second means for adjusting at least one of a height and an angle of inclination of the control panel element relative to the support. 2. The armrest of claim 1 , wherein the first means for adjusting at least one of the height and the angle of inclination of the armrest element comprises at least one first electrical adjustment device. 3. The armrest of claim 1 , wherein the second means for adjusting at least one of the height and the angle of inclination of the control panel element comprises at least one second electrical adjustment device. 4. The armrest of claim 1 , further comprising at least one memory means within which adjustment positions of the armrest element and/or the control panel element are stored. 5. The armrest of claim 1 , wherein the control panel element is designed as a further armrest element.

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  • B60N2/466Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B60N2/78Primary

    post or panel mounted · CPC title

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

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What does patent US9987957B2 cover?
An armrest ( 1 ) for a motor vehicle has a vehicle-side support ( 3 ). An armrest element ( 5 ) is arranged on an upper side of the support ( 3 ) and is designed to be adjustable relative to the support ( 3 ) The armrest ( 1 ) has a further functional element arranged on the upper side of the support ( 3 ) at a distance from the armrest element ( 5 ) and is designed to be adjustable relative to…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Dr Ing H C F Porsche Aktiengesellschft, Porsche Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60N2/466. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 05 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).