| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 297411300 | Movable to nonuse position | 42 |
| 20120223564 | Armrest Mounting Assembly and Misalignment Indicator - A mounting assembly for an armrest includes a pivot shaft that is fixed relative to one of an armrest and a seat and a brake shaft fixed relative to the pivot shaft. The mounting assembly also includes a resilient restraining member mounted relative to the other of an armrest and a seat. The resilient restraining member is movable between a restrain position in which the resilient restraining member restrains the pivot shaft in an installed position, and a release position in which the resilient restraining member does not restrain the pivot shaft in the installed position. The mounting assembly also includes a brake channel that engages the brake shaft when the pivot shaft is in the installed position. When the pivot shaft is in the installed position the armrest may be pivoted relative to the seat between a use position and a stowed position. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130002001 | RETRACTABLE ARMREST - Described are retractable armrest systems including a receptacle, a support bar comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the receptacle, and an armrest coupled to the second end of the support bar, wherein the support bar may be adjusted to achieve various armrest positions relative to the receptacle and wherein the armrest may be adjusted to achieve various armrest positions relative to the support bar. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20140021764 | ARMREST LOCK FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A lock assembly for selectively and releasably holding a pivoting armrest of a vehicle in place relative to an adjacent seat back is disclosed. The lock assembly includes a first locking element fixedly attached to the seat back and a second locking element movably attached to the armrest. Both locking elements have engagement surfaces whereby the second locking element is releasably engageable with the first locking element. The first locking element includes a cover that, together with a base, defines a pocket. The second locking element includes a spring loaded attachment assembly. The assembly provides operator-movable attachment to the armrest. The second locking element further includes an engagement portion on which said engagement surface is formed and an anchoring portion. An operator-manipulable release tab extends from the engagement portion and through the tab-passing slot of the first locking element when the first and second locking elements are engaged. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140125107 | REAR-SEAT ARMREST LOCKING APPARATUS - A rear-seat armrest locking apparatus includes a release lever installed in an armrest to generate a pulling force, a link guide connected with the release lever through a release cable to provide a pulling force, and installed inside the armrest to move up and down, a link connected with the link guide to turn an up-and-down linear movement to a lateral movement, a locking pin connected with the link to laterally move by means of the pulling force transferred from the link, and being released from a locking hole of a side fixing plate, and a spring installed on the locking pin to return the locking pin to an original position of the locking pin and insert the locking pin into the locking hole. The rear-seat armrest locking apparatus prevents the armrest from being unfolded forward in a forward collision, thereby preventing an accident. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140217798 | ARMREST EXPANSION DEVICE - An armrest expansion device. The armrest expansion device can include two or more planar housings and couplings for reversibly coupling the device to a pre-existing armrest, for example a commercial passenger vehicle's armrest, or any other desired armrest. At least one of the planar housings may extend the useable area available as an armrest. Further, the armrest expansion device may additionally increase the effective height of the pre-existing armrest. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140284986 | SEAT WITH TIPPING SEATING PORTION FOR VEHICLES, IN PARTICULAR FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES - A seating portion includes a support structure ( | 09-25-2014 |
| 297411310 | Armrest or its supporting member movable about a vertical axis | 3 |
| 20110156464 | BEARING STRUCTURE USING RESIN BUSH - According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a bearing structure including: a resin bush having a flange formed to be brought into contact with a plate face around a bearing hole from one side, a locking edge formed to be locked with the plate face around the bearing hole from the other side, and a circular through-hole formed to bear the support shaft inserted therethrough, wherein, upon receiving a load applied to the support shaft, the entire resin bush is flexibly displaced so that an inner circumferential surface of the through-hole is aligned with a hole edge of the bearing hole and the support shaft is born by the hole edge of the bearing hole. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110254340 | Reversing Assembly for Office Chair Armrest - A reversing assembly for an office chair armrest is provided. Therein, an armrest is provided atop with a positioning element, so that the armrest, by combination of a fastening element and the positioning element, is pivotally positioned between the fastening element and the positioning element. The armrest is provided with a ball to be resiliently laid into one of positioning holes formed on the positioning element. Thereby, the armrest, when posed forward, is allowed to swing in both directions in a predetermined range, and the armrest is also allowed to rotate 180 degrees so that the reversed armrest is absent to touch the desk-top, and thereby the seat and legs of the chair can be received under the desk-top. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20160031345 | ARMREST FOR A VEHICLE SEAT AND VEHICLE SEAT WITH THE ARMREST - An armrest for a vehicle seat is disclosed. The armrest includes a monolithic frame as a support structure of the armrest and for fastening armrest upholstery thereto. The monolithic frame, which includes first and second longitudinal side rails and first and second transverse end rails, is constructed as a one-part, one-piece and/or one-material primary-formed component. | 02-04-2016 |
| 297411320 | Armrest or its supporting member movable about a horizontal axis | 33 |
| 20080265646 | Foldable Armrest - An armrest for a vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a backrest. The armrest is intended to be turned around a pivot axis between a first active position and a second folded-away position. The armrest includes an upper part, which in the active position is positioned with its longitudinal axis essentially parallel to an essentially vertical plane through a side surface constituting an outer edge surface of the vehicle seat and intended to support a user's forearm, and at least one lower part provided with a fixing device for attaching the upper part to the vehicle seat. The lower part includes a linking mechanism arranged for setting the upper part in a transverse direction between a first position outside the side surface and an adjustable second position, and a locking device that is arranged to activate a catch that locks the upper part in a set position after it has been moved to the second position. The invention also relates to a vehicle seat provided with such an armrest and to a vehicle including such an armrest. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080265647 | Rotating Armrest Mechanism - A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a seat back and an armrest rotatably coupled to the seat back for movement between a generally vertical, stowed position and a generally horizontal, use position. A guide member is disposed between the armrest and the seat back. The guide member includes a tube having an interior defining thread ridges. A guide pin extends through the tube and interconnects the armrest and seat back. The guide pin includes a helical screw thread portion for rotatably engaging the thread ridges to provide for lateral adjustment of the armrest towards and away from the seat back as the armrest moves between its respective stowed and use position. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090008982 | DUAL PIVOTING ARMREST ARRANGEMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - An armrest arrangement and a method of installing the armrest arrangement in a vehicle are provided, where the armrest arrangement can be arranged on a center console in a row of seats of the vehicle. The armrest arrangement includes upper and lower armrest units, each of the upper and lower armrest units being movable between a use position and a stowed position. When both the upper and lower armrest units are in the stowed position, the center console is usable as a middle seat. The upper and lower armrest units include armrests positioned at different heights to accommodate occupants of different heights, and the upper armrest unit is supported by the lower armrest unit, which is supported by a seat. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090026826 | Adjustable Armrest for a Road Vehicle - An adjustable armrest for a vehicle seat comprising an armrest housing pivoted on a seat back frame and a pair of locking elements in the housing, one of which is adjustable and the other being fixed. A seat back stop is engageable with the adjustable locking element. A seat occupant, using an armrest release mechanism, may adjust the relative positions of the locking elements to change a desired active position of the armrest. A memory feature permits return of the armrest to the desired active position from an upright stowed position. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090045663 | Vehicle armrest - An armrest frame ( | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090152926 | WIDTH CONTROL DEVICE OF ARMREST FOR VEHICLES - Disclosed herein is a width control device which automatically controls the width of an armrest, provided in a seat of a vehicle, in response to the body type of a passenger, thus enabling the passenger to sit in a comfortable position. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090167070 | Armrest For Motor Vehicle Seat Assembly - An armrest for a seat assembly includes has a support surface for supporting an arm of the occupant and a bottom surface opposite the support surface. The armrest is pivotally coupled to the seat back for movement about a pivot axis between a use position, wherein the support surface extends generally orthogonally relative to the seat back to support the arm of the occupant, and a stored position, wherein the support surface of the armrest is generally parallel with the seat back. The entire support surface of the armrest is forward of the front surface of the seat back when the armrest is in the use position. Additionally, the pivot axis of the armrest is closer to the bottom surface of the armrest than the top support surface and is closer to the front surface of the seat back than the back surface. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090184559 | Armrest structure for vehicle seat - In an armrest structure for a vehicle seat, an armrest is mounted at a mounting portion on the outboard side of a seat back and is arranged close to a door trim panel. The armrest is capable of moving inboard upon receipt of an inboard load. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090295212 | Armrest apparatus - An armrest apparatus including an arm, which is fitted to a drum provided on a seat side member, and a coil spring, which is provided on the drum, wherein one end of the spring is fixed to the arm-rest member and another end of the spring, a free end, is curved outwardly in the direction away from the center axis of the drum, and this coil spring is loosely wound around the drum so as to tighten when the arm-rest member is rotated downward, and further a coil end receiving surface that receives the curved part of the coil spring is provided in the drum. When the arm-rest member is rotated downward and reaches a predetermined set angle, the coil end receiving surface receives the curved part of the coil spring, so that the coil spring tightens the drum by a downward load applied to the arm, restricting the downward rotation of the arm. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090309407 | ARMREST - An armrest, has a stationary shaft rotatably supporting an armrest body against a seat frame. The stationary shaft is inserted, so as to have fastening tolerance, inside a coil lock spring and to have a stationary-side hook and a free-side hook. A diameter of the coil lock spring is reduced or enlarged according to a normal or a reverse rotation, respectively, of the armrest body, so as to prevent or permit, respectively, the rotation of the armrest body. One of the inside diameter of the lock spring and the outside diameter of the stationary shaft is tapered in said shaft's axial direction. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100109413 | ADJUSTABLE WIDTH SEATS - A seating system may comprise a first seat, a second seat, and a plurality of armrests. The plurality of armrests may be located between the first seat and the second seat. The plurality of armrests may be capable of being deployed to change a seating space for the first seat. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100207441 | ARMREST SUPPORT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - A support for an armrest of a motor vehicle seat, formed of generally U-shaped solid plastic defining: a bottom intended to be attached to an armature of a backrest of the seat, and two parallel branches perpendicular to the bottom, each branch defining in a surface opposite to the other branch a hole intended to receive one end of an axis of the armrest and a groove intended to receive an armrest rotation stop element. An armrest armature, an armrest and its assembly method and a motor vehicle seat. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110115275 | Swivelable Arm Rest For Use In A Vehicle - An arm rest for arrangement at a seat or a seat bench in a vehicle, includes at least one bracket fastenable to the seat or the seat bench. A bearing shaft is swivelably mounted to the bracket in at least one swivel bearing. The bearing shaft is supported at the bracket so as to be displaceable along a trajectory between an upper functional position and a lower functional position. A support element is connected to the bearing shaft at least at one fastening point in a rotationally fixed manner. The support element can be swiveled between a swiveled-up rest position and a swiveled-down support position. A transmission mechanism is arranged between the support element and the bracket, wherein a swiveling movement of the support element is transmitted via the transmission mechanism to a displacing movement of the bearing shaft along the trajectory. Hereby, modularity of the arm rest is obtained, wherein the variation of the transmission mechanism permits the utilization of an identical support element for different support heights. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120104822 | Supporting Structure For A Swivelable Center Armrest - A center armrest supporting structure for mounting an arm support can be swiveled between a lower use position and an upper rest position for use in a vehicle. Here, the carrying structure as an element of the vehicle features a left and a right console part made of a metal sheet, which have the arm support mounted thereon via bolt sections. Here, each console part on the side facing toward the arm support features a bearing shell made of plastics, wherein the bearing shell can be mounted on the console part by an assembly movement which is directed at least partially in parallel to the swivel axis. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120267933 | Armrest With Plastic Bearing - An armrest of a vehicle seat or a seat bench includes an arm support attached to a console element. A bearing arrangement enables swivel movement of the arm support between a support element of the arm support and the console element. In a preferred embodiment, the bearing arrangement is formed by at least three sliding bearings which are disposed so as to be distributed across the width of the armrest and which, in turn, are formed by the console element and the support element, which are made of a plastic material. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20140159461 | ARMREST - An armrest attachable to a seat back includes: an arm frame; and a clutch through which the arm frame is rotatably supported by the seat back. The clutch includes: an inner member (inner race) configured to be fixed to one of the arm frame and the seat back; an outer race provided radially outward of the inner member and spaced apart from the inner member, and configured to be fixed to the other one of the arm frame and the seat back; an unlocking member provided coaxially with the inner member and the outer race and configured to be rotatable relative to both of the inner member and the outer race; and an unlocking manipulation mechanism configured to actuate the unlocking member to unlock a locked state. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140339877 | Collapsible Arm Support - A collapsible arm support device and/or method of providing the same. The arm support device is changeable between a collapsed configuration and a deployed (expanded) configuration. The device, when placed between arms of a seat in the deployed configuration provides a comfortable and convenient support for the users arms. The device is advantageously portable. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140368017 | MOTOR-VEHICLE ARMREST - The invention relates to an armrest for a vehicle seat, comprising an armrest body ( | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140368018 | FOLDABLE ARMREST - Described are pivotable armrests having a first pivot assembly with a housing and a pivot plate pivotally coupled to the housing, a second pivot assembly with a coupling projection extending from a circumferential surface of the pivot plate, an armpad pivotally coupled to the coupling projection, and the housing includes a receptacle having a receptacle surface. The armpad has a longitudinal axis arranged in an elongated direction of the armpad and a lateral axis arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and extending in a plane parallel to at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the armpad. When the pivotable armrest is in a stowed position, the coupling projection and the longitudinal axis of the armpad are substantially vertically oriented and the lateral axis of the armpad is substantially parallel with a receptacle surface of the housing. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150108815 | ARM REST STOP ASSEMBLY - Described are arm rest stop assemblies including an arm rest pivotally coupled to a fixed portion of a passenger seat and a down-stop mechanism comprising an adjustment pin inserted through the fixed portion of the passenger seat and an adjustment fastener coupled to the adjustment pin and the fixed portion of the passenger seat, wherein the location of the adjustment pin does not present a pinch point for passengers when the arm rest is lowered to the deployed position. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150123447 | SEATING DEVICE WITH COLLAPSIBLE ARMS - A seating device is provided have collapsible armrests. The collapsible armrests are attached to the seating device via brackets that hold the collapsible armest in a secure erect position while allowing the collapsible armrests to be rotated into a collapse position for access to the seating device. The armrests are externally attached on both side of the seating device and remain attached in both the erect and collapsed positions. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150314712 | ADJUSTABLE ARM REST AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF - Some embodiments are directed to an adjustable arm rest attachment mechanism that includes an outer bearing non-rotatably fixed to a seat and defining a first guide groove. An inner bearing is non-rotatably fixed to an arm rest, and defines a second guide groove. The inner bearing is rotatable relative to the outer bearing, and is disposed over the outer bearing. A pin extends through the second guide groove and into the first guide groove. The pin and the first and second guide grooves are configured such that, if the arm rest is rotated downward within an adjustment zone, then wall surfaces of the first guide groove selectively engage and disengage the pin, and simultaneously, wall surfaces of the second guide groove selectively engage and disengage the pin, thereby creating a varying frictional force capable of impeding further rotation of the arm rest. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150327683 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A support assembly for supporting an element and for rotating that element between a first position and a second position. The support assembly may be used to support an armrest pad and is suitable for use on watercraft. The assembly includes an arm extending from a knuckle assembly. The arm engages the armrest pad, while the knuckle assembly is disposed in a pocket of a cap assembly. The knuckle assembly rotates within the pocket to move the arm and armrest pad between the first and second positions. A pair of washers and a bushing is abutted with an end of the arm to form the knuckle assembly. The thickness of the washers facilitates a frictional engagement inside the pocket between the knuckle assembly and the cap assembly. Stops are provided to limit the rotational travel of the knuckle within the pocket. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150343925 | ARMREST DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE INTERIOR - Armrest device having an armrest part swivellably movable between an armrest position and a not-in-use position, having a base part arranged fixed in the vehicle and on which the armrest part is mounted swivellably movable about a swivel axis, and having a locking device for supporting the armrest part in at least one swivel position relative to the base part. The swivel axis is axially split into a base axis section and an armrest axis section, and the locking device includes a wrap spring brake which interacts with the base axis section and the armrest axis section in order to release the armrest part during a swivel movement in the direction of the not-in-use position and to lock it during a reverse swivel movement. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150360593 | Seat For A Driver Of A Construction Machine, As Well As Construction Machine - In a seat ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160022046 | ARMREST - An armrest comprises an arm body in which a through hole is formed, an arm connected to the arm body, a drum that includes a cylinder inserted in the through hole, a bottom, and planar walls extending outside from a part of an end of the cylinder, is arranged rearward the arm body, and pivots the arm body about the cylinder; and mounting metal fittings that are integrally connected to the drum while locking the bottom and can be mounted on the seat frame. The armrest can adjust a position of the arm at a storage state and at a use state. The planar walls are arranged in such a manner as to position in a front-and-rear direction of the arm body in the use state, and the arm body is sandwiched between the planar walls and the mounting metal fittings in an axial direction of the cylinder. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160052428 | Arm Rest Having A Crash Protection - An arm rest for a vehicle seat includes a console part and an arm support mounted at the console part so as to be swivelable about a swivel axis between a use position and a rest position. Latching teeth fixedly arranged at the console part or at the arm support engage a latching engagement member mounted at the arm support or at the console part so as to be shiftable. An inertia member mounted so as to be shiftable between at least one release position and at least one blocked position. The inertia member, in the blocked position, prevents unlatching of the latching engagement member from a latched status, wherein inertia member is shifted from the release position into the blocked position upon an acceleration of the arm rest due to the inertia of the inertia member. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160052429 | Arm Rest For Use In The Context Of A Vehicle Seat - An arm rest for a vehicle seat includes an injection molded plastic console part and an arm support mounted at the console part so as to be swivelable about a swivel axis between a use position and a rest position. The console part includes a mounting sleeve on opposing sides of the console part. One mounting stud of the arm support is mounted in each sleeve. A metal bearing ring injected in each mounting sleeve encloses the mounting stud annularly, wherein a radially outwardly extending bearing surface is arranged at each of the mounting sleeves is borne by a tab integrally molded to the bearing ring. | 02-25-2016 |
| 297411330 | Supporting member movable about plural horizontal axes | 2 |
| 20100148561 | Deployable Center Armrest - An armrest assembly for a vehicle seat includes a bracket and an armrest. The bracket includes first and second elongated slots. The armrest includes a first pin pivotally and slidably disposed in the first slot and a second pin pivotally and slidably disposed in the second slot. Pivotal movement of the armrest between a stowed position and a deployed position urges the first pin along the first slot and the second pin along the second slot thereby lifting the armrest to prevent interference between the armrest and the seat. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110278897 | FOLDABLE LEISURE CHAIR - A foldable leisure chair includes a seat unit having a pair of side frames, a pair of armrest members connected pivotally and respectively to the side frames, and a pair of support units. Each support unit includes a coupling seat defining a receiving space therein and having a pivot end part that is connected pivotally to a respective side frame, a seat-engaging rod having an engaging end part that extends telescopically into the receiving space and a connecting end part that is connected pivotally to a corresponding armrest member, and an adjusting mechanism disposed in the receiving space for positioning the seat-engaging rod relative to the coupling seat so as to maintain the corresponding armrest member at a selected one of a plurality of angular positions relative to the respective side frame. | 11-17-2011 |
| 297411340 | Axis parallel to a lateral edge of bottom | 3 |
| 20080303335 | ARMREST AND ARMREST MECHANISM - An armchair mechanism that includes a toothed pawl and cam mechanism which allows the armrest to rotate in an arc greater than 90 degrees and into a first angular position. The armchair mechanism further includes a lockout member which locks the armrest in a design position and a stowed position. During a first angular portion of movement along the rotation arc, the armrest can be secured in several discrete angular positions whereas movement of the armrest in the first angular position is one-way so that the armrest can only rotate upward and be secured in any one of the several discrete angular positions. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20130278038 | Full Memory Armrest Assembly - An armrest is pivotally coupled to a seat back for movement between a stowed position and a use position. The armrest comprises a support frame and a cam. A memory mechanism is coupled to the support frame for actuation between an unlocked condition providing selective adjustment of the armrest in the use position and a locked condition for retaining memory of the use position upon pivotal movement of the armrest between the stowed position and use position. The memory mechanism includes an elongated memory bar fixedly secured to the support frame, a guide member slidably coupled to the memory bar, and a wedge plate slidably and pivotally coupled to the memory bar for movement between a slide position to allow sliding movement of the wedge plate along the memory bar and a wedge position for lockingly wedging the memory bar between the wedge plate and the guide plate. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140167477 | ARM REST ARRANGEMENT FOR A SEAT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to an arm rest arrangement for a seat, in particular for a vehicle seat, with an arm rest which is pivotably connected by means of a bearing axis to an arm rest support, wherein a latching and adjusting device is provided for setting an angle of inclination between the arm rest and the arm rest support in a usage position and for folding down the arm rest from the usage position into a non-usage position, wherein the latching and adjusting device is mounted so as to be rotatable in a rotary element within a housing of the HI armrest and the latching and adjusting device is mounted so as to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis (L) in the housing for setting of the angle of inclination. | 06-19-2014 |
