US5660433A
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Arm rest for a passenger vehicle
Assignee: Mercedes Benz Group AG
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Filing: 1996-03-27
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Granted: 1997-08-26
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Expires: 2016-03-27
Abstract
Abstract An arm rest is disclosed for a vehicle seat, in particular a pivotable central support for the rear seat bench of a passenger car. The arm rest has a padded body and a pull-out part which is integrated in said padded body, which pullout part can be pulled out on an end side and on being pulled out releases a drinking vessel holder. In order to enable more extensive use of the arm rest to accommodate mobile objects, the pull-out in which latching part can be secured in a first pull-out stage, the drinking vessel holder is exposed, using a latching assembly. An upwardly open compartment is arranged in the pull-out part, in the pull-out direction behind the drinking vessel holder. This compartment is exposed, after the latching assembly has been overcome, by further pulling out of the pull-out part in a second pull-out stage determined by an end stop.
Inventors
- 👤 Ulrich Bruhnke
- 👤 Bernd Geier
- 👤 Hermann Gross
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:24
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N3/00; B60N3/10; B60N3/105; B60N3/107; B60N2/00; B60N2/75; B60N2/753; B60N2/757; B60N2/79; B60N2/793; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/926
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A seat arm rest comprising: a body, a cavity in said body, a pull out part movably supported in said cavity, said pull out part having a drinking vessel holder and an upwardly open stowage compartment spaced from the vessel holder, wherein said body and pull out part are provided with a first latch assembly holding said pull out part in a closed position, a second latch assembly holding said pull out part in a first partly open position with said drinking vessel holder exposed, and a stop holding said pull out part in a second fully open position with said stowage compartment exposed, wherein said second latch assembly includes interengaging parts which are disengageable in response to predetermined forces in the pull out part.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A seat arm rest comprising: a body, a cavity in said body, a pull out part movably supported in said cavity, said pull out part having a drinking vessel holder and an upwardly open stowage compartment spaced from the vessel holder, wherein said body and pull out part are provided with a first latch assembly holding said pull out part in a closed position, a second latch assembly holding said pull out part in a first partly open position with said drinking vessel holder exposed, and a stop holding said pull out part in a second fully open position with said stowage compartment exposed, wherein said second latch assembly includes interengaging parts which are disengageable in response to predetermined forces in the pull out part.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
84 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out part is guided in a displaceable manner in a box-like guide shaft which is held in a non-displaceable manner in the cavity in the body, said guide shaft having two slide rails which extend longitudinally in an axial direction of the guide shaft and are spaced apart and parallel to one another, two elongate profiles on the pull-out part slidably engaging said slide rails during pull out movement of the pull out part.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 2, wherein the interengaging parts of the second latching assembly include at least one resilient latching tongue protruding downwards on the pull-out part, and at least one latching bump which protrudes upwards on a base of the guide shaft and has a latching hollow into which the latching tongue is able to snap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 3, wherein the at least one latching hump is arranged in a groove-like longitudinal depression which extends in the pull-out direction in the base of the guide shaft, and wherein an end of the longitudinal depression which faces a pull-out opening of the guide shaft forms the stop.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 4, wherein laterally projecting bearing journals for pivotable arrangement of the arm rest on a vehicle are arranged on the guide shaft.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 3, wherein laterally projecting bearing journals for pivotable arrangement of the arm rest on a vehicle are arranged on the guide shaft.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 2, wherein the drinking vessel holder has three circular depressions disposed side by side transversely with respect to a pull-out direction of said pull out part, said depressions partially merging one into the other and serving for holding drinking vessels, such as beakers and cans of drinks.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 2, wherein laterally projecting bearing journals for pivotable arrangement of the arm rest on a vehicle are arranged on the guide shaft.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
Arm rest according to claim 8, wherein the pull-out part and the guide shaft are made of plastic and the elongate profiles, slide rails and the bearing journals are each integrally formed thereon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 2, wherein said first latch assembly includes a spring loaded actuating lever carried by the pull out part and a depression in the guide shaft engageable with the spring loaded actuating lever.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 1, wherein the drinking vessel holder has three circular depressions disposed side by side transversely with respect to a pull-out direction of said pull out part, said depressions partially merging one into the other and serving for holding drinking vessels, such as beakers and cans of drinks.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 11, wherein bearing journals are provided for pivotally supporting said arm rest adjacent a bench seat of a vehicle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 11, wherein said stowage compartment is a first aid kit stowage compartment, and wherein said pull out part includes visible indicia of said first aid kit location.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 11, wherein the second latching assembly includes a resilient latching tongue carried by the pull out part and a latching hump fixed to the body and engageable with the resilient latching tongue.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 11, wherein said body is pivotally supported at a vehicle seat for movement between a stowed closed position and a passenger access position.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 15, wherein said body is provided with padding conforming to adjacent vehicle seat padding when said body is in the stowed closed position.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 16, wherein said stowage compartment is a first aid kit stowage compartment, and wherein said pull out part includes visible indicia of said first aid kit location.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 1, wherein said first latch assembly includes a spring loaded actuating lever carried by the pull out part.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
54 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 18, wherein the drinking vessel holder has three circular depressions disposed side by side transversely with respect to a pull-out direction of said pull out part, said depressions partially merging one into the other and serving for holding drinking vessels, such as beakers and cans of drinks.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
A seat arm rest according to claim 18, wherein said body is provided with padding conforming to adjacent vehicle seat padding when said body is in a stowed position.
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