Patent ID: 11964600
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating a vehicle armrest, comprising:
positioning an armrest member on a body;
actuating an input device configured to communicate with a controller;
unlocking a locking mechanism disposed within a latch receiver coupled to the body;
decoupling a latch coupled to the armrest member from the latch receiver;
rotating the armrest member about a hinge receiver defined on the body from a first position to a second position;
translating the armrest member generally upward from the second position to a third position, wherein a hinge feature that is defined on the armrest is decoupled from the hinge receiver in the third position;
translating the armrest member generally downward from the third position to the second position, wherein the hinge feature is coupled to the hinge receiver in the second position;
rotating the armrest member about the hinge receiver from the second position to the first position;
coupling the latch to the latch receiver; and
locking the locking mechanism disposed within the latch receiver.