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

Claim 8:
9. A method of operating a vehicle armrest, comprising:
positioning an armrest member on a top section of a body;
actuating an input device configured to communicate with a controller, wherein the controller is configured to communicate with a locking mechanism;
inputting an authorization key into the input device;
unlocking the 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 first hinge receiver and a second 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 first hinge feature and a second hinge feature are decoupled from the first hinge receiver and the second hinge receiver in the third position;
actuating at least one adjustable feature disposed on a control panel that is disposed on a top portion of the body;
translating the armrest member generally downward from the third position to the second position, wherein the first hinge feature is coupled to the first hinge receiver and the second hinge feature is coupled to the second hinge receiver in the second position;
rotating the armrest member about the first hinge receiver and the second 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.