Patent ID: 8632117
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. An armrest assembly for a door of a vehicle, the armrest assembly comprising: a substrate component configured for attachment to the door, wherein the substrate component defines a plurality of furrows and has a longitudinal axis; and a cover component mated to the substrate component, wherein the cover component is formed from a foam and fills each of the plurality of furrows; wherein the armrest assembly exhibits a first deflection upon application of a force in a first direction to the plurality of furrows, and exhibits a second deflection upon application of the force in a second direction to the plurality of furrows; wherein the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; wherein the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the longitudinal axis; and further wherein the first deflection is less than the second deflection.