Patent ID: 6883871
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: B60N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An armrest adjustment mechanism for use with a vehicle seat defining a lateral seat axis and an armrest member defining a longitudinal axis, said mechanism comprising: (a) a mounting means for pivotally mounting said armrest member on said vehicle seat for selective pivotal rotation about said lateral seat axis between a deployed design configuration, wherein said longitudinal axis has a substantially horizontal orientation, and a raised stowed configuration, wherein said longitudinal axis has a substantially vertical orientation; wherein said mounting means comprises a male pivot pin pivotally engaging a complementary female pivot pin bearing for pivotal rotation of said pivot bearing about a pivot axis defined by said pivot pin, said pivot pin being rigidly mounted on said vehicle seat, with said pivot axis in substantially coaxial relation to said lateral seat axis, and with said pivot bearing being rigidly mounted on said armrest member; and (b) a lateral translation means for positive inward displacement of said armrest member along said lateral seat axis relative to said vehicle seat as said armrest member is selectively rotated as aforesaid from said deployed design configuration towards said raised stowed configuration; wherein said lateral translation means comprises a spiral screw thread extending axially around said pivot pin so as to threadingly engage a complementary threaded segment formed on said pivot bearing.