Patent ID: 6837544
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. An adjuster mechanism for adjusting the height of an armrest on a vehicle door, comprising: a drive; an adjusting gear mounted on an output side of the drive; and an armrest; wherein the adjusting gear is engaged by the drive to trigger a swivel movement of the armrest in order to adjust the height of the armrest when the drive is activated; wherein the swivel movement of the armrest takes place in relation to an installed state of the adjuster mechanism in a vehicle door about a swivel axis running in a longitudinal vehicle direction; and wherein the armrest has a surface designed to support an arm of a vehicle occupant, said surface being at least one of a convex surface eccentrically formed relative to the swivel axis, and a surface forming a section of a spiral in cross-section.