Patent ID: 7731290
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. An armrest mounted to a side portion of a seat back of a vehicle seat, comprising: an armrest main body; and a pivot member supporting the armrest main body at a seat back side of the armrest main body; wherein the armrest main body is pivotally attached to the side portion of the seat back via the pivot member; wherein the pivot member is skewed toward a seat rear area at a substantial angle relative to a widthwise horizontal axis of the seat as the pivot member extends from a base to a distal end; wherein the side portion of the seat back has a slant surface tilted inwardly at a substantial angle relative to a horizontal axis in a fore-aft direction of the seat as the slant surface extends from a front to a rear; and, wherein the pivot member is mounted to the slant surface so as to be positioned at a substantial angle relative to the slant surface such that an inner side of the armrest is approximately parallel to the slant surface when the armrest is raised.