Patent ID: 7121611
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: B60J,B60N

Abstract:
1. An armrest structure for a vehicle, in which an armrest is disposed so as to protrude and extend toward a passenger from an inside wall of a vehicle compartment, comprising: a trim body portion covering the inside wall of the vehicle compartment; an armrest face portion extending in a substantially horizontal direction from said trim body portion toward an inside of the vehicle compartment, the armrest face portion being a portion on which a passenger's arm is directly placed; a support face portion extending continuously from said armrest face portion downward, wherein said trim body portion, armrest face portion and support face portion being formed integrally; an opening which is formed at the armrest between said trim body portion and said armrest face portion so as to promote a deformation of the armrest with respect to a load which is applied to the armrest in a vehicle width direction; and a garnish covering said opening from the inside of the vehicle compartment, the garnish comprising a base portion, an engagement portion to engage with an opening edge of said opening and a connecting portion to connect the base portion with the engagement portion, the garnish being configured so as to be detached from said opening of the armrest when said load applied is greater than a specified load with an engagement control between the engagement portion and the opening edge of the opening.