Patent ID: 6652032
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A folding armrest for a motor vehicle, the armrest comprising:a hinge having a mobile part and a fixed part, wherein the armrest moves about the hinge from a substantially horizontal position H to a substantially vertical position V; a locking means having an indexing means, wherein the indexing means is integral with the mobile part and in permanent elastic contact with the fixed part; a pivot member disposed on the fixed part, wherein the pivot member comprises a lower indexing notch, an upper indexing notch, an upper bearing and a lower bearing, wherein the upper bearing and the lower bearing cooperate with corresponding bearing areas on the mobile part, such that the upper bearing and lower bearing of the armrest form an angle between them, wherein the angle &agr; is equal to the sum of an angle formed by the upper bearing in relation to a perpendicular line and of an angle formed by the lower bearing in relation to a horizontal line.