Patent ID: 7631931
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. An armrest arrangement, comprising: a lower armrest unit configured to pivot between a use position in which the lower armrest unit is supported by a seat, and a stowed position in which the lower armrest unit is received in a seat back; and an upper armrest unit configured to pivot between a use position in which the upper armrest unit is supported by the lower armrest unit, and a stowed position in which the upper armrest unit is at least partially received in the seat back, such that when both the upper and lower armrest units are positioned in the stowed position the upper armrest unit is at least partially received in the lower armrest unit, wherein the upper and lower armrest units are operably connected to an enclosure mounted in the seat back, the upper and lower armrest units each are directly pivotally connected to the enclosure mounted in the seat back, the upper armrest unit includes at least one first body arranged at a first height, the lower armrest unit includes a second body arranged at a second height lower than the first height, and the first body includes a pivot point positioned higher than the second height for pivoting the first body between the use position and the stowed position.