Automobile vehicle seat equipped with armrests

• US 20060255642A1
• Filed: 05/10/2006
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Faurecia Sieges D'Automobile (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: Faurecia Sieges D'Automobile (Stellantis NV)
• Inventors: Epaud, David, Fourrey, Francois
• Application Number:
  US11/431,975
• Publication Number:
  US 20060255642A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/411.380
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/753 movable to an inoperative position
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/757 in a recess of the back-rest
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2002/0208 the seat or seat part turning about or moving along an inclined axis

Abstract

An automobile vehicle seat has a backrest, at least one armrest installed so as to pivot between a utilisation position, in which the armrest presents a bearing face more or less horizontal towards the front of the backrest and a stowed position, in which the armrest lies along a lateral face of the backrest, more or less vertical. The pivoting axis is inclined with regard to the lateral face in such a manner that, in stowed position, the bearing face is opposite the lateral face of the backrest.

Claims

1. Automobile vehicle seat comprising a backrest, at least one armrest installed so as to pivot around a pivoting axis between a utilisation position, in which the at least one armrest presents a bearing face more or less horizontal towards a front of the backrest and a stowed position in which the at least one armrest lies along a lateral face of the backrest, more or less vertical, and the pivoting axis being inclined with regard to the lateral face in such a way that, in the stowed position, the bearing face is opposite the lateral face of the backrest.

2. The automobile vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1, wherein the pivoting axis is inclined, from an outside of the lateral face, downwards and towards a rear of the backrest.

3. The automobile vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1, wherein the lateral face of the backrest comprises a recess in which the at least one armrest is housed in stowed position.

4. The automobile vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one armrest has a thickness much lower than its width.

5. The automobile vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1, wherein the pivoting axis consists of a pivot attached to a framework of the backrest.

6. The automobile vehicle seat in accordance with claim 1, further comprising locking means to maintain the at least one armrest in the stowed position and to free the at least one armrest on request.