US 12,214,705 B2
Assembly for a vehicle interior comprising at least one armrest and vehicle interior comprising such an assembly
Cédric Habert, Essuiles (FR); and Jérémy Floc'h, Allonne (FR)
Assigned to FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE, Nanterre (FR)
Filed by FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE, Nanterre (FR)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/958,286.
Claims priority of application No. 21 10311 (FR), filed on Sep. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0097218 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/07 (2006.01); B60N 2/56 (2006.01); B60N 2/75 (2018.01)
CPC B60N 2/793 (2018.02) [B60N 2/5678 (2013.01); B60N 2/78 (2018.02)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. The vehicle interior comprising at least one seating area being intended to receive at least a portion of a body of an occupant of the vehicle interior and at least one assembly comprising at least one armrest presenting a receiving surface for the elbow and/or forearm of an occupant of the vehicle interior and a support of the or each armrest, the or each armrest comprising a panel movable in translation relative to the support according to an elevation direction between a first position and a second position,
wherein, for the or each armrest, the movable panel of this armrest comprises an upper panel portion delimiting at least in part the receiving surface of this armrest, the upper panel portion extending in a first plane, the movable panel of this armrest further comprising a side panel portion separate from the upper panel portion, extending in a second plane different from the first plane, the side panel portion comprising a heating element configured, when activated, to diffuse heat, and
wherein the upper panel portion of the movable panel of the armrest of the assembly is intended to receive the elbow and/or the forearm of an occupant received in the seating area, and
wherein the vehicle interior comprises at least one door panel arranged on a side of the at least one seating area, the vehicle interior comprising at least one additional vehicle assembly, the support of the additional vehicle assembly comprising a portion of the door panel.