US 11,904,748 B2
Rotatable armrest and console assembly including the same
Cheng Kun Li, Yantai (CN); Chun Lei Sang, Yantai (CN); Won Young Bae, Seoul (KR); Bong Ju Choi, Anyang-si (KR); and Dae Kyo Kim, Asan-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR); NIFCO KOREA INC., Asan-si (KR); and SEOYON E-HWA CO., LTD., Anyang-si (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR); Nifco Korea Inc., Asan-si (KR); and Seoyon E-Hwa Co., Ltd., Anyang-si (KR)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/541,045.
Claims priority of application No. 202110366476.7 (CN), filed on Apr. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314855 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/70 (2006.01); B60N 2/75 (2018.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.01); B60R 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/767 (2018.02) [B60N 2/753 (2018.02); B60N 2/793 (2018.02); B60N 2/943 (2018.02); B60R 7/04 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A rotatable armrest apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a button system; and
a hinge system engaged to the button system,
wherein the button system and the hinge system are provided in the housing, and
wherein the hinge system includes a hinge shaft, and the rotatable armrest apparatus is fixed at a first position, a second position, or a third position by being rotated about the hinge shaft, and
wherein the rotatable armrest apparatus is configured to be positioned to be folded downward at the first position, the rotatable armrest apparatus is configured to be positioned to be directed forward horizontally at the second position, and the rotatable armrest apparatus is configured to be positioned to be directed rearward horizontally at the third position.