US 12,403,805 B2
Armrest assembly of rear seat for vehicle
Tae Hoon Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Ji Hwan Kim, Seoul (KR); Byeong Seon Son, Seoul (KR); Sang Ho Kim, Incheon (KR); Sang Hoon Park, Incheon (KR); Il Hwan Bae, Suwon-si (KR); Jeong Ho Kim, Ulsan (KR); Bong Jae Jeong, Anyang-si (KR); and Min Soo Kim, Ulsan (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR); Hyundai Transys Inc., Seosan-si (KR); and Hyundai Ind. Co., Ltd., Ulsan (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR); Hyundai Transys Inc., Seosan-si (KR); and Hyundai Ind. Co., Ltd., Ulsan (KR)
Filed on May 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/316,403.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0147000 (KR), filed on Nov. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0149768 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/75 (2018.01)
CPC B60N 2/757 (2018.02) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An armrest assembly for a vehicle, the armrest assembly comprising:
an armrest comprising a main body and a lid;
an armrest board to which the armrest is rotatably coupled and in which the armrest is accommodated in an erect state;
a skirt coupled to a rear bezel housing of the lid and to the armrest board and correspondingly covering a rear space of the lid when the armrest is rotated forward, wherein the skirt has a panel shape and comprises a hard material; and
foam portions disposed on left and right sides of the skirt, wherein when the armrest is in a protruded state after rotating forward, the foam portions are disposed in a space between left and right sides of the armrest board and minimize exposure of an inside region.