US 12,434,608 B2
Armrest for rear center seat of vehicle
Suk Won Hong, Bucheon-si (KR); Sang Hyeok Yun, Ulsan (KR); Jong Seok Han, Suwon-si (KR); Gil Ju Kim, Hwaseong-si (KR); Sang Man Seo, Suwon-si (KR); Heung Suk Yang, Ansan-si (KR); Jae Beom Park, Ansan-si (KR); Eu Ddeum Yang, Siheung-si (KR); and Ji Hyun Kim, Ansan-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR); and ADIENT KOREA, INC., Asan-si (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR); and ADIENT KOREA, INC.
Filed on May 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/200,170.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0171056 (KR), filed on Dec. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0190316 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/75 (2018.01); B60N 3/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/757 (2018.02) [B60N 2/793 (2018.02); B60N 3/102 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An armrest for a rear center seat of a vehicle, the armrest comprising:
a foam pad configured to be stored in a center seatback of the rear center seat; and
a convenience device mounting space positioned within the foam pad;
wherein the convenience device mounting space includes one or more concave portions formed within the foam pad and configured to deform for shock absorption, and to distribute a load at a portion in contact with the convenience device.