US 12,441,221 B2
Armrest assembly and vehicle having same
Tingting Lin, Shanghai (CN); Kai Qiu, Shanghai (CN); Zhuangxun Qian, Shanghai (CN); and Jianchao Di, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD, Hefei (CN)
Filed by NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD, Hefei (CN)
Filed on May 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/325,469.
Claims priority of application No. 202210600737.1 (CN), filed on May 30, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0382280 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/75 (2018.01); B60N 2/20 (2006.01); B60N 2/859 (2018.01); B60N 3/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/757 (2018.02) [B60N 2/206 (2013.01); B60N 2/859 (2018.02); B60N 3/102 (2013.01); B60N 3/106 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An armrest assembly, which is configured to be capable of holding a cup, the armrest assembly comprising:
an armrest body, wherein a cavity and an opening communicating with the cavity are arranged in the armrest body;
a headrest, wherein the headrest is rotatably fixed to an end portion of the armrest body close to the opening, and a cup receptacle capable of receiving the cup is arranged on a back of the headrest; and
a cup holder mechanism, wherein the cup holder mechanism has a cup holder arranged in the cavity, and the cup holder is ejectable from the opening to hold the cup;
wherein the cup holder mechanism further comprises a cover plate and a bottom plate opposite each other and fixed in the cavity, and the cover plate and the bottom plate together enclose an inner cavity allowing the cup holder to slide therein; and
wherein the cup holder comprises:
a holder body, wherein a U-shaped recess capable of accommodating the cup and having an outward opening is arranged on each of two sides of the holder body; and
fingers, wherein each finger cooperates with a corresponding U-shaped recess to define an accommodating space to accommodate the cup, and each finger abuts against the cup to apply a predetermined pressure to the cup when the cup is placed in the accommodating space.