US 12,447,881 B2
Armrest element
Konstantin Krivenkov, Amberg (DE); Rohansinh Komalsinh Solanki, Maharashtra (IN); Hariom Anantrao Thakare, Maharashtra (IN); Shiju Surendran, Kerala (IN); and Sagar Rambhau Mete, Maharashtra (IN)
Assigned to GRAMMER Aktiengesellschaft, Ursensollen (DE)
Filed by GRAMMER Aktiengesellschaft, Ursensollen (DE)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/306,565.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2022 110 960.7 (DE), filed on May 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0356638 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/75 (2018.01)
CPC B60N 2/79 (2018.02) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle seat with an armrest element, comprising:
a base body, the base body including:
an outer long side extending along a longitudinal axis;
an inner long side that faces an occupant in the vehicle seat;
a front side extending along a width axis direction; and
a rear side extending along the width axis direction, wherein the outer long side is spaced from the inner long side along the width axis direction;
a first connection interface on the long side of the base body, wherein at least one exchangeable extension module having a second connection interface can be fixed to the first connection interface, and wherein the first connection interface and the second connection interface are designed in such a way that at least one detent connection is made possible between the first connection interface and the second connection interface,
wherein the first connection interface is designed as an adapter element, which is arranged on the base body,
wherein the adapter element is arranged on the base body by means of at least one positive connection,
wherein the adapter element is designed as a strip-shaped element,
wherein the strip-shaped element includes a first section and a second section,
wherein the first section and the second section enclose an angle α,
wherein the angle α is less than 180°,
wherein the first connection interface comprises a plurality of detent openings,
wherein a first group of detent openings is provided on the first section of the strip-shaped element,
wherein a second group of detent openings is provided on the second section of the strip-shaped element, and
wherein a member of the first group of detent openings and a member of the second group of detent openings each form a pair of detent openings and have a predetermined alignment with each other.