US 12,151,600 B2
Control armrest containment structure
Seung Young Lee, Seoul (KR); Ki Ryung Lee, Seongnam-si (KR); Sang Ho Kim, Incheon (KR); Eom Seok Yoo, Hwaseong-si (KR); Jae Sung Lee, Pyeongtaek-si (KR); and Yong Seong Jang, Gunpo-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR); and HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC., Seosan-si (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR); and HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC., Seosan-si (KR)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/070,817.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0180823 (KR), filed on Dec. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0191968 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/75 (2018.01)
CPC B60N 2/77 (2018.02) [B60N 2/753 (2018.02)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control armrest containment structure comprising:
a seat assembly positioned at an end of a seat in a vehicle; and
an armrest assembly fastened to the seat assembly;
wherein the armrest assembly includes:
a fixed unit fixed to an end of the seat assembly;
a movable unit fastened to an end of the fixed unit and configured to move up and down along the fixed unit; and
a rotary unit fastened to an end of the movable unit and configured to rotate with vertical movement of the movable unit;
wherein the rotary unit is configured to rotate by the vertical movement of the movable unit with respect to the fixed unit.