초록 ▼

An adjustable arm rest and console assembly is disclosed wherein the angular attitude or pitch, as well as the height, of the arm rest portion of the assembly are adjustable independently of one another in order to maximize user comfort. The mechanism for adjusting the angular attitude of the arm re

An adjustable arm rest and console assembly is disclosed wherein the angular attitude or pitch, as well as the height, of the arm rest portion of the assembly are adjustable independently of one another in order to maximize user comfort. The mechanism for adjusting the angular attitude of the arm rest portion of the assembly, and for holding the arm rest portion in a preselected pivotally adjusted position, preferably includes a ratchet sub-assembly and a trip element for allowing selective incremental pivotal movement of the arm rest portion and for selectively releasing the ratchet sub-assembly, respectively. The mechanism for maintaining an adjusted height position includes a plurality of openings in one of a fixed or a movable support portion for the arm rest structure, with each of the openings corresponding to a preselected height position and being adapted for receiving a holding member movable into or out of such openings in order to maintain or release the arm rest structure and allow adjustment to a preselected elevational position.

대표청구항 ▼

An adjustable arm rest assembldy comprising: a support structure having a fixed support portion and a movable support portion selectively and translationally movable in directions toward and away from said fixed support portion; an arm rest structure attached to said movable support portion for tran

An adjustable arm rest assembldy comprising: a support structure having a fixed support portion and a movable support portion selectively and translationally movable in directions toward and away from said fixed support portion; an arm rest structure attached to said movable support portion for translation movement therewith; first holding means for maintaining said movable support portion and said arm rest structure in any of a number of preselected translated positions relative to said fixed support portion; first release means for selectively releasing said holding means in order to allow said movable support portion and said arm rest structure to be moved to any other of said preselected translated positions relative to said fixed support portion; means for pivotally interconnecting said arm rest structure with said movable support portion for pivotal movement relative thereto at any of said preselected translated positions relative to said fixed support portion; said arm rest assembly further including second holding means for selectiveldy maintaining said arm rest structure at any of a number of preselected pivoted positions relative to said movable support portion; second release means for selectively releasing said second holding means in order to allow said arm rest structure to be selectively pivoted to any other of said preselected pivoted positions relative to said movable support portion; and abutment means abuttingly engageable with said second release means for actuating said second release means when said arm rest structure is pivoted to a maximum position in a first pivotal direction in order to release said second holding means when said arm rest structure is pivoted to said maximum position in said first pivotal direction.