Sliding armrest
View Patent ↗A sliding armrest for use in an automotive vehicle. The sliding armrest including a lower cover, and a lower rail case arranged on a top surface of the lower cover. The armrest includes a guide arranged on the surface of the lower rail case and an upper case cover having a plurality of bosses extending from the surface thereof with the bosses contacting the guide. The sliding armrest also includes a force member arranged between the upper case cover and the guide.
1. A sliding armrest, said armrest including:
a lower cover;
a lower rail case arranged on a top surface of said lower cover;
a guide arranged on a surface of said lower rail case, said guide having at least one track therein;
an upper case cover having a plurality of bosses extending from a surface thereof, said bosses contacting said guide; and
a force member arranged between said upper case cover and said guide, said force member is a foam material, said foam material is arranged between a slide plate and a pocket of at least one of said bosses, said slide plate having detent positions within said track.
2. The armrest of claim 1 further including a bin.
3. The armrest of claim 1 further including a bracket attached to said upper case cover.
4. The armrest of claim 1 further including a lid.
5. The armrest of claim 1 further including a latch for securing the armrest in a closed position.
6. The armrest of claim 1 further including a hinge.
7. The armrest of claim 1 wherein said bosses and said slide plate slidingly arranged within said tack.
8. The armrest of claim 7 wherein said track having a plurality of notches therein, said slide plate having a plurality of ribs extending therefrom; said foam material urges said slide plate into said track.
9. A slider assembly for use in an armrest, said assembly including:
a slide member having a plurality of bosses extending from a surface thereof;
a slide plate, said slide plate arranged within a pocket of one of said bosses;
a first and second guide, said guides having a first and second track arranged in each of said guides, at least one of said bosses slidingly arranged within each of said tracks of said guides, said slide plate having a plurality of detent positions within said track; and
a force member arranged between said slide member and said guides, said force member is a foam material, said foam material is arranged within said pocket and contacts said slide plate on a surface thereof.
10. The assembly of claim 9 wherein said foam material urges said slide plate against said track to create a predetermined force therebetween.