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US 11,760,244 · App. 17/437,530 · Granted Sep 19, 2023

Armrest

Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto (Mie, JP); Kaho Hayashi (Mie, JP); Hideki Oshima (Aichi, JP); Takemasa Okumura (Gifu, JP); Takahiko Endo (Gifu, JP); Jun Jin (Gifu, JP); Keiji Makino (Gifu, JP)
Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED; TOKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,760,244
App. No.
17/437,530
Granted
Sep 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An armrest includes a frame, a mounting portion included in the frame and having a mounting surface with which the mounting portion is mounted on a bracket of a seat, an armrest-side wire harness arranged in the frame, and an armrest-side connector connected to the armrest-side wire harness and being open in a direction from the mounting surface toward the bracket.

Claims (26)

1. An armrest comprising:

a frame;

a mounting portion included in the frame and having a mounting surface with which the mounting portion is mounted on a mount member;

an armrest-side wire harness arranged in the frame; and

an armrest-side connector connected to the armrest-side wire harness and being open in a direction from the mounting surface toward the mount member, wherein

the frame further includes a protector that projects from the mounting surface toward the mount member,

the armrest-side wire harness is arranged in the protector, and

the armrest-side connector is attached to a projecting end portion of the protector.

2. The armrest according to claim 1 , wherein the protector is made of metal.

3. The armrest according to claim 1 , wherein the protector has a cross-sectional area taken along a surface thereof that is perpendicular to a projecting direction of the protector and the cross-sectional area of the protector is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the armrest-side connector.

4. The armrest according to claim 1 , wherein

the protector includes a bottom wall and two side walls extending upward from side edges of the bottom wall, respectively, and

one of the two side walls includes a stopper piece extending from a distal end of the one of the two side walls toward another one of the two side walls and the stopper piece is configured to hold the armrest-side wire harness.

5. An armrest to be mounted on a seat of a vehicle, the armrest comprising:

a frame;

a mounting portion included in the frame and having a mounting surface with which the mounting portion is mounted on a bracket of the seat;

an armrest-side wire harness arranged in the frame; and

an armrest-side connector connected to the armrest-side wire harness and being open in a direction from the mounting surface toward the bracket, wherein

the frame further includes a protector that projects from the mounting surface toward the bracket and is inserted in the seat while the mounting surface is being attached to the bracket,

the armrest-side wire harness is arranged in the protector, and

the armrest-side connector is attached to a projecting end portion of the protector.

6. The armrest according to claim 5 , wherein the protector is made of metal.

7. The armrest according to claim 5 , wherein the protector has a cross-sectional area taken along a surface thereof that is perpendicular to a projecting direction of the protector and the cross-sectional area of the protector is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the connector.

8. The armrest according to claim 5 , wherein

the protector includes a bottom wall and two side walls extending upward from side edges of the bottom wall, respectively, and

one of the two side walls includes a stopper piece extending from a distal end of the one of the two side walls toward another one of the two side walls and the stopper piece is configured to hold the armrest-side wire harness.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2023
From: ENDO, TAKAHIKO
To: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED; TOKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063898/0554 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2021
From: YAMAMOTO, SATOSHI; HAYASHI, KAHO; OSHIMA, HIDEKI; OKUMURA, TAKEMASA; JIN, JUN; MAKINO, KEIJI
To: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED; TOKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058161/0495 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-044038 · Mar 11, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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