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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mangala A. Jayasuriya, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Linh Doan, Belleville, MI (US);
Bhavani Thota, Novi, MI (US);
Amit Chakravarty, Warren, MI (US);
Robert William McCoy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle armrest includes a unitary frame defining a horizontal portion having a thinner pliable body and a thicker stiffer perimeter surrounding the body, and first and second vertical portions extending in opposite directions from ends of the horizontal portion. The first vertical portion abuts an inner doorframe, and the horizontal and first vertical portions define a cavity configured to retain a cushion over the body. The vehicle armrest further includes a cover layer over the cushion and frame.