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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Seoyon E-hwa Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Cheng Kun Li, Yantai, CN;
Chun Lei Sang, Yantai, CN;
Won Young Bae, Seoul, KR;
Bong Ju Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jae Min Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Seoyon E-Hwa Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
Provided are a rotatable armrest and a console assembly provided with the rotatable armrest. The rotatable armrest includes a case, a knob system, and a hinge system, in which the knob system and the hinge system are mounted in the case. The hinge system includes a counterbalance shaft, and the rotatable armrest may be rotatable about the counterbalance shaft and fixed in a first position, a second position, and a third position. In the first position, the rotatable armrest is positioned in a folded down position, in the second position, the rotatable armrest is positioned in a horizontally forward-facing position, and in the third position, the rotatable armrest is positioned in a horizontally backward-facing position.