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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2004
Robert J Adams, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Michael W Cass, Lenox, MI (US);
Todd L Depue, Brighton, MI (US);
Kenneth William Paul Shaner, Howell, MI (US);
Robert J Adams, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Michael W Cass, Lenox, MI (US);
Todd L DePue, Brighton, MI (US);
Kenneth William Paul Shaner, Howell, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A center console for an automobile includes an armrest that is selectively adjustable by vehicle occupants to and between a first position wherein the armrest is in a substantially horizontal orientation, and a second position wherein the armrest extends angularly away from the console. The console further includes a controllable damper coupled to the armrest and actuable between high and low damping states. In the low damping state, the armrest may be selectively placed at any position desired by the vehicle occupants. When the damper is actuated to the high damping state, the damper maintains the selected position of the armrest.