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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2005
Steve Norman Bazinski, Amherstburg, CA;
Heidi Dibble, New Boston, MI (US);
Barry Cincoski, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Joseph Mckeever, Troy, MI (US);
Steve Norman Bazinski, Amherstburg, CA;
Heidi Dibble, New Boston, MI (US);
Barry Cincoski, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Joseph McKeever, Troy, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A console sliding armrest assembly for a vehicle includes a storage compartment having an opening for allowing ingress and egress of objects, and a console lid pivotally connected to the storage compartment. The lid may include a sliding armrest operatively engaged therewith. A guide assembly may be disposed within the lid for guiding the armrest, and may include a slider frame connected to the armrest. A guide plate may be connected to the lid for supporting the armrest, and a rail may be secured in the slider frame. The guide plate may be slidably engaged with the rail for allowing sliding movement of the armrest. A spring may be disposed between the slider frame and the rail, and may be engaged to either the slider frame or the rail for biasing the rail against the guide plate, and for thereby regulating tension in the guide assembly.