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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2008
Peter F. Motowski, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Gaurav Sharma, Troy, MI (US);
Christopher K. Horn, Plymouth, MI (US);
Charles J. Wawa, Troy, MI (US);
Peter F. Motowski, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Gaurav Sharma, Troy, MI (US);
Christopher K. Horn, Plymouth, MI (US);
Charles J. Wawa, Troy, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A support bracket for an armrest assembly having a pull-handle or pull-cup is provided for use in a motorized vehicle. The support bracket includes a generally horizontal support member configured to extend, at least in part, adjacent to or through an internal cavity of the pull-handle/pull-cup. The support bracket also includes at least two, but preferably three leg members spaced apart from one another and operatively attached at respective first ends to the support member. Each leg member extends downward from the support member in an oblique manner to attach at a respective second end to an inner support panel. The leg members are configured to sustain a predetermined minimum vertical loading condition, and controllably deform under a predetermined threshold lateral loading condition. The leg members create a load path for transferring vertical loads imparted to the armrest assembly to the vehicle interior surface as a substantially vertical force.