An apparatus and method are provided for purifying air for breathing. The apparatus includes an armrest having a receiver and an air purification module releasably received in the receiver. The air purification module is portable and displaceable between a first operating position held in the receiver and a second operating position remote from the armrest and the vehicle.

An apparatus and method are provided for purifying air for breathing. The apparatus includes an armrest having a receiver and an air purification module releasably received in the receiver. The air purification module is portable and displaceable between a first operating position held in the receiver and a second operating position remote from the armrest and the vehicle.

A vehicle seat includes a seat part, a back part, and an armrest pivotally supported by the seat part. The armrest includes an armrest body and a position adjustment mechanism that is capable of adjusting the armrest body between at least two positions including a deployment position in which the armrest body is deployed above the seat part and a retraction position in which the armrest body is retracted to be positioned adjacent to the seat part. An upper surface of the armrest body in the retraction position is coplanar with an upper surface of the seat part.

An accessory for a vehicle has a base and a pivot part that can be pivoted relative to the base in opposite first and second pivoting direction between first and second end positions. A first latch and a second latch can lock the pivoting movement of the pivot part in at least one of the directions. An actuator automatically and/or manually moves the latches between a latched position in which the first latch and the second latch engaged and a released position in which the latches disengaged. One of the latches has a rotatable wheel rotatable having first blocking surfaces. The base or the pivot part has a first teeth engaging second teeth of the wheel. The other latch is provided with second blocking surfaces that engage the first blocking surfaces in the latched position and disengage therefrom in the released position.

Provided is a vehicle seat that detects an alertness level of the driver, urges the driver to be alert, and permits the transition from autonomous driving to manual driving when the driver is alert enough for the manual driving. A vehicle seat configured to be mounted on a vehicle provided with a vehicle control device that can be selectively switched from autonomous driving to manual driving comprises: a seat body configured to support a driver; a seat control unit configured to communicate with the vehicle control device; an alertness level sensor provided on the seat body for detecting an alertness level of the driver; and a rousing unit provided on the seat body for providing a stimulus for urging the driver to be roused, wherein the seat control unit is configured to detect the alertness level of the driver according to a signal from the alertness level sensor upon receiving a start signal that is produced by the vehicle control device when a transition from the autonomous driving to the manual driving is to be initiated, to activate the rousing unit when the alertness level is lower than a first alertness level threshold value, and to permit the vehicle control device to perform the transition from the autonomous driving to the manual driving when the alertness level is equal to or higher than the first alertness level threshold value.

Provided is a vehicle seat that detects an alertness level of the driver, urges the driver to be alert, and permits the transition from autonomous driving to manual driving when the driver is alert enough for the manual driving. A vehicle seat configured to be mounted on a vehicle provided with a vehicle control device that can be selectively switched from autonomous driving to manual driving comprises: a seat body configured to support a driver; a seat control unit configured to communicate with the vehicle control device; an alertness level sensor provided on the seat body for detecting an alertness level of the driver; and a rousing unit provided on the seat body for providing a stimulus for urging the driver to be roused, wherein the seat control unit is configured to detect the alertness level of the driver according to a signal from the alertness level sensor upon receiving a start signal that is produced by the vehicle control device when a transition from the autonomous driving to the manual driving is to be initiated, to activate the rousing unit when the alertness level is lower than a first alertness level threshold value, and to permit the vehicle control device to perform the transition from the autonomous driving to the manual driving when the alertness level is equal to or higher than the first alertness level threshold value.

An armrest includes a bracket fixed to a frame of a seat, an armrest body member rotatably mounted on the bracket, a receiver coil mounted in the armrest body member, and a transmitter coil mounted in the bracket and transferring power to the receiver coil with a non-contact transmission system.

A vehicle interior component configured for response in event of a side impact may comprise an armrest assembly for a door panel. The armrest assembly may comprise a base section and an armrest section and a region configured for response to side impact at the door panel. The region may comprise a movable/deformable structure. Response of the armrest assembly may comprise deformation to partially absorb force and/or movement of the armrest section relative to the base section to partially cover the base section. The armrest assembly may comprise a carrier and/or mechanism to attach the armrest section to the door panel. The carrier/mechanism may be configured to guide/direct movement of the armrest section and/or to partially absorb the side impact force. The mechanism may comprise a set of pins movable within a set of slots to provide for movement of the armrest section.

An equipment part for a vehicle having a base and having a pivot part which can be pivoted relative to the base about a pivot axis between a first position and a second position and forms a pivot joint with the base, and having at least one line between the base and the pivot part, which line includes a first portion associated with the base and a second portion associated with the pivot part. A guide device for the line includes a first part fixed to the pivot part and forming a first connection with the first portion, as well a second part fixed to the base and forming a second connection with the second portion, wherein between the first connection and the second connection the line forms a line store.

An operator's cab includes an operator's seat provided on a floor surface, a control lever that is provided laterally to the operator's seat and is operated at least in a fore/aft direction, and an armrest that includes an upper surface and is provided laterally to the operator's seat in the rear of the control lever. The upper surface includes a forward inclined portion and a rearward inclined portion in the rear of the forward inclined portion. With the floor surface being defined as the reference, the forward inclined portion decreases in height toward a front end of the upper surface in the fore/aft direction. With the floor surface being defined as the reference, the rearward inclined portion decreases in height toward a rear end of the upper surface in the fore/aft direction.