An armrest has a base, a support arm pivotal on the base between a first end position and a second end position, and a latch including a first latch formation on the support arm and a second latch formation on the base for securing the support arm relative to the base in at least one of the end positions. A spring biases the support arm into the first end position and carries one of the first and second latch formations.

A mechanism for holding at least one article in an enclosure having a sliding cover. The mechanism includes a first track, a second track, and a third track configured on a wall of the enclosure. The third track is configured to hold the articles in a holding position. The mechanism further includes a track changing mechanism and a supporting link. The track changing mechanism connects the first track to the second track and to the third track. The supporting link supports and prevents the lateral movement of the article from the holding position.

In the case of a seat with an armrest on an automobile, an armrest lock mechanism may be released by, for example, the gravitational acceleration(G) in the event of vehicle collision. Accordingly, it is necessary to provide an anti-G spring for biasing to prevent the lock mechanism from being easily released. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an armrest unlocking device that enables a decrease in size of the anti-G spring. In order to solve the problem, provided is an armrest unlocking device in gear, the device operating such that the locking of the lock gear and the sector gear can be released by operating a lever link bracket so as to raise the lock gear, wherein the lock gear has a center of rotation thereof aligned with the position of the center of gravity.

A seat cover for a vehicle may include a lower or bench portion sized and configured to extend over a horizontally-oriented top of a bench of a vehicle seat. The lower portion may include a first section and a second section separated by a slit. The seat cover for the vehicle may also include an upper or backrest portion coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion may be sized and configured to extend upwardly over a backrest of the vehicle seat. The seat cover may be divided into vertical sections that correspond to the seats of a bench seat in a vehicle. One or more of the vertical sections may be removable to accommodate movement of the vehicle seats.

A low profile armrest articulation mechanism for a passenger seat is disclosed. The passenger seat has a seatback reclinable from an upright configuration to a berthed or horizontal configuration (e.g., parallel to the seatpan). The mechanism includes moving stops connecting the armrests on either side to the seatback and linkages connecting the moving stops to the seat frame. As the seatback reclines, the moving stops maintain the armrests at an optimally ergonomic angle (e.g., substantially parallel to the seatpan) for as long as possible. When the seatback reaches the fully reclined or berthed configuration, the armrests may be pivoted upward into a berthed orientation flush with the seatback, adding bed space to the berthed configuration.

A pair of brackets (25, 30) are provided on either side of a seat back frame (10), each bracket defining a support hole (27, 31) for rotatably supporting a support shaft (41) of an arm rest, and a guide slot (28, 32) for guiding a corresponding guide pin (42B, 42C) of the arm rest along an arcuate path centered around the corresponding support hole. The two guide slots are offset from each other, and the guide pins are offset from each other in a corresponding manner in side view so that the two brackets may be offset from each other. Thereby, the layout of the brackets for rotatably supporting the arm rest can be selected in an advantageous manner.

Armrest for aircraft seat, associated seat and process are provided. The armrest includes a stationary part (12) intended to be connected to the seat, a moving part (14) movable relative to the stationary part (12), between a high position in which the moving part (14) is intended to protrude above a seat bottom of the seat and a low position, and a maneuvering mechanism (18) able to guide the movement of the moving part (14) between the high position and the low position. The maneuvering mechanism (18) includes at least a first connecting rod (26) and a second connecting rod (27), each independently connecting the stationary part (12) to the moving part (14), the first connecting rod (26) and the second connecting rod (27) being arranged parallel to one another during the movement of the moving part (14) between the high position and the low position.

A passenger protection device includes an airbag case to be provided in an arm rest of a vehicle seat, and an airbag; wherein the airbag case has a passenger-side wall that is a cover that can rotate upward around its upper end; the device comprises support members that lie flat on a passenger-side surface of the cover and can assume an upright orientation; and if the vehicle collides at one side, the airbag is inflated and deployed outside the airbag case through the opening made in a passenger-side of the arm rest and pushes the cover, thereby rotating the cover upward, the support members may stand on the airbag case, supporting the cover rotated upward from back in an upright orientation.

An armrest has a base, an arm support pivotal on the base about a pivot axis in opposite pivot directions between a first position and a second position, and a latch for locking the arm support pivotally relative to the base in at least one pivot position. The latch has a movable first formation and an immovable second formation that can be releasably engaged with the first formation. The first formation is movable between a locked position and a released position and is urged by a spring or the like into the locked position. The armrest is mounted on a seat, for example, and in particular a vehicle seat.

A ratcheting armrest assembly includes an articulating frame assembly. Also included is a ratchet anchor operatively coupled to the articulating frame assembly for rotation with the articulating frame assembly. Further included is an anchor assembly operatively coupled to the articulating frame assembly. Yet further included is a ratchet operatively coupled to the anchor assembly. The ratchet includes a first plurality of teeth and the ratchet anchor including a second plurality of teeth, wherein the first plurality of teeth and the second plurality of teeth are engageable with each other, the second plurality of teeth free to rotate relative to the first plurality of teeth in a first rotational direction and self-locking with the first plurality of teeth in a second rotational direction. Also included is a directional spring biasing the ratchet in the second direction in a first orientation and in the first direction in a second orientation.