Arm rest for a vehicle

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1996-12-19

1999-09-14

Dayoan, D. Glenn

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Door or window with specified vehicle feature

296189, 280751, 29741121, B60J 900

Patent

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059510943

ABSTRACT:
An arm rest mounted to an arm rest support portion of a trim assembly, includes a substrate and a pad on the substrate. The substrate has an energy absorbing structure adapted to be collapsible in a predetermined direction in response to application of a load to the arm rest in the predetermined direction. The energy absorbing structure of a generally honeycomb shape includes a plurality of ribs interconnected to define a plurality of openings. Resilient pawls and a resilient clip are disposed on the substrate to be engaged with peripheral edges of insertion holes of the arm rest support portion.

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