DE19923414C1 - Armrest for passenger vehicle has removable telephone on underside of armrest cover opened by spring drive upon manual release of locking catch - Google Patents

Abstract

The armrest has an armrest body (11) fitted between 2 passenger seats, enclosing an internal storage compartment (12) which is covered by a hinged armrest cover (13), provided on its underside with a removable telephone (15), accessible when the cover is raised into its open position, by pivoting it about an axis (17), lying at the front end of the cover in the vehicle travel direction. The cover is held in the closed position by a catch (38), released by a manual release button, with movement of the cover into the open position via a spring drive (18), the pivot axis moved along a guide rail (16) attached to a lifting rod (26) pushed upwards by the spring drive.

Description

The invention relates to an armrest for a multi-seat Vehicle according to the preamble of patent claim 1.

In a known armrest or armrest of this type (DE 44 28 886 A1) by pressing the release button the locking device released, and that as a torsion spring trained spring drive swivels over a Gear ratio cover together with that as a telephone handset trained additional device from the lid closing position about 150 ° in an end position in which the telephone handset in Operating position in the driver's immediate access area or passenger. In this end position of the cover is also access to the utility or storage compartment inside the Given body. However, the handset can be in its operating position has not been reached by the rear passengers be, so that a phone call to the rear passengers only with Help from the driver or front passenger is possible is.

The invention has for its object to provide an armrest Additional device of the type mentioned to improve so that the additional device in its operating position outside of Support body also by the rear passengers independently and can be operated comfortably and in this operating position Access to the storage compartment for driver and front passenger as well as for the rear passengers is possible.

The object of the invention is through the features of Claim 1 solved.  

The armrest according to the invention with the additional device has the Advantage that by defining the pivot axis on one Slide rail, which in turn is largely horizontal along one on an elevatable by means of a second spring drive Extension rod fixed cam is slidable around its pivot axis with its underside by more than 90 ° lid swung up from its front position, in the the auxiliary device is easily gripped by the driver and front passenger can be moved back to a backward position is displaceable, in which the additional device from the Rear passengers can be gripped independently. The Storage or storage compartment is inside the support body at the same time in the front position of the lid for the Access through the rear passengers and in the rear position the lid for access by the driver and front passenger Open without disabilities.

Advantageous embodiments of the armrest according to the invention with appropriate training and refinements of Invention are specified in the further claims.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention the locking device one on the extension rod arranged locking pin and a Cross-locking pin on the support body fixed, longitudinally movable bolt on a Bowden cable is connected to a release button that preferably directly on the front of the support body is arranged below the lid. Through this training the locking device is an elegant operation for Closing and opening the lid ensures that the Open the lid after pressing the release button takes place automatically, with the second spring drive via the Extending rod pushes the lid up and at the same time the first spring drive on the cover about its pivot axis the slide rail swings upwards by approx. 110 °, and at the the closing is done by hand and the lid  swiveled back and pressed down slightly at an angle until the one located on the extension rod Locking pin snaps into the latch.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention the slide rail by a spring in the longitudinal direction of the Slide rail acting spring force that the Slide rails on a stop that on the of the Swivel axis remote end of the slide rail is arranged in a basic position on the guide cams and at Moving the slide rail tensioned against the spring force becomes. The slide rail is in its basic position pushed out maximum displacement position when cocked Spring by means of a manually releasable locking device locked, which is preferably designed as a so-called typing is. These constructive measures also make a elegant operation for transferring the opened lid with Attachment from its front to its rear position and vice versa, with a slight pressure by hand exerted on the cover at the level of the slide rail must be so that the lid moves backwards and the spring tensioned and in its rear position the typing is locked. By another easy Pressing the lid backwards will open the lid released and automatically by the spring in its front Position pushed back.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the Support body in an open, box-like housing, preferably one formed between the front seats Center console, inserted and vertical in the housing slidably guided. In addition, one is the column body Height adjustment device that locks into several height levels provided so that the top of the armrest forming Cover according to the needs of the driver and Passenger's height is adjustable.  Easily operated the height adjustment device one by the fact that according to a further embodiment of the Invention the height adjustment device a third Spring drive attached to the post body with a vertical post spring force attacks above, and one on the housing attached holder with several, vertically one above the other arranged recesses and one on the support body has axially displaceable locking latch, the with its locking end under spring force into the recesses is able to invade and over with its other bolt end connected a Bowden cable to a second release button is.

To prevent the lid from opening uncontrollably Avoid actuation of the height adjustment device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention on the free end of the locking bolt an angled upwards Locking hook formed in the in the locking recess inserted latch under the action of the spring drive engages behind the recess and an axial Pull-out movement of the locking bolt blocked. To operate the The height adjustment device is therefore the driver or front passenger forced to put his forearm fully on the lid and push the lid and the support body down slightly, until the locking lug lies within the locking recess and the Release button can be pressed. Through easy Giving in the arm pressure, the lid moves up to the bolt has found another locking position. Another one rest position below is depressed by Cover and support body reached.

The invention is based on one shown in the drawing Embodiment described in more detail below. It demonstrate:  

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of an arm rest for a four- or five-seater passenger cars with compartment and phone concluded but state,

Fig. 2 is a same view as in Fig. 1 in the open state with befindlichem in the front position for access by the driver and passenger cover with a telephone,

Fig. 3 shows a same view as in Fig. 2 located in the rear position for access by the rear passengers cover with a telephone,

Fig. 4 is a same view as in Fig. 2 manually tilted back with the purpose of closing the armrest cover,

Fig. 5 is a similar view as in Fig. 1 in a disguised in the height of the armrest,

Fig. 6 shows a section along the line VI-VI in Fig. 1,

Fig. 7 is a section along the line VII-VII in Fig. 1,

Fig. 8 a section of a view in the direction of arrow VIII in Fig. 1,

Fig. 9 shows a section along the line IX-IX in Fig. 8,

Fig. 10 is an isolated view of a Tippmatik for locking the cover with a telephone in its positions as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 in various functional sections,

Fig. 11 a section of a view in the direction of arrow XI in Fig. 2,

Fig. 12 is a section along the line XII-XII in Fig. 11,

Fig. 13 is a section along the line XIII-XIII in Fig. 11,

Fig. 14 to 16 each have a same view as in Fig. 11 to 13 during the removal of the phone from the open lid.

The armrest shown simplified in longitudinal section in FIG. 1 for a four- or five-seat passenger car as an exemplary embodiment for a multi-seat vehicle has a body-side fixed support body 11 , which encloses a cavity accessible through an upper body opening, usable as a receiving compartment 12 , and a body opening closing Cover 13 , which forms an armrest with its top. The support body 11 is inserted into a box-like housing 10 which is open at the top and is guided axially displaceably in the housing 10 . A height adjustment device 14 described later in detail enables the support body 11 to be locked in several height levels, so that the height of the armrest is variable in steps. The housing 10 is arranged between the front seats of the passenger car and connected to the body floor. It forms the so-called center console, which is attached to vehicles with cardan tunnels on the latter, so that the armrest can be used by the driver or front passenger.

On the underside of the cover 13 there is a holder (not shown for the sake of clarity) for receiving the telephone receiver 15 of a car telephone. Instead of a telephone handset 15 , another additional device, which is intended for the temporary use of driver, front passenger and rear passengers, can also be accommodated.

For access to the handset 15 , the cover 13 is lifted off the support body 11 and additionally pivoted, so that the handset 15 clamped on its underside lies in the access area of the user.

The required adjustment mechanism includes a slide rail 16 which is pivotably mounted at its front end in the direction of travel of the cover 13 about a pivot axis 17, wherein the pivoting of the lid 13 is carried by a first spring drive 18th The pivot bearing and spring drive 18 are shown in FIG. 7. The first spring drive 18 comprises a fitting on the pivot axis 17 of the torsion spring 19 and a pivotal movement of the lid 13 braking attenuator 20, z. B. a silicone damper which is attached to the lid 13 and cooperates with a tooth sector 21 connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the pivot axis 17 . The cover 13 is mounted in a pivot bearing 22 on the pivot axis 17 , which in turn is fixed on the slide rail 16 . An end stop 23 , likewise fastened to the slide rail 16 , limits the pivoting movement of the cover 13 to 110 °. The slide rail 16 is guided in a longitudinally displaceable manner on an approximately horizontally oriented guide cam 24 ( FIG. 2) and for this purpose has an elongated guide slot 25 in which the guide cam 24, which is preferably designed as a long pin, lies in a form-fitting manner with guide play. The guide slot 25 ends at a distance from the pivot axis 17 of the cover 13 . The slightly arcuate curved and thus adapted to the contour of the body opening of the support body 11 slide rail 16 is acted upon by a spring designed as a coil spring 27 with spring force acting in the longitudinal direction of the slide rail 16 . This roller spring 27 , the ends of which are fixed on the one hand on the slide rail 16 and on the other hand on the extension rod 26 , puts the one closed end of the guide slot 25 against the guide cam 24 in a basic position shown in FIG. 2. From this basic position, the slide rail 16 can be pushed against the force of the roller spring 27 into a maximum displacement position, as shown in FIG. 3, by pressure on its front end carrying the cover 13 , the roller spring 27 being tensioned. In this maximum displacement position, the slide rail 16 is locked against the restoring force of the roller spring 27 by means of a locking device designed as a tip mechanism 28 . The tipping mechanism 28 comprises a bolt 29 which is pivotably arranged on the slide rail 16 and is held in a basic position by a spring wire 30 and a pin 31 which is arranged on the guide cam 24 and which interacts with the bolt 29 during locking and unlocking. The pivot point of the bolt 29 on the slide rail 16 is designated 291 .

The function of the typing mechanism 28 is known per se and is shown in FIG. 10 in its individual functional steps af. If the slide rail 16 is shifted from its basic position shown in FIG. 2 into the maximum shift position shown in FIG. 3, the pin 31 on the guide cam 24 runs onto the latch 29 shortly before the maximum shift position is reached ( FIG. 10a). Upon further displacement, the bolt 29 is pivoted by the pin 31 so that the pin 31 can slide past the front bolt part and fall into the bolt groove 292 ( Fig. 10b, c, and d). In FIG. 10d, the slide rail 16 is locked in its maximum displacement position and assumes the displacement position shown in FIG. 3. The roller spring 27 is tensioned. If the slide rail 16 is now to be returned to its basic position shown in FIG. 2, a slight pressure is to be exerted briefly on the end of the slide rail 16 carrying the cover 13 via the cover 13 . As a result, the pin 31 is lifted out of the locking groove 292 ( FIG. 10e). If the cover 13 is released, the roller spring 27 drives the slide rail 16 in the direction of arrow 32 in FIG. 10e and the pin 31 moves past the locking groove 292 via the lifting bevels 293 , after which the slide rail 16 is moved into its position by the roller spring 27 is retracted in Fig. 2 shown home position.

The extension rod 26 can be pushed out from the support body 11 at an acute angle inclined to the vertical in the direction of travel by means of a second spring drive 33 and has to be pushed in again by hand while tensioning the spring drive 33 . For this purpose, the extension rod 26 is fastened centrally to the crossbar of a U-shaped bracket 34 and the bracket 34 is slidably received in a guide shaft 35 attached to the support body 11 . The second spring drive 33 is formed by a compression spring 36 , which is supported between the bottom of the guide shaft 35 and the web of the bracket 34 . As the sectional view in FIG. 6 shows, the guide shaft 35 is formed by a trough-like component 37 made of sheet metal or plastic, which with its flange-like angled trough edge 371 is placed on the inner wall of the support body 11 and fastened to it. A passage opening for the extension rod 26 is provided in the upper tub wall of the component 37 , which also serves to guide the extension rod 26 .

The second spring drive 33 is locked with a tensioned compression spring 36 by a locking device 38 when the support body 11 is closed with the cover 13 and can be unlocked again by means of an unlocking button 39 ( FIG. 8). The locking device 38 has a locking pin 40 ( FIG. 1) arranged on the extension rod 26 and a spring-loaded latch 41 which overlaps the locking pin 40 and which is fixed in a longitudinally displaceable manner on the support body 11 and is connected to the unlocking button 39 via a Bowden cable 42 . The unlocking button 39 is arranged on the front of the support body 11 immediately below the cover 13 next to a further unlocking button 43 for the height adjustment device 14 of the armrest. The bolt 41 carries at its free end overlapping the locking pin 40 a bevel 411 which is designed such that the locking pin 40 protruding from the extension rod 26 hits the bevel 411 against the spring force of the compression spring 36 when the extension rod 26 is inserted, thereby locking the bolt 41 pushes back, which snaps back after the locking pin 40 moves past under the spring force of the locking spring 412 and engages over the locking pin 40 .

The operation of the adjustment mechanism described for pivoting the cover 13 away from the support body 11 is as follows:

If access is desired to the storage compartment 12 or to the telephone receiver 15 , the unlocking button 39 is to be actuated, as a result of which the latch 41 is withdrawn via the Bowden cable 42 and the locking pin 40 is released . The compression spring 36 pushes out the extension rod 26 , so that the slide rail 16, which in turn is fixed on the extension rod 26 via the guide cams 24, emerges from the support body 11 and lies at a distance above the housing opening. When the cover 13 is lifted off the support body 11 , the first spring drive 18 is released and the torsion spring 19 pivots the cover 13 counterclockwise in FIG. 2 until the cover 13 abuts the stop 23 . The cover 13 with the receiver 15 is in its front position shown in FIG. 2, where the receiver 15 can be comfortably gripped by the driver or front passenger. At the same time, the storage compartment 12 is exposed for access by the rear passengers.

If a rear passenger wishes the receiver 15 or the driver or front passenger wishes to have access to the storage compartment 12 , the cover 13 with the receiver 15 is closed in the rear position shown in FIG. 3 by applying a sliding pressure to the cover 13 at the level of the slide rail 16 move, in the end position the typing 28 locks the slide rail 16 on the extension rod 26 . The handset 15 can now be comfortably gripped by a rear passenger and the storage compartment 12 is released for access by the driver or front passenger.

If the storage compartment 12 is to be closed again, the typing mechanism 28 must first be unlocked by briefly pressing the cover 13 at the level of the slide rail 16 , after which the cover 13 with the receiver 15 is shown in FIG. 2 by the roller spring 27 front position is pushed back. Now the cover 13 is to be pivoted by hand in a clockwise direction until it rests on the slide rail 16 ( FIG. 4) and then pressed downwards at a slight angle until the locking pin 40 engages on the extension rod 26 on the latch 41 .

When the user removes the receiver 15 from the cover 13, there is a risk that the cover 13 swivels clockwise in the direction of the slide rail 16 , which hinders the detachment of the receiver 15 from the cover 13 . In order to avoid such a pivoting movement, as is shown in FIGS. 11-16, on the underside of the cover 13 there is arranged a locking device 44 blocking this pivoting back of the cover 13 , which is temporarily activated when the receiver 15 is removed. This latching device 44 has a latching plate 45 which bears against the telephone receiver 15 , which is pivotably secured to the underside of the cover 13 at a pivot point 451 and is attached to the receiver 15 by a spring clip 46 . As can be seen from FIGS. 13 and 16, the latching plate 45 is pivoted outward in the direction of arrow 48 in FIG. 14 when the arrow 47 ( FIGS. 15 and 16) is removed. As a result, the latching plate 45 engages with a bulge 452 a latching bolt 49 which is fastened to the end stop 23 of the slide rail 16 and thereby blocks the rotation of the cover 13 . After removing the receiver 15 , the wire spring 46 brings the locking plate 45 back into the starting position. The initial position of the locking plate 45 is shown in FIGS . 11-13 and the temporary pivoting position of the locking plate 45 with the locking of the locking plate 45 on the locking bolt 49 is shown in FIGS . 14-16.

The already mentioned height adjustment device 14 ( FIGS. 1, 2, 5 and 6) serves to adjust the height of the armrest formed on the top of the cover 13 , which can be used by the driver and front passenger to support the forearm when the cover 13 is in the closed position . The height adjustment device 14 has a holder 51 fastened to the housing 10 with a plurality of latching recesses 52 arranged vertically one above the other, and an axially displaceable, spring-loaded latching bolt 53 fixed to the support body 11 , the end of which engages in each of the latching recesses 52 under the action of a locking spring 532 can and is connected at its other end via a Bowden cable 54 to the release button 43 ( Fig. 8). The holder 51 with the latching recesses 52 and the latching bolt 53 which has fallen into the lowermost latching recess 52 can be seen particularly clearly in the sectional view in FIG. 6. The height adjustment device 14 has a third spring drive 55 , which acts on the support body 11 , which is vertically displaceably guided in the housing 10, with a vertically upward spring force. In the exemplary embodiment, the third spring drive 55 has two times two leaf springs 56 , each of which is clamped with its one spring end to the support body 11 , by means of a leaf spring receptacle 57 projecting from the outer wall of the support body 11 , and with its other spring end to the housing 10 , namely on a pin 58 protruding from the inner wall of the housing (cf. also FIG. 7).

To actuate the height adjustment device 14 , the unlocking button 43 ( FIG. 8) must be actuated, as a result of which the locking bolt 53 is pulled out of the locking recess 52 against the force of the locking spring 532 via the Bowden cable 54 . Thus, the third spring drive 55 can push the support body 11 upward, so that the armrest is shifted upward ( Fig. 5). If you want to set a lower height of the armrest, the support body 11 is to be pressed down against the spring force of the third spring drive 55 via the cover 13 until the locking latch 53 engages in the corresponding locking recess 52 .

11 to prevent the upstroke of the support body when releasing the height adjustment device 14, the latch bar 53 carries at its free, engages in the latching recess 52 bolt end a latching hook 531, which is angled upward and in the latching recess 52, a shoulder, in the embodiment, the back of the Holder 51 , overlaps. This latching hook 531 initially blocks the latch bar 53 from being pulled out of the latching recess 52 , so that the unlocking button 43 is blocked. To unlock the height adjustment device 14 is therefore to exert a slight pressure on the lid 13 , for. B. by resting the forearm on the armrest formed by the top of the lid 13 , and to press the support body 11 slightly down until the locking hook 531 is located within the locking recess 52 . In this position, the unlocking button 43 can be actuated and the locking bar 53 can be pulled out of the holder 51. The support body 11 can now be moved upwards by metered yielding or moved downwards by applying a higher pressure.

Claims (19)

1.Armrest for a multi-seat vehicle with a support body ( 11 ) arranged, in particular, between two front seats, fixed on the seat or body side, enclosing a body accessible through an upper body opening and usable as a receiving compartment ( 12 ), with an armrest which closes the body opening and forms an armrest Cover ( 13 ), which can be pivoted away from the body opening, with an additional device ( 15 ), in particular a telephone, which is held detachably on the underside of the cover ( 13 ), and which, after pivoting the cover ( 13 ) around an end of the cover ( 13 ) lying pivot axis ( 17 ) is accessible for gripping, with a locking device ( 38 ) fixing the cover ( 13 ) in its closed position covering the body opening, which has a manually operated unlocking button ( 39 ), and with a cover ( 13 ) for pivoting about its pivot axis ( 17 ) driving spring drive ( 18 ), which is tensioned in the closed position of the cover ( 13 ), characterized in that the pivot axis ( 17 ) of the cover ( 13 ) is fixed to a slide rail ( 16 ) which is arranged on an approximately horizontally aligned guide cam ( 16 ) arranged on an extension rod ( 26 ). 24 ) is guided so that it can be moved longitudinally so that the extension rod ( 26 ) can be extended at an acute angle inclined to the vertical by means of a second spring drive ( 33 ) tensioned in the closed position of the cover ( 13 ) and that the locking device ( 38 ) with the extension rod ( 26 ) interacts. 2. Armrest according to claim 1, characterized in that the slide rail ( 16 ) has an elongated guide slot ( 25 ) in which the guide cam ( 24 ), which is preferably designed as a long pin, lies in a form-fitting manner with guide play, and in that the pivot axis ( 17 ) on the in Direction of travel in front of the guide cam ( 24 ) is the end of the preferably slightly curved curved slide rail ( 16 ). 3. Armrest according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the slide rail ( 16 ) is acted upon by a spring ( 27 ) with spring force acting in the direction of displacement, which the slide rail ( 16 ) with a stop on which the pivot axis ( 17 ) arranged opposite end of the slide rail and is preferably formed by the closed end of the guide slot ( 25 ), in a basic position on the guide cam ( 24 ) and is tensioned against displacement when the slide rail ( 16 ) is moved. 4. Armrest according to claim 3, characterized in that the slide rail ( 16 ) can be locked in its maximum displacement position displaced from the basic position when the spring ( 27 ) is tensioned by means of a manually releasable locking device ( 28 ). 5. Armrest according to claim 4, characterized in that the locking device is designed as a known tip mechanism ( 28 ), in which a on the slide rail ( 16 ) pivotally arranged bolt ( 29 ) with a on the guide cam ( 24 ) arranged pin ( 31 ) interacts when locking and unlocking. 6. Armrest according to one of claims 3-5, characterized in that the spring is designed as a roller spring ( 27 ), the spring ends of which are fixed on the extension rod ( 26 ) and on the slide rail ( 16 ). 7. Armrest according to one of claims 1-6, characterized in that the extension rod ( 26 ) on the crossbar of a U-shaped bracket ( 34 ) is fixed at a right angle therefrom, that the bracket ( 34 ) in a on the support body ( 11 ) attached guide shaft ( 35 ) is slidably received and that the second spring drive ( 33 ) has a compression spring ( 36 ) which is supported between the bottom of the guide shaft ( 35 ) and the web of the bracket ( 34 ). 8. An arm rest according to claim 7, characterized in that the guide shaft (35) mounted from one to the housing wall, the trough-like component (37) is formed which simultaneously has the Ausschubstange (26) in a tub wall one of the guide serving passage opening, and that the trough wall containing the passage opening forms a stop for the bracket ( 34 ) which limits the maximum extension of the extension rod ( 26 ). 9. Armrest according to one of claims 1-8, characterized in that the locking device ( 38 ) has a locking pin ( 40 ) arranged on the extension rod ( 26 ) and a locking pin ( 40 ) overlapping on the support body ( 11 ) and longitudinally displaceable, has spring-loaded latch ( 41 ) which is connected to the unlocking button ( 39 ) via a Bowden cable ( 42 ). 10. Armrest according to claim 9, characterized in that the bolt ( 41 ) is provided at its free end with a bevel arranged on its top ( 411 ) which is designed such that the locking pin ( 40 ) projecting from the extension rod ( 26 ) ) hits the bevel ( 411 ) when pushing the extension rod ( 26 ) against the compression spring ( 36 ). 11. Armrest according to one of claims 1-10, characterized in that the cover ( 13 ) about its pivot axis ( 17 ) pivoting first spring drive ( 18 ) a torsion spring ( 19 ) and a pivoting movement of the cover ( 13 ) braking damping member ( 20 ), e.g. B. has a silicone damper. 12. Armrest according to one of claims 1-11, characterized in that on the underside of the cover ( 13 ) is arranged a pivoting back of the cover ( 13 ) when removing the additional device ( 15 ) blocking latching device ( 44 ) which when removing the Additional device ( 15 ) can be temporarily activated. 13. Armrest according to claim 12, characterized in that the latching device ( 44 ) has at least one on the additional device ( 15 ), transversely to the pulling direction of the additional device ( 15 ) pivotable locking plate ( 45 ) against the removal of the additional device ( 15 ) against Spring force is pivoted and engages behind a locking bolt ( 49 ) held on the slide rail ( 16 ). 14. Armrest according to one of claims 1-13, characterized in that the support body ( 11 ) in an open-topped, box-like housing ( 10 ), preferably in a center console formed between the front seats, inserted and vertically displaceable in the housing ( 10 ) is guided and that a height adjustment device ( 14 ) which locks the support body ( 11 ) into several height levels is provided. 15. Armrest according to claim 14, characterized in that the height adjustment device ( 14 ) has a third spring drive ( 55 ) which engages on the support body ( 11 ) with a vertically upward spring force. 16. Armrest according to claim 15, characterized in that the spring drive ( 55 ) has at least one leaf spring ( 56 ) which is clamped with its one spring end on the support body ( 11 ) and with its other spring end on the housing ( 10 ), preferably supported on a pin ( 58 ) protruding from the inner wall of the housing. 17. Armrest according to one of claims 14-16, characterized in that the height adjustment device ( 14 ) has a holder ( 51 ) fastened to the housing ( 10 ) with a plurality of vertically superposed locking recesses ( 52 ) and one on the support body ( 11 ) axially displaceable Has fixed, spring-loaded locking bolt ( 53 ), which can engage with its locking end under spring force into the locking recesses ( 52 ), and that the locking bolt ( 53 ) is connected via a Bowden cable ( 54 ) to a second unlocking button ( 43 ). 18. Armrest according to claim 17, characterized in that the latching bolt ( 53 ) carries at its free end an upwardly angled latching hook ( 531 ) which engages behind the latching recess ( 52 ) when the latching latch ( 53 ) is pushed into the latching recess ( 52 ) and blocked the axial pull-out movement of the locking bolt ( 53 ). 19. Armrest according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that the two release buttons ( 39 , 43 ) on the front of the support body ( 11 ) are arranged side by side immediately below the cover ( 13 ).