Smart Single Seat Automotive Captains Chair Armrest Design
Concept Design for Automotive Seat Armrest with A & 65W C Class USB Charging Port, Lighted Cup Holder, Wireless Charger, Cell Phone Charging & Docking Station, Seat Controller, Ambient Light and potentially other feature adds.
Smart Rear Seat Armrest – Cost Add < $10.00
For luxury car rear seats and Autonomous Vehicle people mover’s armrest has to control the passenger’s environment without adding bulk – that is the technology challenge.
Design HMI working to with technology innovators is working to design with minimum following feature adds:
- Size follow the ref. armrest CAD models: 214.5mm x 256.5mm x 142mm
- Nano Heating cup holder to keep liquid warm for 60+ minutes.
- Eliminate visible hinges – ambient lighting / lit monogram
- Ambient RGB controller for rear seats and arm rest.
- Nano heating in arm rest top
- Smart charger for USB 2.0 / C Class (65W+ for Lap Tops) with lighted USB plug.
- Charging without lifting arm rest with USB adaptor pins
- High quality metal lining in cup holder w/sliding lid
- Wireless charging with multiple transmitter coils.
- Independent rear seat microphone and speaker for private calls
- Touch Input Device for system interface
- Sliding telescopic Lid for cup holder.
- Lit Lincoln monogram on top of arm rest
- Armrest hinge with spring and damper easy open and soft refold into seat.
- Investigate: PCM Active Cooling & Fragrance Dispenser.
For more information contact designhmi@gmail.com
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In collaboration with CQREBO, Chongqing
To provide greater comfort and value to rear seat passengers over long journeys especially in countries like China and India where luxury cars are very often driven by the driver with owners in back seat.
A few recommendations:
- Nano Heating cup holder to keep liquid warm for 60+ minutes.
- Eliminate visible hinges – ambient lighting / lit monograms.
- Ambient RGB controller for rear seats and arm rest.
- Nano heating in arm rest top.
- Smart charger for USB 2.0 / C Class (65W+ for Lap Tops) with lighted USB plug.
- Charging without lifting arm rest with USB adaptor pins.
- High quality metal lining in cup holder.
- Separate coin holder next to cup holder.
- Specially designed coin holder for rear seat armrest.
- Wireless charging with multiple transmitter coils.
- Touch Input Device for system interface.
- Air Quality Sensor
Final Control Block Diagram For Rear Seat Armrest
This is the final Block Diagram as developed with Microchip.
