1. A vehicle trim component, comprising:
a latch lockout assembly including a latch lockout, a pivot member, and a housing, the latch lockout and pivot member being pivotally mounted to the housing to permit physical engagement of the latch lockout and a latch member due to a gravitational force when the vehicle trim component is pivoted to a predetermined pivot angle, wherein the latch lockout further includes a locking finger defined by a first notch and a second notch extending to and terminating at a latch member engagement surface.
2. The vehicle trim component according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle trim component comprises a pivoting armrest, wherein the latch lockout assembly is attached to a top cover of the armrest, wherein the housing is affixed to an interior structure of the armrest.
3. The vehicle trim component according to claim 2, wherein the latch lockout freely rests at a distance away from the engagement surface when the armrest is positioned in a generally horizontal position, and wherein the engagement surface of the latch lockout physically engages the latch member at the predetermined pivot angle when the armrest is pivoted to a generally vertical position, and wherein a force applied to the latch member is directly translated to the latch lockout and prevents the latch member from unlatching.
4. The vehicle trim component according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined pivot angle is determined by a center of gravity of the latch lockout.
5. The vehicle trim component according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined pivot angle is approximately 30\xb0.
6. The vehicle trim component according to claim 1, wherein the latch lockout further comprises a lower portion that is defined by a generally cylindrical shape and extends from a first side of the latch lockout to a second side of the latch lockout.
7. The vehicle trim component according to claim 6, wherein the lower portion includes a weighted slug that assists the latch lockout in physically engaging the latch member by shifting the center of gravity of the latch lockout to a location approximately near a center of gravity of the weighted slug.
8. The vehicle trim component according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined pivot angle is approximately equal to 15\xb0.
9. The vehicle trim component according to claim 1, wherein the pivot member is made of a metal coated with thermoplastic resin.
10. A pivoting armrest, comprising:
a pivot member;
a latch lockout including a locking finger defined by a first notch and a second notch that each extends to and terminates at a latch member engagement surface;
a latch member affixed to a top cover of the armrest; and
a housing affixed to an interior structure the armrest,
wherein the latch lockout and pivot member are pivotally mounted to the housing to permit physical engagement of the latch lockout and the latch member engagement surface, and
wherein the latch lockout freely rests at a distance away from the latch member when the armrest is positioned in a generally horizontal position, and
wherein the latch member engagement surface physically engages the latch member when the armrest is pivoted at a predetermined pivot angle, and
wherein a force applied to the latch member is directly translated to the latch lockout, thereby preventing the latch member from unlatching and deploying the top cover of the armrest.
11. The pivoting armrest according to claim 10, wherein the predetermined pivot angle is approximately 30\xb0.
12. The pivoting armrest according to claim 10, wherein the latch lockout further comprises a lower portion that is defined by a generally cylindrical shape and integrally extends from a first side of the latch lockout to a second side of the latch lockout.
13. The pivoting armrest according to claim 12, wherein the lower portion includes a weighted slug that assists the latch lockout to physically engage the latch member engagement surface, wherein the weighted slug is offset in the lower portion and positioned closer to the latch member engagement surface to shift the center of gravity of the latch lockout to a location nearer to a center of gravity of the weighted slug.
14. The pivoting armrest according to claim 13, wherein the predetermined pivot angle is approximately 15\xb0.
15. A pivoting armrest, comprising:
a pivot member;
a latch member affixed to a top cover of the armrest;
a latch lockout comprising a locking finger including a first notch and a second notch that extend to a latch member engagement surface; and
a housing affixed to an interior structure of the armrest, the latch lockout and pivot member being pivotally mounted to the housing,
wherein the latch lockout freely rests at a distance away from the latch member engagement surface when the armrest is positioned in a generally horizontal position, and
wherein the latch member physically engages the latch member engagement surface when the armrest is pivoted to a predetermined pivot angle, and
wherein a force applied to the latch member is directly translated to the latch lockout, thereby preventing the latch member from unlatching when the armrest is pivoted to the predetermined pivot angle.
16. An armrest assembly, comprising:
a pivotable armrest body encompassing a storage bin area;
a cover pivotably connected to the armrest body, the cover including a latch member; and
a weighted camming pendulum including a locking finger notch adaptable to positively engage the latch member in order to prevent the cover of the pivotable armrest body to become unlatched upon positioning the armrest body in a generally vertical, upright position.
17. The armrest assembly according to claim 16, wherein the weighted camming pendulum has a center of gravity that determines at which angle the weighted camming pendulum cams into a locked position to prevent the cover of the pivotable armrest body to become unlatched.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An outboard motor comprising:
an engine including a plurality of cylinders arranged side-by-side above and below one another, a plurality of exhaust ports provided on the plurality of cylinders, and a crankshaft extending in a vertical direction;
an exhaust manifold connected to the exhaust ports;
an exhaust pipe connected to the exhaust manifold, the exhaust pipe including an outer wall section, an inner wall section located inward of the outer wall section, a coolant passage located between the outer wall section and the inner wall section, and a constricted section that constricts a flow cross-section of the coolant passage;
a catalytic converter housed in the exhaust pipe; and
a temperature sensor located in the constricted section to measure a temperature of a pipe wall of the exhaust pipe; wherein
the constricted section is a rib that connects the inner wall section and the outer wall section together.
2. The outboard motor according to claim 1, further comprising:
an oxygen sensor that detects an oxygen concentration of exhaust gas from the exhaust ports; wherein
the constricted section includes a hole that passes through to an inside of the exhaust pipe; and
the oxygen sensor is located in the hole of the constricted section.
3. The outboard motor according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust pipe includes a curved section having a curved shape and the constricted section is provided at the curved section.
4. The outboard motor according to claim 1, wherein
the exhaust pipe is located laterally relative to the engine;
the exhaust pipe includes a first side surface that faces the engine and a second side surface that is farther away from the engine than the first side surface; and
the constricted section is located at the second side surface.
5. The outboard motor according to claim 1, wherein the constricted section is upstream of the catalytic converter in the exhaust pipe.