Abstract: An armrest subassembly for a motor vehicle is provided, which includes an arm support adjustable along a vertical vehicle axis, and a guide device through which the arm support is guided. According to one embodiment of the invention, the guide device has just one guide element which entends longitudinally along the adjustment direction with which the arm support is guided in the adjustment direction so that forces acting on the arm support in the vehicle longitudinal direction are introduced through the guide element into the supporting door element and movement of the arm support in the vehicle longitudinal direction is substantially prevented.

Abstract: The invention relates to an armrest subassembly for the door of a motor vehicle, which can be mounted in a motor vehicle having a longitudinal vehicle axis and a vertical vehicle axis. The inventive armrest subassembly comprises an arm support whose height can be adjusted along the vertical axis of the motor vehicle and a guide device enabling the support to be guided along the vertical axis. The guide device is provided with an elongate guide element (1a, 43) along the direction of adjustment (z) of the arm support (2), said guide element enabling the arm support (2) to be guided in such a way that the forces exerted upon the arm support (2) are transmitted by the elongate guide element (1a, 3) into a bearing door element (5,50) and the arm support (2) is prevented from moving in the longitudinal direction (x) of the motor vehicle.