# US 11,299,081 B2 · Multifunction footrest apparatus for vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,299,081 B2 - Document ID: US11299081B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/382,536 - Filed: 2019-04-12 - Published: 2020-05-21 - Granted: 2022-04-12 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-19 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation; Hyundai Transys Inc. - Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company; KIA Motors Corporation; Hyundai Transys Inc. - Inventors: Hong Heui Lee; Dae Ig Jung; Eun Sue Kim; Seung Hyeok Chang; Byoung Wan Bae; Seong Bin Jeong; Sin Jeong Kang; Duk Kyu Byun - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11299081B2 ## CPC - B60N 3/063: {with adjustment systems} - A61H 9/0078: {with intermittent or alternately inflated bladders or cuffs (mattresses for preventing bed-sores with alternated pressurized chambers A61G7/05776)} - A61H 39/04: Devices for pressing such points, e.g. Shiatsu {or Acupressure}(Massage or pressure on general areas A61H9/00 - A61H23/00) - B60N 2/32: convertible for other use - B60N 2/976: {massaging systems} - B60N 3/06: of footrests - A61H 2201/0157: portable - A61H 2201/0192: Specific means for adjusting dimensions - A61H 2201/1238: with hydraulic or pneumatic drive - A61H 2201/1409: Hydraulic or pneumatic means - A61H 2201/1642: Holding means therefor - A61H 2201/1683: Surface of interface - A61H 2201/501: connected to external computer devices or networks - A61H 2203/0431: in 90°/90°-position, like on a chair - A61H 2205/125: Foot reflex zones - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N) ## Abstract A multifunction footrest apparatus for a vehicle is provided in a space in which a passenger seat is positioned so as to be movable in a front-rear direction. The multifunction footrest apparatus may be inserted into and housed in a lower space under a dashboard including a glove box, and it may perform a massage and an acupressure for calves and soles of a back seat passenger by using a lower door including a first massage device and an upper door including a second massage device and an acupressure plate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A multifunction footrest apparatus for a vehicle, the multifunction footrest apparatus comprising: a footrest housing configured to be installed on a floor panel of the vehicle and further configured to move relative to the floor panel; a lower door rotatably coupled to the footrest housing and configured to open and close a front opening of the footrest housing; and an upper door rotatably coupled to the footrest housing and configured to open and close an upper opening of the footrest housing, wherein: the lower door is configured to support calves of a back seat passenger in the vehicle and open the front opening of the footrest housing when rotated, the upper door is configured to support soles of the back seat passenger and open the upper opening of the footrest housing when rotated, and the lower door is disposed below the upper door and configured to rotate independently of the upper door. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The multifunction footrest apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a first massage device provided on the lower door to massage the calves of the back seat passenger; and a second massage device provided on the upper door to massage the soles of the back seat passenger. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The multifunction footrest apparatus of claim 2, further comprising an acupressure plate provided on the upper door and including a plurality of acupressure protrusions to perform an acupressure for the soles of the back seat passenger. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The multifunction footrest apparatus of claim 3, wherein the second massage device includes: a second pneumatic pump; a second air distributor connected to the second pneumatic pump; a plurality of second distribution hoses connected to the second air distributor; and a plurality of second air cells connected to the second distribution hoses one by one. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The multifunction footrest apparatus of claim 4, wherein the upper door includes a second frame, and a second cover covering the second frame; the second air distributor is fixedly installed on the second frame; the second air cells are positioned inside the second cover; the second frame is rotatably coupled to a main frame forming a framework of the footrest housing through a second shaft; and the second pneumatic pump is fixedly installed on the main frame. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The multifunction footrest apparatus of claim 5, wherein the acupressure plate is placed between the second cover and the second air cells. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The multifunction footrest apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a foot cover positioned in the front of the second cover and connected to the second cover through an elastic band. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The multifunction footrest apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first massage device includes: a first pneumatic pump; a first air distributor connected to the first pneumatic pump; a plurality of first distribution hoses connected to the first air distributor; and a plurality of first air cells connected to the first distribution hoses one by one. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The multifunction footrest apparatus of claim 8, wherein the lower door includes a first frame, a first form pad coupled to the first frame, and a first cover covering the first frame and the first form pad; the first air distributor is fixedly installed on the first frame; the first air cells are positioned between the first form pad and the first cover; the first frame is rotatably coupled to a main frame forming a framework of the footrest housing through a first shaft; and the first pneumatic pump is fixedly installed on the main frame. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The multifunction footrest apparatus of claim 1, wherein the footrest housing is installed to be movable in a front-rear direction of the vehicle along a guide rail installed on the floor panel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The multifunction footrest apparatus of claim 1, wherein an internal space of the footrest housing is configured to accommodate articles, and the lower door is configured to open and close the internal space while rotating. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The multifunction footrest apparatus of claim 1, wherein a movement of the footrest housing in a front-rear direction, a rotation operation of the lower door and the upper door, and an operation of a first massage device and a second massage device are driven through a manipulation of applications of a smartphone.