Step apparatus for vehicle and vehicle

A step apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

• a step;
• a lifting device connected to the step and configured to be unfolded and folded to adjust a level of the step;
• and
• a driver connected to the lifting device and configured to drive the lifting device to be unfolded and folded,
• wherein the lifting device comprises a foldable arm assembly, the arm assembly is pivotably connected to the step and a bottom surface of the vehicle body of the vehicle, and the driver is connected to the arm assembly to drive the arm assembly to be unfolded and folded,
• wherein the lifting device further comprises a mounting base and a step base, wherein the mounting base is configured to be mounted to the bottom surface of the vehicle body, the step is mounted to the step base, and the arm assembly is pivotably connected to the mounting base and the step base, and
• wherein the arm assembly comprises a plurality of pairs of arms, each pair of arms comprises a first arm and a second arm, a first end of the first arm and a first end of the second arm are connected to the driver, a second end of the first arm is pivotably connected to the mounting base, and a second end of the second arm is pivotably connected to the step base.

A vehicle, comprising:

• a vehicle body;
• and
• a step apparatus for the vehicle, comprising:
• a step, having a side bar position and a jack position, wherein:
• in the side bar position, the step is located at a lower edge of a side face of the vehicle body of the vehicle, and
• in the jack position, the step abuts against a ground and is configured to jack up the vehicle body;
• a lifting device connected to the step and configured to be unfolded and folded to adjust a level of the step;
• and
• a driver connected to the lifting device and configured to drive the lifting device to be unfolded and folded,
• wherein the step apparatus for the vehicle is mounted to a bottom surface of the vehicle body.