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US 2020/0139891 A1Published application
Running board assembly and method permitting overcurrent
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Chris Thomas Bustamante, Aaron Halonen, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a running board assembly for a motor vehicle and a corresponding method. An example method includes supplying current to a motor to move a running board between a retracted position and a deployed position, monitoring a level of the current, and permitting the level of current to exceed a threshold (i.e., overcurrent is permitted) in response to a user input.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- supplying current to a motor to move a running board of a motor vehicle between a retracted position and a deployed position;
- monitoring a level of the current;
- and
- permitting the level of current to exceed a threshold in response to a user input.
1 more element
A running board assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a controller;
- a motor responsive to instructions from the controller;
- a running board moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position by the motor, wherein the controller is configured to permit a level of current drawn by the motor to exceed a threshold in response to a user input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.