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US 6,318,785 B1Granted
Automotive vehicle foot rest
AssigneeASC Incorporated
InventorJames E. Tousignant
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Abstract
A motor vehicle foot rest includes a movable foot rest panel, a driving mechanism and an actuator. In another aspect of the present invention, a flexible and linearly movable cable pushes or pulls a linearly movable slide capable of raising or lowering a foot rest panel. A further aspect of the present invention provides a linearly movable slide which is coupled to an elongated and relatively stationary track.
Claims24
A foot rest comprising:
- a foot supporting panel movable from a lowered position to a raised position;
- a raising mechanism coupled to the panel;
- a flexible cable coupled to the raising mechanism;
- and
- an actuator engaging the cable, energization of the actuator operably moving the cable in a linear direction which, in turn, drives the raising mechanism to move the panel between the lowered and raised positions.
2 more elements
A foot rest comprising:
- a foot rest panel movable from a first position to a second position;
- an elongated track having an internal groove;
- a slide linearly movable at least partially inside the groove of the track, the panel being coupled to the slide;
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- an actuator operably driving the slide thereby moving the panel between the first and second positions.
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A vehicle assembly comprising:
- a foot supporting panel movable from a lowered position to a raised position;
- a raising mechanism coupled to the panel, the mechanism including a linearly movable slide;
- a flexible bowden cable coupled to the slide;
- and
- a foot rest electromagnetic actuator engaging the cable, energization of the actuator operably moving the cable in a linear direction which, in turn, drives the raising mechanism to move the panel between the lowered and raised positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.