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US 9,975,490 B1Granted
Side step apparatus and actuation mechanism
AssigneeAisin Technical Center of America, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Ozog, Brad Baskin, Aaron Welter, Eric Archambeau
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Abstract
A side step apparatus for a vehicle including a side step, a bracket having a base plate and a panel plate, and an actuation mechanism including a first link, a second link and an actuator connected between the base plate of the bracket and the side step to move the side step in at least one of a running board position, an aerodynamic position, and a stowed position based on a speed of the vehicle.
Claims7
A side step apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a side step;
- a bracket having a base plate and a panel plate;
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- an actuation mechanism including a first link, a second link and an actuator connected between the base plate of the bracket and the side step to move the side step in at least one of a running board position, an aerodynamic position, and a stowed position based on a speed of the vehicle,
- wherein the first link includes a first portion having a first length, a second portion having a second length, and a third portion having a third length,
- wherein the first portion of the first link is pivotably connected to the base plate of the bracket allowing rotation of the first link relative to the base plate of the bracket,
- wherein the third portion of the first link is connected to the side step, and
- wherein the stowed position is achieved by rotating the first portion of the first link to a first angle with respect to the base plate of the bracket, such that the side step folded to an under side of the vehicle and is parallel to the ground.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.