Deployable step for vehicle with extendable cargo bed

US11951948B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Michael John Harmon · Westland, US
• Ryan Mathew Sandor · North Wales, US
• Matthew B. Rutman · Howell, US
• Amol Borkar · Nagpur, IN
• Hussain Z. Tajmahal · Detroit, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 17, 2022
• Grant date: Apr 9, 2024
• Expiry date: Feb 25, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D33/03
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A cargo bed system of a vehicle includes a floor assembly of a cargo bed. The floor assembly is configured to transition back-and-forth between a standard position and an extended position. A step that moves with the floor assembly back-and-forth between the standard position and the extended position. The step is movable back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position.