Intelligent side step apparatus for vehicle
US8590913B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R3/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An intelligent side step apparatus for a vehicle may include a base block that is fixed to a vehicle body panel disposed at a lower end of a vehicle door, a step motor that is fixed to the base block, a driving shaft that is engaged with the step motor and is rotated by power transmitted from the step motor, a plurality of joint steps that are pivotally coupled each other in sequence, and a step operating mechanism that is coupled with the driving shaft and engaged with each of the joint steps, rotates with the driving shaft, and moves in a forward or backward direction according to rotation of the driving shaft, and wherein one of the plurality of joint steps is pivotally connected to the base block.
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