Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Robin Oliver Dargel

Torsten Gerhardt

Igor Fischbein

Michael Malessa

Mehmet Atay Arasan

A foot support device of a vehicle has a foot support plate. The foot support plate is pivotably fitted to a foot space on a floor of the vehicle. A support device is arranged between a lower side of the foot support plate and the foot space on the floor, and contains at least one support element to introduce a force, which is applied to the foot support plate into the foot space on the floor. Via the at least one support element, below a predetermined force threshold value there is provided, for the force applied to the foot support plate, a force introduction path that, when the force threshold value is reached or exceeded, is substantially completely eliminated by reversible form change of the at least one support element.

Foot support device of a motor vehicle

A vehicle and method for lowering a window pane of a door of a vehicle to make it easier for the vehicle occupant to enter and exit the vehicle. The door has a door unlocking apparatus and a drive device for lowering and raising the window pane. The vehicle has an unlocking sensor, which registers the operation or the imminent operation of the door unlocking apparatus and converts the operation or imminent operation into corresponding unlocking signals, and a control unit, which receives the unlocking signals and converts the signals into operating signals for triggering the drive device. The method checks whether the door unlocking apparatus is operated or operation is imminent and, if the door unlocking apparatus is operated or operation is imminent, triggers the drive device with the control unit to lower the window pane to a position which is easier for the vehicle occupant to enter and exit the vehicle.

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Robin Oliver Dargel