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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mehmet Atay Arasan, Cologne, DE;
Robin Oliver Dargel, Cologne, DE;
Michael Malessa, Dormagen NRW, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
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.