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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2018
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Joshua S. Lynch, Dundee, MI (US);
Jeffrey S. Knutsen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
An extendable and retractable step platform assembly is provided for a front of a vehicle to afford a user with a better view and reach for accessing an engine compartment. The step platform assembly includes a guide rail system coupled to a front frame of the vehicle. A step platform is coupled to the guide rail system. The step platform provides a substantially planar surface configured to support a load for an extended time. The step platform moves in a horizontal direction between a first position that is retracted behind a front bumper of the vehicle, and a second position that is extended beyond the front bumper of the vehicle.