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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2020
Aisin Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Yoshihiro Oji, Kariya, JP;
Keisuke Nomura, Kariya, JP;
Shinji Kazama, Kariya, JP;
Kazuhiro Hibi, Kariya, JP;
Kazuhiro Ikeda, Kariya, JP;
AISIN CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A step device for a vehicle includes: a movable step supported under a door opening; a coupling member that, in a state of being supported by a sliding door, engages with the movable step to move the movable step in a vehicle width direction in conjunction with opening and closing of the sliding door; a support arm that has a first pivot-joint point relative to a vehicle body and a second pivot-joint point relative to the movable step, and supports the movable step toward an upper side; and a cover member that is fixed to a lower surface of the vehicle body so as to define a housing space opening toward an outer side in the vehicle width direction and to cover the lower side of the support arm when the movable step is in a retracted position.