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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Hideyuki Sakurai, Toyota, JP;
Katsuya Shimazu, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/75 (2018.01); B60Q 3/233 (2017.01); B60N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/763 (2018.02); B60N 3/001 (2013.01); B60Q 3/233 (2017.02);
Abstract
A handrail member is in a deployed state and at a so-called usable position when a tip portion of the handrail member is arranged between a sliding door and a lateral portion of a vehicle. Moreover, by making the handrail member usable, a passenger can place his or her hand on the handrail member when getting on or off the vehicle. As a result, it is possible to help the passenger get on/off the vehicle. In this manner, by turning the handrail member along a vehicle width direction around a bolt, the handrail member can be deployed and stored with a simple configuration.