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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mike Kipley, Saline, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Peter Simeon Lazarevski, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a running board for a motor vehicle, and in particular relates to a linkage assembly for the running board and a corresponding method of using the same. An example running board assembly includes a deck and a linkage assembly configured to guide movement of the deck. The linkage assembly includes a first link and a second link further from the deck than the first link. The second link is curved such that the second link exhibits a concave contour from a perspective of the deck.