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Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2023
Applicant:

Lund Motion Products, Inc., Buford, GA (US);

Inventors:

Anthony Smith, Costa Mesa, CA (US);

Todd Wallace Yeoman, Osceola, IN (US);

William Ridgway Lang, Jr., Granger, IN (US);

Assignee:

Lund Motion Products, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2006.01); B60R 3/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); G05D 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2013.01); B60R 3/002 (2013.01); B60R 16/023 (2013.01); B60R 16/03 (2013.01); G05D 3/10 (2013.01); B60Y 2304/05 (2013.01); B60Y 2304/07 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01);
Abstract

Powered retractable vehicle step assist systems and methods are provided. The steps systems are configured for installation (e.g., after market installation) and use with a vehicle. The system can include a stepping member movable between a retracted position and a deployed position with respect to the vehicle. The system can further include a vehicle interface. A controller of the step system can be configured to process information received from the vehicle interface and, based at least partly on the processing of the information, cause movement of the stepping member between the retracted position and the deployed position.


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