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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2022
Aisin Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Masashi Miwa, Fujisawa, JP;
Takanori Yasutake, Fujisawa, JP;
AISIN CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle step device is provided at a vehicle body. The vehicle step device includes an arm attached to the vehicle body or a base fixed to the vehicle body, a step attached to the arm, and a drive unit configured in such a way as to drive the arm. The drive unit includes an expansion-contraction unit. The expansion-contraction unit includes a body portion and a movement portion configured in such a way as to move relative to the body portion. In a state where the vehicle step device is attached to the vehicle body, the movement portion is connected to the arm in such a way that the expansion-contraction unit expands and contracts in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body.
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