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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2024
T-max (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, CN;
T-MAX (HANGZHOU) TECHNOLOGY, CO., LTD., Zhejiang, CN;
Abstract
A method is described for operating a motorized vehicle step that comprises driving, by a first motor assembly, a first step bracket to move a step, coupled to the first step bracket, between a first extended position and a first retracted position; driving, by a second motor assembly, a second step bracket to move a step, coupled to the second step bracket, between a second extended position and a second retracted position, wherein the second extended position is aligned with the first extended position, and wherein the second retracted position is aligned with the first retracted position; and retaining, by the first motor assembly and the second motor assembly, the first step bracket and the second step bracket in the first retracted position and the second retracted position, respectively, by a reverse self-locking effect of the first motor assembly and the second motor assembly, respectively.