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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Magna Exteriors Inc., Aurora, CA;
Inventors:
V-Bond Lee, Newmarket, CA;
Chi Zhang, Burnaby, CA;
Desmond P Jamieson, Toronto, CA;
Jerry Godfrey, Schomberg, CA;
Assignee:
Magna Exteriors Inc., Aurora, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2006.01); B60R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2013.01); B60R 3/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
All designs have features that prevent the running boards from over deploying and stowing. This ensures the mechanism does not exceed the design range of motion and prevents any excess forces on the system or vehicle. All designs use kinematic locks to prevent back driving in stowed and deployed positions, which allows more efficient gearboxes to be used.