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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2014
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Toshihiko Ishida, Niwa-gun, JP;
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A step device for a vehicle includes a step member, a drive member provided at the step member and configured to drive a slide door to open and close, the step member including a metal-made rail portion configured to be fixed to a vehicle body and configured to guide the slide door to move at an opening and closing operation of the slide door, and a resin-made step main body integrally including a step panel, a rail fitting portion protruding from the step panel to be fitted onto an outer surface of the rail portion, and a drive member setting portion to which the drive member is set. The resin-made step main body and the metal-made rail portion form a guide rail. The guide rail is configured to guide the slide door to move over an entire range of the opening and closing operation of the slide door.