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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Ozog, South Lyon, MI (US);
Brad Baskin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Aaron Welter, Northville, MI (US);
Eric Archambeau, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC., Northville, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/02 (2013.01); B62D 35/008 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/405 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/411 (2013.01);
Abstract
A side step apparatus for a vehicle including a side step, a bracket having a base plate and a panel plate, and an actuation mechanism including a first link, a second link and an actuator connected between the base plate of the bracket and the side step to move the side step in at least one of a running board position, an aerodynamic position, and a stowed position based on a speed of the vehicle.