Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicles and vehicle systems for operating powered running boards in an alarm deterrent mode
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Application No.: US17494395Application Date: 2021-10-05
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Publication No.: US11987207B2Publication Date: 2024-05-21
- Inventor: Clinton Williams , Alexander L. Paradis
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: B60R25/01
- IPC: B60R25/01 ; B60R3/00 ; B60R25/104 ; B60R25/30 ; B60R25/31
Abstract:
A vehicle including a powered running board, a motor for positioning the powered running board between a stowed position and a deployed position, a sensor configured to capture data of activity around the vehicle, and an electronic control unit configured to process the data captured by the sensor to detect an unauthorized event around the vehicle, and operate the motor to repeatedly move the powered running board in a predetermined pattern based on at least one of position and a speed in response to the sensor detecting an unauthorized event around the vehicle.
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