Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Step device for vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 车辆步进装置
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Application No.: US12377069Application Date: 2007-11-06
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Publication No.: US07934737B2Publication Date: 2011-05-03
- Inventor: Hiroki Okada , Ryoichi Fukumoto , Seiichi Suzuki
- Applicant: Hiroki Okada , Ryoichi Fukumoto , Seiichi Suzuki
- Applicant Address: JP Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken
- Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Priority: JP2006-301863 20061107
- International Application: PCT/JP2007/071517 WO 20071106
- International Announcement: WO2008/056644 WO 20080515
- Main IPC: B60R3/02
- IPC: B60R3/02

Abstract:
A step device for a vehicle including a movable step arranged in a doorway opened and closed by a door is disclosed. The step device includes a drive unit, an open/close mechanism, a projection/retraction mechanism, and a plate cam. The open/close mechanism opens or closes the slide door. The projection/retraction mechanism moves a movable step. The plate cam is rotated by the open/close mechanism and engaged with a bushing arranged on the projection/retraction mechanism to enable or disable power transmission between the open/close mechanism and the projection/retraction mechanism. The plate cam includes a first recess and a second recess. The first recess pushes the bushing during rotation of the plate cam when the slide door is in a range of a predetermined open/close position to enable or disable power transmission between the open/close mechanism and the projection/retraction mechanism. The second recess frees the bushing from the pushing during rotation of the plate cam and disables power transmission between the open/close mechanism and the projection/retraction mechanism when the slide door is outside the range of the predetermined open/close position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090309325A1 STEP DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2009-12-17
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