Step device for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11433819-B2
Application number	US-202017012385-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 4, 2020
Priority date	Sep 9, 2019
Publication date	Sep 6, 2022
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022

Abstract

A step device for a vehicle includes: a movable step supported under a door opening; a coupling member that moves the movable step in a vehicle width direction in conjunction with opening and closing of a sliding door; and a sub-step that is disposed under the door opening. The movable step moves under the sub-step toward an outer side in the vehicle width direction so as to be disposed in a deployed position in which the movable step protrudes from the sub-step toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction. The sub-step has an overlapping region that covers an upper side of the movable step in a state where the movable step is disposed in the deployed position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A step device for a vehicle, the step device comprising:
a movable step supported under a door opening;
a coupling member configured to, in a state of being supported by a sliding door, engage with the movable step to move the movable step in a vehicle width direction in conjunction with opening and closing of the sliding door, the sliding door being configured to move in a vehicle front-rear direction with a shifting zone in the vehicle width direction; and
a sub-step that is disposed under the door opening, along with the movable step, in a state of being fixed to a vehicle body,
wherein the movable step is configured to move under the sub-step toward an outer side in the vehicle width direction so as to be disposed in a deployed position in which the movable step protrudes from the sub-step toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction, and the sub-step has an overlapping region that covers an upper side of the movable step in a state where the movable step is disposed in the deployed position, and
wherein the sub-step includes a base part that is fixed to the vehicle body, and a step part that is coupled to the base part so as to be turnable in an up-down direction and comes into sliding contact with an upper surface of the movable step.

2. The step device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a ridge extending in the vehicle width direction is provided on the upper surface of the movable step.

3. The step device for the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the movable step includes a first engaging part, the first engaging part being configured to restrict movement of the movable step toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction by engaging with a second engaging part provided in the sub-step as the movable step moves to the deployed position.

4. A step device for a vehicle, the step device comprising:
a movable step supported under a door opening;
a coupling member configured to, in a state of being supported by a sliding door, engage with the movable step to move the movable step in a vehicle width direction in conjunction with opening and closing of the sliding door, the sliding door being configured to move in a vehicle front-rear direction with a shifting zone in the vehicle width direction; and
a sub-step that is disposed under the door opening, along with the movable step, in a state of being fixed to a vehicle body,
wherein the movable step is configured to move under the sub-step toward an outer side in the vehicle width direction so as to be disposed in a deployed position in which the movable step protrudes from the sub-step toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction, and the sub-step has an overlapping region that covers an upper side of the movable step in a state where the movable step is disposed in the deployed position,
wherein the sub-step includes a base part that is fixed to the vehicle body, and a step part that is coupled to the base part so as to be turnable in an up-down direction and comes into sliding contact with an upper surface of the movable step, and
wherein the movable step includes a first engaging part, the first engaging part being configured to restrict movement of the movable step toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction by engaging with a second engaging part provided in the sub-step as the movable step moves to the deployed position.

Assignees

• Aisin Corp
• Toyota Auto Body Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oji Yoshihiro
• Nomura Keisuke
• Kazama Shinji
• Hibi Kazuhiro
• Ikeda Kazuhiro

Classifications

• B60R3/02 Primary

  Retractable steps {or ladders, e.g. movable under shock (B60R3/005 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R3/007 Primary

  Removable steps or ladders, e.g. foldable (as access means for vehicle tops B60R3/005) · CPC title