Patent ID: 11897423
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A method, comprising:
moving a deck of a running board to one of a plurality of deployed positions based on either a height of a user or a cargo access command, wherein movement of the deck is guided by a linkage assembly including a first link and a second link further from the deck than the first link, and wherein the second link is curved such that the second link exhibits a concave contour from a perspective of the deck, wherein a first shaft is fixedly connected to the first link adjacent a first end of the first link, wherein a second shaft is fixedly connected to the second link adjacent a first end of the second link, wherein a deck-mounting bracket is connected to the first link adjacent a second end of the first link opposite the first end of the second link, and wherein the deck-mounting bracket is further connected to the second link adjacent a second end of the second link opposite the first end of the second link, wherein the deck-mounting bracket is connected to the first link such that the deck-mounting bracket is able to rotate relative to the first link without sliding, and wherein the deck-mounting bracket is connected to the second link such that the deck-mounting bracket is able to rotate and slide relative to the second link.