Patent ID: 8714575
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A running board assembly for a motor vehicle, said running board assembly comprising: a step; a pivot assembly fixedly secured to said step, said pivot assembly including a pivot bearing member and a tilt knuckle pivotally coupled to said pivot bearing member; an actuator housing adapted to be fixedly mounted to the motor vehicle, said actuator housing defining an interior portion extending longitudinally between first and second ends and closed by a cover member; an elongated arm extending longitudinally between a first end pivotally coupled to said pivot bearing member and an opposite second distal end, wherein said arm is disposed within said interior portion of said actuator housing and slidable relative to said actuator housing in opposing outboard and inboard directions for movement into and out of said actuator housing; and a linear mechanism extending longitudinally between a first end fixedly secured to said tilt knuckle and an opposite second distal end, wherein said linear mechanism is disposed within said interior portion of said actuator housing and spaced adjacent from and parallel to said arm in a lateral direction, said linear mechanism coupled directly to said tilt knuckle of said pivot assembly and movable in said opposing outboard and inboard directions to pivot said pivot bearing member and tilt said step relative to said arm and to provide linear movement of said arm in said outboard and inboard directions, thereby moving said step between a stowed position retracted against said actuator housing and a deployed position extended away from said actuator housing.