Patent ID: 9187041
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A running board assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a stationary board fixed to a vehicle body such that the stationary board does not move relative to the vehicle body; a movable board separately coupled to the stationary board and selectively movable up and down with respect to the stationary board; a stopper pin selectively coupling the movable board and the stationary board to stop a vertical motion of the movable board to a predetermined position; a stopper pin-manipulation unit included in the movable board and connected to the stopper pin; a stationary board guide fixed to the stationary board; and a movable board guide fixed to the stationary board guide, the movable board guide movable along the stationary board guide in a vertical direction of the stationary board guide, wherein when the movable board is subjected to a load, the stopper pin-manipulation unit decouples magnetically the stopper pin from the stationary board, wherein when the movable board is not subjected to the load, the stopper pin-manipulation unit maintains a state of the stopper pin being coupled to the stationary board, wherein the stopper pin is mounted in the movable board guide, and the stationary board guide includes a plurality of pin-holes formed with a predetermined vertical interval therebetween along the vertical direction of the stationary board guide, and wherein the stopper pin is selectively inserted and engaged into one of the pin-holes in accordance with movement of the movable board.