Patent ID: 8196865
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: B60R,B64C

Abstract:
1. A foldable step unit for a vehicle, the step unit being provided with a bottom step and with a stationary support that is secured to the structure of the vehicle, the step unit comprising a single left side beam and a single right side beam, which side beams are hinged to said stationary support, said bottom step being arranged on a left free end and a right free end respectively of the left and right side beams via a pivot pin, and the step unit comprising drive means for driving said step unit connected via at least one control means to at least one side beam enabling said step unit to be retracted into and to be extended from a housing formed in said vehicle, and the step unit further comprising a top step, a rear portion of said top step being fastened to said stationary support, while a front portion of said top step is arranged against the left and right side beams, the step unit further comprising at least one rod hinged firstly to said bottom step, and secondly to a top portion of said stationary support.