Patent ID: 6612596
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A foldable footstool device for a vehicle comprising:a main beam fixed to a lower surface of a lower part of a vehicle and having hinge holes and stoppers at left and right sides thereof, respectively; a footstool installed rotatably about said hinge holes of said main beam between raised and lowered positions, said footstool being supported by said stoppers in said lowered position; a first shaft extended from an end of said footstool and passing through one of said hinge holes to define an axis of rotation of said footstool; a link portion linking a lower inner wall of a door and a side sill of the lower part of the vehicle; a second shaft connected to said link portion in order to rotate in response to a rotation of said link portion; and a bevel gear part having a horizontal gear connected to said first shaft and a vertical gear connected to said second shaft, the horizontal and vertical gears meshing to automatically rotate said footstool between said raised and lowered positions in response to closing and opening, respectively, of said door.