Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated assist grip device
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Application No.: US17576789Application Date: 2022-01-14
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Publication No.: US11833949B2Publication Date: 2023-12-05
- Inventor: Alexander L. Paradis , Frank A. Richards
- Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP
- Agent Hector A. Agdeppa; Daniel N. Yannuzzi
- Main IPC: B60N3/02
- IPC: B60N3/02 ; B62D25/04

Abstract:
Systems are provided for integrating a deployable grip with a vehicle. The deployable grip may comprise a support coupled to a portion of a vehicle and a handle attached to the support and configured to move between a deployed position and a retracted position relative to the support upon application of a force on the handle. The handle provides a physical aid, when deployed, to an occupant of the vehicle while the occupant is entering or exiting the vehicle, is deployable when a door of the vehicle proximal to which the support is coupled to the portion of the vehicle is open, is not deployable when the door is closed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230226963A1 INTEGRATED ASSIST GRIP DEVICE Public/Granted day:2023-07-20
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