Vehicle step apparatus and motor assembly thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9656609
APP PUB NO 20170036608A1
SERIAL NO

15220503

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A vehicle step apparatus including an extending and retracting device having a mounting bracket, a step bracket, and an arm assembly. A gear box has a cavity into which at least a portion of a motor shaft of a motor is inserted. A worm wheel is rotatably disposed in the cavity and has a worm wheel body meshing with the motor shaft. An output shaft is mounted to the worm wheel body. A sun gear is fitted over the output shaft. A planet carrier is rotatably disposed in the cavity and connected with the arm assembly. A planet gear is rotatably mounted to the planet carrier and meshes with the sun gear. An adjusting member is mounted in the gear box, and is movable in an axial direction of the motor shaft and abuts against a free end of the motor shaft.

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Patent Owner(s)

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T-MAX (HANGZHOU) INDUSTRIAL CO LTDNO 5 RD5 DONGZHOU INDUSTRIAL AREA FUYANG CITY ZHEJIANG HANGZHOU 311401

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Du, Xinfa Zhejiang, CN 34 771
Wang, Yiming Hangzhou, CN 112 771
Zhang, Qi Hangzhou, CN 768 6016

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