US 11,987,207 B2
Vehicles and vehicle systems for operating powered running boards in an alarm deterrent mode
Clinton Williams, Saline, MI (US); and Alexander L. Paradis, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/494,395.
Prior Publication US 2023/0103458 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 3/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/104 (2013.01); B60R 25/30 (2013.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01)
CPC B60R 25/01 (2013.01) [B60R 3/002 (2013.01); B60R 25/104 (2013.01); B60R 25/305 (2013.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a powered running board;
a motor for positioning the powered running board between a stowed position and a deployed position;
a sensor configured to capture data of activity around the vehicle; and
an electronic control unit configured to:
process the data captured by the sensor to detect an unauthorized event around the vehicle; and
operate the motor to repeatedly move the powered running board in a predetermined pattern of at least one of position and a speed of the running board in response to detecting an unauthorized event around the vehicle.