US 11,987,210 B2
Connecting rod structure, footboard device, and vehicle
Peiquan Lai, Guangdong (CN); Yongxin Liang, Guangdong (CN); Yongbo Chen, Guangdong (CN); and Jie Yang, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to WINBO—Dongjian Automotive Technology Co., Ltd., Foshan (CN)
Filed by WINBO-Dongjian Automotive Technology Co., Ltd., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/889,412.
Application 17/889,412 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/CN2021/133824, filed on Nov. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202111351560.8 (CN), filed on Nov. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0150436 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 3/02 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connecting rod structure, comprising: a mounting plate, a spring, a first connecting rod, a first seat provided on the mounting plate, a rotating sleeve pivotally connected with the first seat and provided with a sliding channel, a second connecting rod slidably provided in the sliding channel, and a second seat provided on the mounting plate, wherein the first connecting rod comprises a first end pivotally connected with the second seat through a first pivot shaft, and a second end hinged with a first end of the second connecting rod; the spring comprises a first end pivotally connected with the second seat through a second pivot shaft, and a second end pivotally connected with the first connecting rod through a third pivot shaft; the first pivot shaft, the second pivot shaft, and the third pivot shaft are parallel to each other; a distance between an axis of the first pivot shaft and an axis of the third pivot shaft is a first distance, and a distance between the axis of the first pivot shaft and an axis of the second pivot shaft is a second distance; and a sum of the first distance and a free length of the spring is greater than the second distance.