CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to and benefits of Chinese Patent Applications Nos. 201920285654.1, 201910164946.4, 201910164953.4, 201920278420.4, 201910164950.0, 201910165448.1, 201910165449.6, 201910165436.9, 201920285655.6, 201910165450.9, 201910165451.3, 201920278416.8, 201920278413.4, 201910164949.8, 201920278524.5, 201920278322.0, 201920278332.4, 201920285701.2, 201920277492.7, and 201910164940.7, each filed with National Intellectual Property Administration of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Mar. 5, 2019, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of vehicles, and more particularly to a vehicle step apparatus and a vehicle having the same.

BACKGROUND

A vehicle step is usually installed to a chassis below a vehicle door for people to get on and off the vehicle. The vehicle step is driven by a retractable mechanism to move between an extended position and a retracted position, and the retractable mechanism is connected with the chassis of the vehicle. In the related art, the vehicle step in the retracted position is supported by the retractable mechanism and has poor stability, and the retractable mechanism tends to be damaged when the step is subjected to an external force.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure aims to solve technical problems in the related art at least to some extent.

To this end, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a vehicle step apparatus whose step is locked and supported by a locking member when in a retracted position, thereby enhancing stability of the step, and reducing damage to a retractable device when the step is impacted by an external force.

Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a vehicle having the above vehicle step apparatus.

The vehicle step apparatus according to embodiments of a first aspect of the present disclosure includes: a step movable between an extended position and a retracted position; a retractable device connected to the step and configured to drive the step to move between the extended position and the retracted position; and a locking member configured to lock the step in the retracted position or to allow the step to move away from the retracted position towards the extended position.

In the vehicle step apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the step in the retracted position is locked in the retracted position by the locking member, thereby enhancing the stability of the step, and damage to the retractable device can be reduced when the step is impacted by an external force.

The vehicle according to embodiments of a second aspect of the present disclosure includes: a vehicle body; and a vehicle step apparatus. The vehicle step apparatus includes: a step movable between an extended position and a retracted position; a retractable device connected to the step and configured to drive the step to move between the extended position and the retracted position; and a locking member configured to lock the step in the retracted position or to allow the step to move away from the retracted position towards the extended position.

