Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Bill Gulker

Chris Todter

Paul Graeme Bremner

Artem Poliakov

Scott Clifton

Fei Liu

Debra Karen Yale

Yongjian Chen

Terry Sullivan

An air extractor is provided for reducing wind throb in a vehicle. The air extractor includes a support having a first opening. A first flap is pivotally mounted to support frame in the first opening. The first flap is displaceable between a fully outwardly open position, a fully inwardly open position and an intermediate closed position. Further, the flap is tuned to a resonance frequency of between 12 and 18 hertz characteristic of the wind throb generated by the vehicle in which the air extractor is mounted.

Tuned air extractor to prevent wind throb in a vehicle

A side view mirror assembly for minimizing noise generated during movement of a vehicle having the assembly mounted thereto. The assembly includes a sail mountable to the vehicle, an arm mounted to or formed with the sail, and a mirror mountable to the arm. The sail may include a spoiler having a generally triangular cross-section for deflecting air flow away from the vehicle and thereby minimizing noise generated during movement of the vehicle.

Exterior mirror sail air flow spoiler

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Beverly Hills, MI, United States of America

Bill Gulker