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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB;
Inventors:
Adrian Gaylard, Southam, GB;
Christopher Thompson, Leamington Spa, GB;
Ross Turner, Clifford Chambers, GB;
Assignee:
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B62D 35/02 (2006.01); B62D 37/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/005 (2013.01); B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 35/007 (2013.01); B62D 35/008 (2013.01); B62D 35/02 (2013.01); B62D 37/02 (2013.01); Y02T 10/82 (2013.01); Y02T 10/88 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle having a transverse panel and a transverse aerodynamic member, and a control unit. The transverse aerodynamic member is movable to an operating position in which it is spaced apart from the transverse panel. In that operating position, the transverse aerodynamic member is operable to direct airflow downwardly at the rear of the vehicle to control the vertical propagation of the wake formed behind the vehicle.