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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aaron Peter Klop, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Kenneth Allan Anderson, Wixom, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B62D 37/02 (2006.01); B62D 35/02 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/005 (2013.01); B62D 37/02 (2013.01); B62D 35/02 (2013.01); F16H 25/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/82 (2013.01); Y02T 10/88 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active air dam system includes an air dam comprising a static portion and a sliding portion driven by an actuator system. A controller system is provided, configured to cause the actuator system to translate the sliding portion vertically between a retracted position and a plurality of deployed positions according to one or more of a vehicle under-engine heat exchanger input and a vehicle drive train mode input. Methods for controlling the air dam system are provided.