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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Zoox, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher William Labadie, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/005 (2013.01); B62D 35/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spoiler for a bi-directional vehicle may decrease the drag coefficient for the vehicle regardless of a direction of travel of the vehicle. When the vehicle spoiler is located proximate a leading end of a vehicle, the spoiler may promote laminar attached airflow. In contrast, when the vehicle spoiler is located proximate a trailing end of the vehicle, the spoiler may promote detachment of airflow from the vehicle body.