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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
May. 02, 2018
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Steven A. Del Gaizo, Madison Heights, MI (US);
John H. Bednarchik, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Suzanne M. Cody-Gump, Metamora, MI (US);
Donnell B. Johnson, Warren, MI (US);
Darren T. Luke, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Danilo A. Oliveira, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive vehicle includes a body having a fore portion, an aft portion, and an underbody portion. The vehicle additionally includes a panel pivotably coupled to the underbody portion proximate the aft portion of the body. The panel has a fore edge and an aft edge and is pivotable about the fore edge. The panel is pivotable between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position the aft edge is spaced a first distance from a driving surface and in the deployed position the aft edge is spaced a second distance from the driving surface. The second distanced is less than the first distance. The vehicle additionally includes an actuator configured to move the panel between the stowed position and the deployed position in response to satisfaction of an operating condition.