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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Thomas Cunningham, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Matthew Arthur Titus, Livonia, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 9/00 (2006.01); B60J 1/20 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/06 (2006.01); F15D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 1/20 (2013.01); B60R 1/06 (2013.01); B62D 35/008 (2013.01); F15D 1/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle flow influencing assembly includes, among other things, a downforce generator that extends laterally outward from an area of a vehicle, and that extends longitudinally from a leading edge portion to a trailing edge portion, the trailing edge portion aligned along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle with a side mirror of the vehicle, the downforce generator configured to influence flow to reduce buffeting.